BU Intl Human RightsA Generation of Sahrawi Youth Losing Faith in the UNGathered in the vast deserts in Tindouf, deep within Algeria, the Sahrawi youth living in refugee camps managed by the Popular Front for…6 min read·Apr 24, 2024----
BU Intl Human RightsThe Untold Story Of Palestinians In Qatar: Navigating A Fragile Legal LandscapePalestinians, constituting one of the largest stateless communities globally, endure the profound consequences of marginalization and…6 min read·Apr 23, 2024----
BU Intl Human RightsRepatriation under False Pretenses: The Right of Return and Non-Refoulement for Rohingya RefugeesIn the past decade, the Rohingya people of Myanmar have been subject to a sustained campaign of state violence. In just 2017, over half of…7 min read·Apr 23, 2024----
BU Intl Human RightsThe Use of Technology at an Increasingly Busy U.S.-Mexico BorderDecember 2023 set a new record for encounters between U.S. Border Patrol Agents and migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border. In total, there…5 min read·Apr 12, 2024----
BU Intl Human RightsBringing Water to Migrants Crossing an Increasingly Dangerous US-Mexico BorderIn 2010, the United Nations General Assembly established that access to safe, drinkable, and consistent water supply is a human right. The…6 min read·Dec 13, 2023----
BU Intl Human RightsEthiopia’s Tigray War: Why the West Missed the 21st Century’s Deadliest WarOn November 2, 2022, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed met with representatives from the Tigray People’s Liberation Front in Pretoria…8 min read·Dec 1, 2023----
BU Intl Human RightsWhy Nationality Rights Protect Women’s SafetySince its inception, the Statelessness Project of Boston University International Human Rights Clinic (IHRC) has advocated for the adoption…4 min read·May 22, 2023----
BU Intl Human RightsThe Not-So Beautiful Game: Public-Private Partnerships, Migrant Workers, and the Qatar World CupMarco DiLeonardo6 min read·May 20, 2023----
BU Intl Human RightsResponsibility Sharing at Home is Already Happening — Let’s Make it Just.From the summer of 2022 through mid-September, Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis used state funds to transport…6 min read·May 12, 2023----
BU Intl Human RightsIn Harm’s Way: How the U.S. Government Could be Liable for Migrant Disappearances Under Title 42Asylum seekers coming to the United States fleeing violence in their home countries may face the very harm they sought to escape under…5 min read·May 8, 2023----