The World Food Programme (WFP) is one of the major suppliers of the foods needed to feed millions throughout the world. But new funding cuts have worried observers about the organization’s future in conflict-torn countries such as Yemen and Syria. And if the WFP were to withdraw from these countries, food security would suffer an enormous setback.  The World Food Programme (WFP) …

            Over the past few months, we have been observing a number of horrific humanitarian conflicts that have stopped the world, both due to its advancement and the failed attempts to stop them. Throughout the many disputes, many attempts were made to promote a ceasefire, establish sanctions, and overall put human rights as a priority of protection for the international community. …

Although the Israeli-Hamas war is a conflict based on a territory, Palestine, the diaspora of Palestinians and Jews spread several protests even abroad. Thousands of people marched in the Belgian and German capitals on Sunday 10 December to protest soaring antisemitism. Similarly, previous marches in Paris drew tens of thousands of people, including political figures, like Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne …

The African continent is showing a particular deterioration in the protection of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and other identities’ (LGBTQ+) rights. Most African countries have already imposed restrictive policies against LGBTQ+ communities, while others are worsening now their conditions. Same-sex relations are illegal in more than 30 African countries altogether, constituting half of the total 69 countries banning these …

Mass incarceration refers to the extensive prison population and the systematic increase of this population. The United States has consistently had a high rate of incarceration on a global scale and a criminal justice system which upholds such high incarceration rates which places the United States well below international human rights standards. Indeed, the United States has the highest incarceration …

Recently, a heated debate has been taking place in England over whether the country should withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). The topic has gained momentum following Brexit and the quest for more state sovereignty that Brexit ignited. Crucial to the debate is the Rwanda plan for tackling immigration, which the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak seems very …

With the tragic Hamas incursion, we witness once again kidnappings for political reasons. Seizing hostages is one of the most enduring tactics in warfare, although global institutions have repeatedly condemned it. For decades, politicians from several countries like the US and the UK have committed to the international standard of non-negotiation with terrorists. However, there are still countries that decide …

            In the last month, the world came to a halt with the escalation of the long-term conflict in Palestine. The attack made by Hamas against Israel in early October, which then led to Israel’s quick self-defense and, even quicker, a series of disproportionate attacks against the Gaza Strip, and all the civilians who were then exposed to the many horrors …

The use of starvation as a weapon of war is an antique method of warfare that belligerents have been using for centuries. The weaponization of hunger is an unfortunate reality used in many contexts of armed conflicts around the globe, which is causing suffering and deaths mostly to the most vulnerable people in such contexts: the civilians. Starvation as a …

Before deepening current and prospective international legislation aimed at fighting human trafficking, it is fundamental to understand what the human trafficking phenomenon is and who can be designated as a human trafficking victim. As a matter of fact, according to UNODC, human trafficking can be classified as a “global crime that trades in people and exploits them for profit” (1). …