Underreported Issues

Bangladesh has approved the death penalty for convicted rapists, but activists argue that this is not enough to curb the rise in sexual violence.

The U.S.-led “shadow war” in Africa has been ramped up in recent years, leading to widespread abuses and questions about the relevance of contemporary counterterrorism efforts.

Despite the increase in violence in Mozambique’s northern region, President Filipe Nyusi has been hesitant in accepting foreign aid to fight the Islamist insurgency over concerns that such aid will come with a catch.

As the Rohingya genocide continues, current attempts to resettle refugees in Bangladesh and abroad have been insufficient and dangerous.

Following Uganda’s presidential elections on January 14, 2021, the country’s electoral commission officially confirmed the victory of incumbent Yoweri Museveni for a 6th term. A considerable amount of controversy has surrounded the re-election of Museveni, with widespread claims of election fraud leading to doubts surrounding the integrity of the leader’s

On January 1, a decree issued by Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan appointed Melih Bulu the new head of Istanbul’s Bogazici University. A few days later, students and staff broke out in protest in response to the news. Historically, Turkish universities, and in particular Bogazici University, have been spaces where

In yet another gruesome attack, 10 Hazara coal miners in Balochistan, Pakistan were blindfolded and shot dead by ISIS on January 3, after being kidnapped and taken to the nearby mountains. A gruesome video of the incident uploaded online shows the victims’ bodies strewn across the floor of a small

Last month, as part of the Trump administration’s mission to foster “peace in the Middle East,” the United States announced that it had successfully facilitated a deal to establish friendly relations between Morocco and Israel. As part of the deal, the United States agreed to recognize Morocco’s claim over Western

The island of Puerto Rico is internationally renowned for its lush rainforests, magnificent bioluminescent bays, and rich cultural history. In recent years, however, the small Caribbean territory has been prominent in the media due to a series of devastating natural disasters which has brought its infrastructure and economy to the

The current situation in North Korea has been labelled by Care International as a “forgotten crisis,” meaning it is rarely covered by media outlets. This may be confusing, as the North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un is often in the news — especially when there is speculation surrounding his looming nuclear

Introduction Many people know about the tragedies of Rwanda, but much less is known about the ongoing humanitarian crisis happening just south in Burundi. Since gaining independence from Belgium in 1962, political instability has plagued Burundi leading to widespread malnutrition, poverty, and violence.  Tensions have long run high between the

After World War II, one of the first and tenth largest refugee-receiving countries was Venezuela. Today, Venezuela is experiencing a huge exodus of migrants and refugees as a result of the greater political, economic and humanitarian crisis it is facing, however it has not received as much international attention as