After/Lives: Rethinking Moment of Death Content on Social Media Platforms Amre Metwally* Introduction Neda Agha-Soltan was protesting in Iran’s 2009 elections when police fatally shot her. A bystander recorded and uploaded the final, brutal moments of her life to YouTube when, at that time, company leadership decided to preserve the video on the platform. Though […]
The United Nations Must Deliver Long Overdue Remedies for the Roma, Ashkali, and Egyptian Victims of Lead Poisoning in Kosovo
The following piece is published as an honorable mention in the Harvard Human Rights Journal’s Winter 2021 Essay Contest. The contest, Beyond the Headlines: Underrepresented Topics in Human Rights, sought to share the work of Harvard University students with a broader audience and shed light on important issues that popular media may overlook. The United […]
Perpetuating Islamophobic Discrimination in the United States: Examining the Relationship Between News, Social Media, and Hate Crimes
The following piece is published as an honorable mention in the Harvard Human Rights Journal’s Winter 2021 Essay Contest. The contest, Beyond the Headlines: Underrepresented Topics in Human Rights, sought to share the work of Harvard University students with a broader audience and shed light on important issues that popular media may overlook. Perpetuating Islamophobic Discrimination […]
COVID-19 Emergency Powers as a Weapon for Targeting LGBTIQ People in Uganda?
COVID-19 Emergency Powers as a Weapon for Targeting LGBTIQ People in Uganda? Zanele Nyoni[*] Keywords: African Law and Society; Gender and Sexuality; Discrimination; Human Rights; International Human Rights; Equality; Sexual Orientation Introduction Uganda, like many other African countries, remains a heteronormative society with deeply rooted hostility towards its LGBTIQ community. The LGBTIQ community has […]
The Plight of Talibé Children in Senegal
The following piece is published as an honorable mention in the Harvard Human Rights Journal’s Winter 2021 Essay Contest. The contest, Beyond the Headlines: Underrepresented Topics in Human Rights, sought to share the work of Harvard University students with a broader audience and shed light on important issues that popular media may overlook. The Plight of […]
When the Lines between the Public and Private Sectors Blur, Where do Victims Turn for Justice?
The following piece was selected as one of two winners of the Harvard Human Rights Journal’s Winter 2021 Essay Contest. The contest, Beyond the Headlines: Underrepresented Topics in Human Rights, sought to share the work of Harvard University students with a broader audience and shed light on important issues that popular media may overlook. […]