Why Are Protesters Being Shot Dead in Cameroon?Over the course of the past year, Cameroon has been experiencing internal turmoil and instability related to grievances pitting an...
Why Did the US Vote Against a UN Resolution Condemning the Execution of Gay People?On September 29, the United States joined Botswana, Burundi, Egypt, Ethiopia, Bangladesh, China, India, Iraq, Japan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the...
Chart of the Day: What Policy Makers Don’t Know About the Data They Need to Achieve Gender Equality By 2030A new survey shows big gaps in what policy makers in key countries know about achieving gender equality by 2030–a...
PODCAST: Keith Harper was the first American Indian to Become a US AmbassadorWhen Keith Harper was confirmed as President Obama’s representative to the UN Human Rights Council he became the first American-Indian...
More and More Children are in School Around the World, But They Are Not Learning MuchGetting kids into school is only half the battle. Making sure they’re learning is also critical. But according to a...
Trump’s New Travel Ban Has One Historic Precedent: The Chinese Exclusion ActThe Trump administration this week announced sweeping new restrictions on travelers from eight countries: Chad, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Syria,...
Map of the Day: Where Abortions are Most Dangerous Around the World45% of all abortions are around the world are “unsafe” according to a new study by the World Health Organization...
Should the UN Send Aid to Puerto Rico? Puerto Rico is in the midst of a calamitous humanitarian disaster. Today, 3.5 million people in Puerto Rico are without...
The Trump Administration Will Dramatically Lower Refugee Admittance Based on a Totally False PremiseThe Trump administration is expected to lower the cap on refugees resettled to the United States to an historically low...