Global Engagements: Eastern Africa
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Content Warning: Rape, Acid Attacks, Violence Marianne Hatley ~ The most pressing issue in South Sudan would be the South Sudanese Civil War. As I’ve mentioned in other blog posts, there’s between tensions between the two major ethnic groups which are the majority Dinka population and the non-Dinka populations. I believe that ethnocentrism is theContinue reading The Human Rights Violations of South Sudan
Marianne Hatley ~ International humanitarian laws are laws that were created to protect people from wars or armed conflict. They essentially protect unarmed and innocent civilians. However, this law failed. If we take a look at the country of Rwanda, they especially needed this law. The conflict started between the two major ethnic groups whichContinue reading Genocides are Still Happening
in Kenya they have a massive problem with Human rights Violations all across the county. this is cased by a lot of things surrounding Kenya. but from what I found a lot of this human rights violates start because of the elections in Kenya. Kenya has a very long history of very weak elections thatContinue reading biggest issue/ Kenya
By: Augie Alvarado During the Rwandan Genocide, international humanitarian law failed to protect the human rights of those who were targeted and lost their lives. While there were hopes of another nation stepping in to stop the atrocities from continuing to unfold, the intervention would never be as successful as it could’ve been. First off,Continue reading Rwandan Genocide and Similarities in Ethiopian War
As stated in by the European commission, “International humanitarian law is a set of rules that seek to limit the effects of armed conflict. It lays out the responsibilities of states and non-state armed groups during an armed conflict. It defines, among others: the rapid and unimpeded passage of humanitarian aid in armed conflict.” kenyaContinue reading kenya IHL