Introduction Eight months after Hurricane Maria, recovery efforts are still under way in Puerto Rico.[1] As more than 50,000 hurricane victims were still without power as of mid-April 2018,[2] shortcomings in the implementation of disaster management by competent authorities continue…
With the increasingly pervasive role played by technology in assisting reproduction, imperative questions are raised in terms of right to life, parenthood, and family. Highly contested cases have been fought before national and international courts over the past twenty years….
In July 2017, Thailand’s criminal courts convicted sixty-two people, including high ranking military officials and local administrative staff, for organizing a human-trafficking ring. The case began when a mass grave of victims, believed to be Rohingya and Bangladeshi people, was discovered…
The United Nations Committee Against Torture released its Concluding Observations on Rwanda’s compliance with the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT) last December. It raises serious concerns that Rwanda continues to engage in…
Over the last decade, Central America has been experiencing an ongoing refugee crisis. Generalized violence threaten people from the “Northern Triangle” countries, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras, causing them to flee to Mexico and elsewhere. Mexico maintains the practice of…