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-28 posts tagged "human rights"
Isa Sheikh and Liam Kelly | Wednesday, March 22, 2023
“Disinformatsia is like cocaine,” Maria Ressa said in this year’s Asia Leadership Forum, citing the former KGB chairman Yuri Andropov. “You take it once or twice, you’re okay. But if you take it all the time, you become a changed person. All of us on social media have become changed people because lies spread faster
Caroline Collins | Monday, February 27, 2023
Editor’s note: This article contains discussions of violence against transgender individuals. Dwayne Jones was a transgender teenager who was murdered by a mob in Jamaica in 2013. They were beaten, stabbed, shot and run over by a car when they showed up to a community dance party wearing a dress. Now, 10 years later, Notre
Spencer Kelly, Thomas Dobbs, Erin Drumm and Avery Polking | Monday, February 27, 2023
On Feb. 18, former President Jimmy Carter, age 98, entered hospice care. The announcement was followed by a flurry of tributes for the longest-living American president, whose legacy has become defined less by his time in office and more by extensive humanitarian work in the decades since he left the White House. Carter’s laudable efforts
Angela Mathew | Wednesday, February 8, 2023
Iranian auteur Jafar Panahi’s latest film “No Bears” is an exploration of life under Iran’s authoritarian government. Like a lot of Panahi’s recent work, it has been shaped by his experiences with the government that has censored his art and placed him under house arrest. Since July 2022, he has been in Tehran’s notorious Evin
BridgeND | Wednesday, December 7, 2022
Mahatma Gandhi once said,“If we are to reach real peace in this world, we shall have to begin with the children.” If we are to begin with the children, we are to begin with their education. A quality education contributes not only to socioeconomic progress, but also to the holistic development of the individual. I
Olivia Schatz | Friday, November 18, 2022
The World Cup is back, and most soccer fans all over the world are excited for its return. For the first time in FIFA history, an Arab nation is hosting it. However, with this feat comes a very dark turn. Qatar won the bid over several other countries such as the U.S., Japan and South
Observer Staff Report | Wednesday, September 14, 2022
The Klau Center for Civil and Human Rights has been elevated to an institute following a large donation from Rick and Molly Klau, according to a University press release Wednesday. The Klau Institute falls within the Keough School of Global Affairs and offers a curriculum in which students explore critical issues through the lens of
Katherine Ross | Wednesday, February 16, 2022
David Alton, member of the British House of Lords for Liverpool, visited the Hesburgh Center for International Studies on Tuesday to give a speech on the horrors of genocide, why “never again happens all over again” and what can be done to prevent it. Known for his work in human rights advocacy, Alton was a member
Trevor Lwere | Monday, September 6, 2021
In January 2021, Facebook and Twitter shut down accounts on their platforms belonging to social media bloggers associated with the government and the ruling party in Uganda. This followed the indefinite suspension of President Trump’s accounts on both platforms in the wake of the siege on Capitol Hill. Recently, Facebook has been involved in a
Observer Staff Report | Friday, April 2, 2021
This report was updated April 6 at 1:22 p.m. Notre Dame graduate student Majd “Jude Ash” al-Shoufi has died, according to an email from University leadership Friday night. In a separate email to The Observer, the University declined to comment on the cause of al-Shoufi’s death. The body is currently undergoing an autopsy, Ann Kaser,