High School Student Perspectives on the Duel Pandemics Facing Our Country
Over the summer, I had the opportunity to talk to Breakthrough Birmingham students about human rights. Breakthrough Birmingham is an affiliate of the Breakthrough Collaborative, an educational program in which college students from across the U.S. teach high school...
Beirut Port Explosion: How Government Neglect and Corruption Have Caused Human Rights Abuses in Lebanon
The recent explosion of the port in Beirut, Lebanon has garnered widespread international attention. While it is still unknown what caused this explosion, two things are known: explosive material had been stored there for years, and the Lebanese government was aware...
Mounting Peril: COVID-19 in Mexico
As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) expands throughout the United States (U.S.), its impact has rapidly reached vulnerable communities south of the border. As the 10th most populous country in the world, Mexico is beginning to experience an influx in COVID-19 cases...
COVID-19 Pandemic Has Drastically Worsened Worker Protections for America’s Journalists
by Andy Carr (guest blogger) Throughout the past three decades, newspapers, magazines and online sources of news and analysis have faced deepening challenges. As I explained in a blog post last year, “the labor crisis in journalism [is] a human rights concern unto...
Street Families Suffer Under the Cloak of COVID-19
by Grace Ndanu Not everyone has the chance to leave the city for a new home. It’s in the few dry and wet and dark spots that a forgotten bunch of people hide from the harsh winds and the temperature which is slowly dropping off. I am writing about Kenyan street...
Gender and Sexuality at School: Experiences of young people and teachers in combating prejudice in Brazilian schools
By Fabricio Pupo* Gender and sexuality issues are not often discussed, especially in the school environment. The reasons are innumerable, and they have been historically considered controlled themes. In Brazil, the data relating to violence and prejudice are alarming...
Republic At Risk: COVID-19 in India
While the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has impacted almost every corner of the globe, parts of Asia are still just beginning to see the systemic effects of the pandemic. As the second most populous country in the world, India has experienced a rise in COVID-19 cases...
Black and Blue: What’s Causing America’s Bruise?
By Stacy Moak, UAB Professor of Social Work This article was originally published on the Lister Hill Center for Health Policy blog on June 19, 2020. Discussions of police in everyday life have triggered strong reactions from citizens as long as we have had the concept...
COVID-19 and Teenage Pregnancies
by Grace Ndanu It takes a lot of love, effort and dedication to be a good mother. For that reason, I believe it is important that everyone has the choice whether or not to be a parent, and when to take on that responsibility. Unfortunately, many girls around the world...
The Right to Mental Health and the Importance of Self-Care
While it seems that most people today would agree that taking care of one’s mental health is important, it may come as a surprise that mental health is actually a human right. According to Article 25 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, all people have the...
