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How Isolationist Policies Deepen the Plight of Stateless Communities

How Isolationist Policies Deepen the Plight of Stateless Communities

Statelessness brings to light the dire consequences of lacking a legal identity. Nationalism, which, while uniting citizens, can exacerbate statelessness by promoting exclusionary policies against minorities who face discrimination and denial of rights with exclusionary citizenship laws.

SPOTLIGHT: Untouchability to Empowerment, Taxila's Mission of Social Change

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SPOTLIGHT: Untouchability to Empowerment, Taxila's Mission of Social Change

Harsh Raj drove alone. In the district of Vaishali, he visited over 14 villages and 400 houses, carrying his vision of Taxila. Many of these villages are some of the poorest villages in India, yet there was hope that his learning centers could be the catalyst they needed to lift

The Challenge of International Humanitarian Law in Middle Eastern Armed Conflict

The Challenge of International Humanitarian Law in Middle Eastern Armed Conflict

The IHL was founded to limit the destructive effects of armed conflict on all humanitarian bases. Islamic law has a huge influence in all aspects in the region including preventing violations of humanitarian provisions. But interpretations have deviated the similarities Islamic Laws has with IHL.

Greater Focus for Clean Energy Access to Populations in Remote Areas Needed for 2030 Target

Greater Focus for Clean Energy Access to Populations in Remote Areas Needed for 2030 Target

SDG 7 aims to achieve universal access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy worldwide by 2030. However, achieving this goal is becoming more urgent as a significant portion of the global population still lacks access to clean energy, particularly in rural and remote areas.

The Boomerang Model: How Transnational Advocacy Networks respond to Rohingya Crisis

The Boomerang Model: How Transnational Advocacy Networks respond to Rohingya Crisis

The boomerang model refers to the result of the unresponsiveness by states towards efforts by domestic activists, leading to a work-around by reaching out to civil society organization and activists internationally. We can observe such model in the Rohingya humanitarian crisis.