2021 | Human Rights Journal

Blood on Our Hands: The Price of Fast Fashion

Our constant demand for new, trendy clothing is fueling environmental destruction on an unprecedented scale and propping up an industry...

A People On The Brink

The Rohingya have long been considered to be among the world’s most persecuted people. Now, in the midst of ongoing genocide, they face a...

ICE Immune to Following Public Health Policy During the Pandemic

How the coronavirus pandemic has harmed immigrants in detention centers, violating the human rights to life and asylum, and what this...

Coronavirus Was The Last Straw For Cubans And Their Calls Remain Unanswered

By Rashel Chipi | rashel.chipi@yale.edu July 11th marked a long-awaited day for the Cuban diaspora. Thousands of Cubans throughout the...

Marching for Public Health, Not In Spite of It

By Isabella Marin | isabella.marinquintero@yale.edu A crowd of protesters facing the police in New York City. Image courtesy of Johannes...

Equality and Fairness for Some: Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The challenges, changes, and unexpected benefits to elementary education as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. By Maia Decker | ...

Hidden in Plain Sight

The Impact of Coronavirus on Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) By Astri Doub | astri.doub@yale.edu At the...

Kashmir: Land of Lockdowns

This August marks two years since the contentious abrogation of the Indian Constitution’s Article 370 which granted Jammu & Kashmir...

A Hidden Population: Navigating COVID-19 with Homeless Youth

By Faith Evanson ⎸ faith.evanson@yale.edu A “hidden population”— this is how many describe the community of homeless youth in...

We Are Not All In This Together: COVID-19 and the Vaccine Apartheid

Existing policies and power structures have granted Western Nations control over global vaccine supplies while populations in the Global...

Religion and Restriction During COVID-19

The challenges faced by religious minorities due to increased discrimination, prejudice, and stereotypes during the global pandemic By...