Blog Posts
Refugee Crisis in Germany
Posted by Sabrina Herzog on 03/07/2016 - 08:22
The article "Europe Refugee Crisis In Germany: Berlin ‘Losing Sight Of Human Rights", by Lydia Tomkiw deals with the refugee crisis and the high entry into Germany. Since our Chancellor Angela Merkel still represents "open-arms refugee policy",... Read More
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Refugee Crisis in Europe, and the Missing US
Posted by David Palumbo-Liu on 03/07/2016 - 07:40
This is a blog by Mira B and Lisa H, graduate students at the University of Würzburg, who invite your comments: No matter if one watches TV, reads a newspaper or follows the news online, the Syrian refugee crisis has been a ubiquitous topic during... Read More
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Daily Life in Germany (post from German university student...
Posted by David Palumbo-Liu on 03/07/2016 - 07:35
This is a blog written by Sabrina W, a graduate student from the U of Würzburg, who invites your comments: Train delayed, no trains between Salzburg and Munich, long waiting periods on borders. News like these are by now part of everyday life in... Read More
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European Refugee Crisis: A ´Systematic´ Violation of Human...
Posted by Bianca Furak on 03/02/2016 - 13:27
http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2015/10/czech-republic-un-human-rights-refugees/411862/ The article "European Refugee Crisis: A ´Systematic´ Violation of Human Rights" written by Krishnadev Calamur and published in "The Atlantic" is... Read More
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Posted by on 11/16/2015 - 13:21
By Jinni Thuy Hang Tran The recent protests on college campuses, including at Missouri, Yale, and Claremount McKenna amid racial tension in the US are re-igniting the flames of fire that has been waning inside me. As a college student of color who... Read More
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How Do Civilian Clothed Police Make Police More Accountable?
Posted by Malcolm Lizzappi on 11/13/2015 - 14:55
Photo credit: NBC News Picture description: On the left is a portrait of Nouman Raja and on the right is a portrait of Corey Jones. In light of Corey Jones' death, I am wondering how protocol allowing police to be on duty while in civilian clothes... Read More
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Slovenia Begins to Build a Fence to Stem the Flow of...
Posted by Malcolm Lizzappi on 11/12/2015 - 14:50
Photo credit: Darko Bandic/Associated Press Picture description: Soldiers erected a razor-wire fence on the Croatian border in Gibina, Slovenia, on Wednesday. While on the topic of the 30,000 refugees headed north through Greece being stranded... Read More
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Exactly "Trade and Rights Aren't Mutually...
Posted by Malcolm Lizzappi on 11/02/2015 - 13:11
In a recent blog post in Huffington Post, Mihra Rittman called upon Britain to call out Kazakhstan's violation of human rights. The call happens within the context of a senior UK Foreign Ministry official's prediction that "Kazakhstan [is] "on the... Read More
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