Human Rights Archive
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Why We Need Peacebuilding To End Sexual Violence Against Women
Posted on June 10, 2014Violence against women is a global pandemic – one that threatens to destroy communities, destabilise nations and legitimises the most inhumane brutality. The figures behind these horrors are staggering – ... -
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The African Court of Human and Peoples’ Rights: Ten years on and the doors are still closed to many Africans
Posted on March 4, 2014Ten years after its establishment in Arusha, Tanzania, the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights is still hampered by shortcomings that would render any court ineffective. Whilst the willingness ... -
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India’s election and the need to empower women
Posted on February 6, 2014For India, 2013 was a year in the limelight of the global media. Cases of brutal rape were widely reported in India and across the world. ‘The insecurity of women, ... -
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The World has lost a Hero
Posted on December 6, 2013South Africa has lost its father and the world has lost a hero. Nelson Mandela, aged 95, has passed away. His legacy transcends his country and era and is worth of ... -
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Women and Peacebuilding in the Asia-Pacific
Posted on September 15, 2013Military occupations, terrorist activities, organised crime – these are many of the top stories which we see daily in the media. But how often do we hear about non-violent movements, ... -
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Have Non-Military Options Been Exhausted In Syria?
Posted on September 5, 2013A key argument for military intervention in Syria rests on the assumption that all non-violent options have been exhausted. The UK government made this very claim in a document intended ... -
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Syria: Intervention has consequences – Non-intervention, too
Posted on August 30, 2013Just as interventionists need to consider possible consequences of their actions, non-interventionists need to consider the possible consequences of their inaction. Recent days brought to the forefront a discussion that ... -
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Christians in the Middle East and their fate in the ‘Post-Arab Spring World’
Posted on August 23, 2013For several years, the world has borne witness as the Middle East has undergone the greatest change since the end of European colonialism. Regimes have been toppled, civilians have risen ... -
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The International Criminal Court: A Western tool used to dominate Africa?
Posted on May 21, 2013Not too long ago Bosco Ntaganda, alias “The Terminator”, walked into the US Embassy in Kigali and surrendered himself to the International Criminal Court (ICC). This admittedly surprising event shed ... -
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Guilty Pleasure: Slavery and Child Labour in the Production of Chocolate
Posted on December 20, 2012Hundreds of thousands of children work on cocoa farms to produce chocolate consumed around the world. Marsha van der Krabben & Thomas Hauschildt I Originally published in Think Africa Press For many, Christmas ...