Human Rights

State Compliance with the Non-Refoulement Principle: the Importance of Regional Human Rights Instrum

[Emily Forbes] Since the inception of the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees (‘The Convention’), there has been much...

YDS

Nov 23, 20185 min read

[Emma Fabreguette] In 2015 over 885,000 refugees arrived in Europe; fleeing from political unrest in Middle Eastern states (e.g. as...

YDS

Mar 8, 201810 min read

[Fred Johnston] To put the largest refugee crisis since World War II into perspective, the number of refugees that flee Syria to other...

YDS

Jan 22, 20184 min read

[Bojan Stanojcic] As the 2022 World Cup has been marred in controversy, the spectre of a human rights scandal looms large over the...

YDS

Aug 30, 20175 min read

[Faseeha Hashmi] AFL runs deep in the veins of Australian blood. It’s almost like our national code of conduct. It is the epitome of...

YDS

May 23, 20174 min read

[Dabid Stoffey] In a year Burundi will be a common name in the news. The stories will not laud a democratic success, they will not...

YDS

May 19, 20164 min read

[Liam Petterson] Otto Adolf Eichmann was a Nazi lieutenant colonel who was executed in 1962 for committing crimes against humanity during...

YDS

May 12, 20164 min read

[Bianca de Bortoli] With the conflict in Syria showing no signs of cessation, the sub-state armed groups and their ideologies continue to...

YDS

May 2, 20163 min read

[Hiruni Walimunige] With the 2016 Olympic Games fast approaching, Brazil is once again in the spotlight. Despite the promise of a vibrant...

YDS

Mar 15, 20164 min read

[Jessica Markabawi] A Jordanian pilot being burnt alive. The ongoing genocide against Yazidi Christians. Recorded executions at point...

YDS

Feb 8, 20165 min read

[Sam Perkins] At first glance, last weekend’s demolition of the parliamentary United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) is a victory for...

YDS

Dec 13, 20153 min read