Journal on World Affairs, UCLA
Do strict photo ID laws have a disproportionate negative impact on the voter turnout of African Americans? Considering the nonexistence of voter fraud, the patterns of voter ID legislation, and the public remarks on voter ID laws, this paper showcases how voter ID laws are nothing more than partisan motivated tactics of targeted voter suppression.
While the recent protests are unlikely to result in substantial changes, they have brought more attention to the issues within Putin’s government. As other countries decide on how to react, actions by European nations may force the Kremlin to adjust its human rights record and decrease the suppression of opposition groups.
Despite international calls for conflict resolution in Yemen, the United States has played a significant and damaging role in its current crisis.
French protests during COVID-19 have been one of the only constants the country could expect in this unprecedented year.
In South Korea, tattoos are commonly viewed as satanic corruptions of the temple of one’s bodies. One way that South Korea’s legal system discourages tattoos through overwhelming obstacles is by requiring tattoo artists to possess medical doctor’s licenses.
Across generations and within every major civil rights movement, Lebanese women have stood at the forefront of protests. They lead revolution, hope for change, and new beginnings. And yet, Lebanon gives nothing in return to its most loyal soldiers.
More surprisingly, many Muslim-majority countries, including 14 countries on the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, have not ignored but rather come out in support of China’s actions.
The apparent rise of gender-based homicide has impelled Latin American countries to legally distinguish the crime as “femicide.”
A military coup backed by the United States resulted in widespread torture, disappearances, and suppression of dissident thought. Argentina’s Dirty War is considered one of the most overt modern crusades of state-sponsored terrorism.
On February 1st, the military of Myanmar, known as the Tatmadaw and led by Commander-in-Chief Min Aung Hlaing, staged a coup d’etat against the civilian government before sunrise.
Journal on World Affairs, UCLA