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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:...

Samira Banat

Apr 4, 20216 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...

Aliki Paisiou and Devika Ramesh

Apr 1, 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...

Kayode Emmanuel

Mar 29, 20214 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...

Rishabh Gupta

Mar 26, 20215 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...

Gayane Alikhanyan

Mar 23, 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...

Rithika Raghunathan and Harsh Patidar

Mar 20, 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...

Wafiya Tunnisa and Vicky Manasi

Mar 13, 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....

Samira Banat

Mar 8, 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...

Simran Khan

Mar 5, 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....

Vicky Manasi

Feb 27, 20214 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...

Aliki Paisiou

Feb 24, 20213 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.

Athina Alexiou

Feb 15, 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...

Rithika Raghunathan

Feb 12, 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

Vicky Manasi

Feb 3, 20214 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,...

Aliki Paisiou

Jan 29, 20213 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.

Athina Alexiou

Jan 27, 20215 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...

Maria-Lydia Vourlidi

Jan 25, 20214 min read