Losing the Amazon to Facebook
The Illegal Selling of the Brazilian Amazon Rainforest Figure 1. In 2019, the world watched the world's tropical forests burn. Source:...
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Aliki Paisiou and Devika Ramesh
Apr 1, 20214 min read
The George Floyd Act: US House Passes Most Ambitious Police Reform Effort in Decades
Figure 1.Black Lives Matter (BLM) protest, May 2020. Source: Unsplash. On 3 March, 2021, the US House of Representatives approved a bill...
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Kayode Emmanuel
Mar 29, 20214 min read
A Cry for Action: How International Law Deals with the Issue of Industrialisation and Climate Change
Figure 1. More than one million species are at risk of extinction by climate change. Source: Unsplash. In recent years, the drastic...
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Rishabh Gupta
Mar 26, 20215 min read
Acid Attacks In India
Figure 1. Mostly, the acid attackers aim to hurt the face of the victim. Source: Unsplash. In India, the issue of acid attack cases came...
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Gayane Alikhanyan
Mar 23, 20214 min read
Groping a minor over a cloth: ‘sexual assault’ or ‘criminal force’ according to Bombay High Court?
Figure 1: Young women protesting against sexual violence against women, Delhi 2015. Source: The Guardian. On 19 January, a 39-year-old...
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Rithika Raghunathan and Harsh Patidar
Mar 20, 20214 min read
Human Trafficking in Serbia
Figure 1. The Balkan Route. Source: UNHCR Operation Theseus, conducted in the Balkans in 2019 by the Interpol, that led to the arrest of...
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Wafiya Tunnisa and Vicky Manasi
Mar 13, 20214 min read
Human Dignity and the Fight against Environmental Injustice: The Escazú Agreement
Figure 1. Nowadays, tourism and the diving industry in the Caribbean represent 60% of the diversity in the world and up to 50% of the...
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Samira Banat
Mar 8, 20214 min read
New ICC ruling ‘opens the door’ for justice in occupied Palestine
Figure 1. The Court's ruling further reinforces the demand to ensure justice and accountability for the Palestinian and Israeli victims....
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Simran Khan
Mar 5, 20214 min read
France sets the age of consent at 15 years old
Figure 1. Eiffel Tower, Paris, France. Source: Unsplash A long, over-due step has been taken in France to protect children against sexual...
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Vicky Manasi
Feb 27, 20214 min read
Legal and Ethical Implications of the Criminalisation of Illegal Immigration
Figure 1. Desperate men, women and children fleeing from their countries, moving along ever-shifting and dangerous migration routes....
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Aliki Paisiou
Feb 24, 20213 min read
Javid Dehghan: Balochi Man Executed By Iranian Authorities After Forced Confession
Figure 1. Picture of the Kerman Province, Southeast Iran. Source: Unsplash. Zahedan, Iran- On 30 January 2021, Javid Dehghan was executed...
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Athina Alexiou
Feb 15, 20214 min read
Myanmar Back Under Military Rule
The military junta, immediately after seizing power, cut any connection to the internet and social media and took control of all channels.
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Rithika Raghunathan
Feb 12, 20214 min read
An Insight to the UAE Cyber Laws
Figure 1. An increased use of online platforms by the public. Source: Unsplash. Cyberspace has been an infrastructure that has proved to...
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Vicky Manasi
Feb 3, 20214 min read
The Iran Nuclear Deal: Understanding the Framework Agreement
The Iran Nuclear Deal made headlines across the globe as a landmark historical agreement between extreme opponents. If implemented successfu
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Aliki Paisiou
Jan 29, 20213 min read
Beirut's Explosion Links to Syrian Businessmen
Figure 1. Port of Beirut, taken a few days after the explosion on 4 August 2020. Source: Unsplash. Beirut, Lebanon- On 4 August 2020,...
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Athina Alexiou
Jan 27, 20215 min read
Sharing Is Not (Always) Caring
Addresses the existing privacy protections law such as the GDPR and the 'The Right to be Forgotten' in light of WhatsApp's new rules.
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Maria-Lydia Vourlidi
Jan 25, 20214 min read
Police to Guard Greek Universities
A new reform bill has been proposed by the Greek Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs, requesting university campuses to be...
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