The following piece was selected as the winner of the Harvard Human Rights Journal’s Winter 2022 Essay Contest. Applying Historical Institutionalism to the Analysis of Regional Organizations: The Case of ASEAN Ariq Hatibie[*] Introduction February 1, 2022 marked the one-year anniversary of the Myanmar coup, which saw the military violently wresting power from the civilian […]
From Flores to Title 42: Unaccompanied Children in Detention
From Flores to Title 42: Unaccompanied Children in Detention Ennely Medina* I. Introduction Following the CDC’s declaration of a global COVID-19 pandemic, the Trump Administration quickly reacted by enacting Title 42, a policy that permits the expulsion of migrants, including asylum-seeking unaccompanied children, without asylum screenings at the border. As immigration advocates highlight, Title 42 […]
The Afghan Humanitarian Crisis and Ireland’s Visa Policy: Swift Executive Action Required to Facilitate Safe Departure
The Afghan Humanitarian Crisis and Ireland’s Visa Policy: Swift Executive Action Required to Facilitate Safe Departure James McGovern* Introduction On August 19, 2021, the agency responsible for the control of immigration in Ireland—the Immigration Service Delivery (under the guise of the Department of Justice)—announced that “[i]n response to the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, the Department […]
Léon Mugesera: A Convicted Genocidaire Seeking Justice before the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights?
Léon Mugesera: A Convicted Genocidaire Seeking Justice before the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights? Mando Rachovitsa[*] I. Introduction This Article discusses the Léon Mugesera v. Republic of Rwanda judgment issued by the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACtHPR), in November 2020, concerning Léon Mugesera, a convicted genocidaire from Rwanda.[1] In 2016, […]
After/Lives: Rethinking Moment of Death Content on Social Media Platforms
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 […]