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CALL FOR PAPERS | International virtual conference on “New research in international development, human rights, and international relations at a time of disruption”

27 May 20205 Jun 2020

27 July 2020 The challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic since early 2020 has brought widespread harm across societies in Asia and globally. Amidst acts of solidarity, the pandemic has placed…

Know Your Rights

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS || What are human rights?

3 Aug 20204 Aug 2020

What are human rights and what do they mean? Each of us, regardless of our gender, race, religion, or nationality are entitled to 25 human rights as stated in the…

Course Introduction Video 02–Research Methods in Human Rights

31 Jul 202031 Jul 2020

Do you want to know how we do research in human rights? Featuring Drs. Naparat Ranrattanasuit and Yanuar Sumarlan, this video gives you a snippet on what we talk about…

Introductory Videos

Course Introduction Video 01–Human Rights Norms and Mechanisms

23 Jul 202031 Jul 2020

What are the legal bases of human rights? Dr. Michael Hayes tells us more about what to expect in this class. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuimDewkNME

RESEARCH|| Challenges of right to employment faced by transgender hijra in Bangladesh

16 Jul 202014 Jul 2020

Md. Liton Hossen, Bangladesh APMA 2018 ABSTRACT Employment is a right of every citizen of the people’s republic of Bangladesh who is capable of working according to his or her…

PAKISTAN || Government is supposed to protect human rights, not stifle them.

13 Jul 202030 Jun 2020

Irshad Soomro, Pakistan, APMA 2019 Civil society movements have played a significant role in the struggle towards defending human rights values and restoring democracy in Pakistan. Most importantly, the trends…

PHILIPPINES || Terrorizing the people: The terrors of the anti-terrorism bill

10 Jul 20209 Jul 2020

James G. D. Villasis, Philippines APMA 2020 In the time of pandemic when millions of Filipinos are anxiously locked down in their homes, the Philippine government came like a thief…

BANGLADESH || Normalization of rape must stop.

9 Jul 202030 Jun 2020

Korima Begum, Bangladesh APMA 2019 Once upon a time, in Bangladesh, people would be shocked if they heard the word “rape.” But since then, this word has grown to become…

NEPAL || Women are still “other-ed” in Nepal

6 Jul 202030 Jun 2020

Shraddha Pokharel, Nepal APMA 2019 More than half of its population has been failed by Nepal. The country’s new constitution, successfully promulgated in 2015 by a constituent assembly which had…

“Magnitsky Act exemplifies human rights protection and the rule of law.”

2 Jul 20206 Jul 2020

Tania Nguyen, Vietnam, APMA 2019 On August 27, 2019, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) had ruled that the Russian government was guilty of human rights violations in the…