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Andrea Flynn-Sneider | Staff Writer

Andrea Flynn-Schneider

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Applying a Human Rights Based Approach to Youth Homelessness and Access to Adequate Housing

  • Andrea Flynn-Schneider
  • 10 . 21 . 2016
  • 5 to 9 minutes to read
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“Homelessness is a form of discrimination and social exclusion,” said Leilani Farha. On September 28, 2016 the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness hosted, via webinar, “Youth Rights! Right Now!” The webinar, moderated by Michele Biss, focused on grounding strategies to end…

  • Americas
  • Political Rights

Voter Registration Restrictions in the United States Disproportionately Affect Minority Communities

  • Andrea Flynn-Schneider
  • 10 . 4 . 2016
  • 5 to 10 minutes to read
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While Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe recently restored voting rights to more than 200,000 people with previous felony convictions, at least 14 other states will go to the polls in the November 2016 election with new voting restrictions in place for…

  • Children's Rights
  • Middle East & North Africa
  • Political Rights
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Women's Rights

African Union Summit Focuses on Human Rights and Women

  • Andrea Flynn-Schneider
  • 3 . 14 . 2016
  • 6 to 11 minutes to read
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“The era of exclusion is over,” United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said to a room full of delegates at the 26th Ordinary Summit of the African Union (AU), which took place from January 21-31, 2016 at the AU Headquarters in…

  • LGBT Rights
  • Middle East & North Africa

Prison Sentence for Homosexuality in Tunisia

  • Andrea Flynn-Schneider
  • 1 . 1 . 2016
  • 5 to 10 minutes to read
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In September 2015, a Tunisian court sentenced a 22-year-old student to one year in prison for homosexuality after he allegedly failed an anal exam that the public prosecutor’s department forced him to take. In response, LGBTQ activists in Tunisia argue…

  • Political Rights
  • Sub-Saharan Africa

47 Years of Swaziland Independence Reveals Continuing Human Rights Abuse

  • Andrea Flynn-Schneider
  • 10 . 28 . 2015
  • 6 to 12 minutes to read
  • No Comments

“The true and real enemies of Swaziland, and its people, are those who are opposed to democracy . . . those who undermine the rule of law . . . and [those who] abuse the fundamental human rights, basic freedoms,…

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