As the World Cup comes to a start, Harry McPhail provides an overview of the ongoing controversies.
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Protests in Iran: women, life and freedom
Shagnick Bhattacharya discusses the extent and significance of recent protests in Iran after the death of Mahsa Amini in police custody, considering the future of the Islamic regime in the face of mass resistance led by women.
Rwanda asylum plan: a safe haven for refugees or a cruel farce?
Benedict Thompson evaluates the future of UK immigration policy in the shadow of the resulting judicial review of the Rwanda asylum plan.
A new era of conservatism
Jamie Speka reflects on the key features of conservative political ideology pertaining to human rights, the effects of its rising prevalence around the world, and the future of the political landscape in the new era of conservatism.
Taliban reverses decision to allow Afghan teenage girls back to school
Taliban reverses decision to allow Afghan teenage girls back to school The Taliban have revoked their promise to reopen secondary schools for girls in Afghanistan. Millions of Afghan girls have been without access to education since the Taliban seized control of the country in August last year. Hope that girls could start attending school again […]
Euthanasia: dying with dignity or playing God?
Clémence Smith discusses euthanasia policies across different countries and what it means when people have the right to terminate their lives.
Why Singapore’s Pink Dot Event Matters
Alaia La emphasises the importance of Singapore’s Pink Dot event in a country where homosexuality remains criminalised.
The Taliban’s war on women
Siobhan Bahl discusses the implications that Taliban rule has for Afghani women
Formula 1: How Much Does Money Talk?
Online Sport Editor Harry Scott-Munro looks at the finances involved in Formula 1 and whether the money a country can offer to stage races matters more to the sport than any political or human rights issues that that country may have.
The Vaccine Race: Does Russia and India’s Involvement Present a Challenge to Human Rights?
Not only does crippling poverty mean that once a vaccine is rolled out, those will be the last to make use of it: but before one is approved, many lower classes will see deaths from failed trial products, and there will be little international notice. Russia is using their poor as guinea pigs when there is little evidence promoting their vaccine, and India ‘pharmacy of the world’ has a reputation for lacking bureaucracy and a lack of controversy and attention. If the developing world continuous racing with the same rigour as in the Cold War, the international community had better start paying attention.