In Guatemala, Canadian mining companies have long perpetuated human rights violations against Indigenous communities, facing no repercussions. Canadian courts manage to avoid legal accountability by maintaining that cases of human rights abuses in foreign countries should be heard in the… Continue reading
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Escalating Tensions in Buol: The Dark Side of Indonesia’s Palm Oil Industry
Buol has become a battleground, caught in a decade-long struggle between promise and reality. This conflict, located in the rural heart of Indonesia, is a clash between the palm oil plantation company, PT. Hardaya Inti Plantation (PT. HIP), and Buol’s … Continue reading
The Case of China: Global Leader or Human Rights Failure?
China’s human rights allegations in Xinjiang now have a damning title: crimes against humanity.
Since 2009, China has been under a slow-burning flame, with human rights organizations, media outlets, and scholars worldwide for allegedly committing crimes against humanity. In the … Continue reading
L’ article premier de la constitution française menace-t-il les droits des peuples autochtones ?
On parle fréquemment de certains pays tels que le Canada, les Etats-Unis ou encore le Brésil pour dénoncer le traitement qu’ils réservent aux peuples autochtones. Or, en France aussi, les droits des peuples autochtones dans les départements français d’Outre mer … Continue reading
Tackling Period Poverty in Canada
In Canada, 1/3 of menstruators under 25 have struggled to pay for period products. Along with many other countries, the Canadian government has not recognized these fundamental necessities as such. This is evident through the federal government's luxury of 1991, also known as the “pink tax” which treated sanitary products as luxury items rather than necessities. This tax points to the gender inequality at play; through this tax, not only were period products made inaccessible, but Canada racked in $37 million from menstruators. It was not until 2015, which is when the #notaxontampons campaigns occured, that it was removed.