Category: Human Rights
Kick Out Zwarte Piet: A masterclass in activism
This year, activist group Kick Out Zwarte Piet abolishes itself. Symbolically, on the fifth of December, the official date of the national children’s festival of Sinterklaas. Over the past fifteen
Read MoreJustice: one war crime at a time
‘I don’t give a sh- what you call it’ – Vice President JD Vance Since 2nd September 2025, the USA has conducted seventeen airstrikes against alleged Venezuelan drug-smuggling boats. As
Read MoreHUMAN RIGHTS ON THE LINE: HOW AUTHORITARIAN REGIMES AND GERMAN POPULIST PARTIES THREATEN THE LIBERAL INTERNATIONAL ORDER
This article was written by guest contributor Anton Ruholl, and was originally written as an extension to his bachelor thesis. The Unsettling Alignment The so-called “forced labor” in Xinjiang is
Read MoreThe Netflix show and the IRC
Netflix’s Transatlantic explores how Varian Fry, Mary Jane Gold, and the Emergency Rescue Committee (ERC) evacuated thousands of refugees from Marseille during World War II. Fry and Gold are two
Read MoreBeauty Standards In AI: Now Software Can Oppress Women Too
There have been many developments in the use of social media and the overall way that we use it and see it is changing rapidly. The latest and biggest change
Read MoreWomen’s sports and Popularity, what’s wrong?
As we all know, January means the start of a new year, but it also means the start of a 1-month transfer window in the world of football. As we
Read MoreInvisible realities: The Overlooked Lives of Women In ‘Unsafe’ Travel Destinations
When you plan a journey to a new foreign country, the first thing most of us consider is probably how much it would cost or how to get there. But
Read MoreFood Colonialism: or, how Oriental Foods Became Jewish Overnight
We all know it already: colonial empires imported European foods from Europe to their colonies to assimilate the natives into European culture and way of life. This began with Columbus
Read MoreFrom Adoration to Resentment: the 180 Degrees Turn of Feminism’s Acceptance
We all get different ideas in our heads when the word feminism is mentioned. Some people will cheer for it, others will sigh. We can find feminism empowering just as
Read MoreFrom rape to revolution
Although our daily news is consistently dominated by prominent figures such as presidents and their newest trade agreements, scientists with life-changing experiment results and athletes who have broken yet another
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