South Asia Scam Centers
South Asia Scam Centers: When AI and Human Trafficking Expose Gaps in Global Human Rights Law Authors: Benitez, Marta; Bolivar, Daniela; Gil, Daniela Can you imagine securing a dream job abroad, only to discover you’ve been trafficked and forced into digital fraud? These apparently legitimate companies, indistinguishable from any other tech firm, are known as […]
Contesting Rights in Urban Development
Contesting Rights in Urban Development: A Case Study on Air Pollution in Greater Jakarta, Indonesia Author: Wira Agung Swadana Many people have stopped wearing masks because of the Covid-19 pandemic. The WHO Director-General has declared the end of the Covid-19 pandemic as a global public health emergency in early May 2023 (UN News, 2023). The Indonesian […]
Managed Retreat or Forced Displacement? Conservation and Conflict in the Sundarbans
Managed Retreat or Forced Displacement? Conservation and Conflict in the Sundarbans Author: Sara-Duana Meyer The world’s largest riverine mangrove forest grows along the border of Southern West Bengal in India and Eastern Bangladesh. The Sundarbans,[1] literally beautiful forest, are of global importance as a natural carbon sink, a vital ecological buffer zone for the river […]
The “war on drugs” campaign of Rodrigo Duterte
The “war on drugs” campaign of Rodrigo Duterte and appropriate transitional justice to meet the investigation of the crimes Author: Jenny Brömel This is Jennilyn Olayres holding her partner Michael Siaron, 30. He was “a pedicab driver, who was shot dead and killed by unidentified riding in tandem suspects” (Lerma, 2016) in the streets of […]
The current situation of online GBV harassment in Cambodia
The current situation of online GBV harassment in Cambodia Author: Monyvann Nhean Tranlated into Spanish by Ana Elena Acon It is estimated 736 million women globally experience violence at least once in their lives from intimate and non-intimate partners (UN Women, 2022). The prevalence of violence against women, such as domestic violence and sexual violence, […]
Human Rights in AI Facial Recognition
Human Rights in AI Facial Recognition: a look into China’s abuse of AI technology Author: Caroline Adams AI Facial Recognition AI Facial Recognition has become one of the most controversial topics in the digital era. It is a successful tool and measure in biometrical technological advances. However, it has ethical barriers and dangers to human […]
Responding COVID-19 Requires Accountable and Responsive Actions
Responding COVID-19 Requires Accountable and Responsive Actions Auhors: Neetu Pokharel and Som Prasad Niroula Translated into Spanish by Silvana Gordillo González Background: The COVID-19 has posed the unprecedented global health crisis including Nepal, that has also been pushing us into fear and anxiety. The coronavirus has spread almost all geographical units of Nepal. As of September […]
“I don’t even know whether he is still alive or not”: Enforced disappearances in Indonesia
“I don’t even know whether he is still alive or not”: Enforced disappearances in Indonesia Author: Aldo Marchiano Kaligis “Until today, I still keep my son’s National Identity Card and his name on the Family Card. So how can I forget him? How can the government forget him?“ When I was working for Amnesty International […]
Reflections on Ecological Civilization in China
Reflections on Ecological Civilization in China Author: Sifan Jiang Translated into Spanish by Silvana Gordillo González Ecological Civilization with Chinese Characteristics The philosophy of Ecological Civilization has deep cultural roots in China. There were already ideas of protecting viviparous and oviparous animals for sustainable use, as well as the law of closing mountains and reforestation, […]
Prospects for an ASEAN Court of Human Rights
While it may take a gargantuan effort, it is not far-fetched that ASEAN member-states can eventually find consensus on creating a regional human rights court. The incorporation of human rights provisions in the ASEAN Charter and the establishment of the AICHR are themselves strong indications that it is possible.