BUILD HOPE, NOT WALLS
The prolonged refugee process that has become characteristic of today’s refugee experience increases the risk of long-term mental health disorders for women and children, writes Maryam Zar.
A TRAIL OF HOPE AND FEAR
From Honduras to Mexico and back, migrant caravaners’ quest for both immediate safety and some kind of future for their families has put them in the media spotlight, but too often the coverage plays into the political theatrics that burden their fates and compounds their miseries, writes Ada Trillo.
ADVANCING HUMAN RIGHTS INVESTIGATIONS NOW AND FOR THE FUTURE
With the rapidly increasing use of smartphones, social media, and an abundance of potential evidence in the form of online videos, photos, and other posts, over the past decade the Human Rights Center has turned its focus to exploring how this open source material could be used to advance international justice, write Alexa Koenig and Lindsay Freeman.
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