World
Why elections fail and what we can do about it
In many countries, polling day ends with disputes about ballot-box fraud, corruption, and flawed registers. Which claims are legitimate? And which are false complaints from sore losers?
Sunday 22 February 2015Through a New Lens: A Child-Sensitive Approach to Transitional Justice
This report examines how and to what extent transitional justice approaches have engaged children and considered their needs and perspectives, analyzing the experience of truth-seeking mechanisms, criminal justice, reparations, and institutional reform.
Sunday 22 February 2015Armanshahr/OPENASIA HR & Civil Society Newsletter – issue 106 year VII
Armanshahr/OPENASIA HR & Civil Society Newsletter – issue 106 year VII
Saturday 21 February 2015Armanshahr/OPENASIA HR & Civil Society Newsletter – issue 105 year VII
Armanshahr/OPENASIA HR & Civil Society Newsletter – issue 105 year VII
Saturday 14 February 2015Feminist and Gender Theories
This resource is the seventh chapter in the book Sociological Theory in the Conemporary Era: Text and Readings (2010) by Scott Appelrouth and Laura Desfor Edles. The chapter outlines each of the following feminist or gender analysts and the theoretical viewpoints associated with them.
Tuesday 10 February 2015Palestine probe prompts misguided backlash against ICC
The opening of an ICC preliminary examination into Palestine continues to make headlines around the world. While widely welcomed by civil society and others as a step towards accountability for grave crimes, the announcement has prompted a misguided backlash against the Court
Sunday 8 February 2015Armanshahr/OPENASIA HR & Civil Society Newsletter – issue 104 year VII
Armanshahr/OPENASIA HR & Civil Society Newsletter – issue 104 year VII
Sunday 8 February 2015Human Rights Watch: World Report 2015
Human Rights Watch’s 25th annual World Report summarizes human rights conditions in more than 90 countries and territories worldwide in 2014. It reflects extensive investigative work that Human Rights Watch staff conducted during the year, often in close partnership with domestic human rights activists.
Sunday 8 February 2015The triple whammy: towards the eclipse of women’s rights
Caught in the cross-fire of political opportunism, neo-liberal triumphalism and geopolitical adventurism, feminist platforms are in retreat. Only a politics of coalition building can avert their eclipse.
Sunday 8 February 2015Armanshahr/OPENASIA HR & Civil Society Newsletter – issue 103 year VII
Armanshahr/OPENASIA HR & Civil Society Newsletter – issue 103 year VII
Monday 2 February 2015