US-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on the international community to push back against “the most brutal and pervasive oppression China has seen in decades” in its 2020 annual report....
In January 2020, Venezuela, Sudan, Mauritania and Libya will join the UN Human Rights Council, after an election that has set alarm bells off around the world, as these are countries known for...
The Islamic State (IS) dominated headlines internationally after it swiftly conquered one-third of Iraq in the summer of 2014 and declared its self-styled caliphate. The group luridly showcased its...
In early February, it was reported that the United Nations envoy to Myanmar had uncovered numerous mass graves filled with the chemically-charred corpses of an untold number of Rohingya Muslims,...
What are you reading this week? Can't decide? Might as well start with what the Global Comment editors are enjoying, from abortion to outdated homophobic laws and more. And if you've got something...
The United States faces an unprecedented surge in the number of unaccompanied child migrants from Central America. Specifically, the children are fleeing El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala; a region...
It's not easy to explain what is going on in Detroit right now. The city is in the depths of complicated bankruptcy proceedings to solve financial situation that goes back decades, and is currently...
Anne-Marie Slaugther’s recent article in The Atlantic, “Why Women Still Can’t Have it All,” has come under much criticism this week for ignoring the needs and priorities of poor women,...