The Real Impact of Fake News

With the increasing use of social media making it ever easier to disseminate information to millions of…

The State of Political Participation of People with Disabilities in America: A Denial to the Rights of a Population

United Nations Disarmament Commission

The United Nations Disarmament Commission, was created by the UN General Assembly under Security Council by Resolution 502 of January 1952 [1]. In 1946, the UN Security Council established the Commission for Conventional Armaments, to address issues associated…

How a Tradition Turned Deadly

Cattle Rustling, a rather harmless cultural practice in rural East Africa, has become increasingly deadly…

Bangsamoro Basic Law

After President Rodrigo Duterte certified the Bangsamoro Basic Law as urgent [1], the Philippine Congress approved the…

The Human Rights Conventions vs. Trump’s Isolationism

Gun Violence: A Gendered Issue

Gun control measures have crucial implications for human rights worldwide. However, victims of gun violence do not always share the same experiences. In order to fully understand the issue of gun violence, we must use a “gendered lens” to understand that men and women are…

Social Justice Movements in Trump’s America

The drive to Washington DC on January 21, 2017 has seared itself in my memory as the first time in my life that I could recognize history taking place before my eyes. I could feel the importance of the moment as our bus drew closer to the city, the roads…

IANSA’s Role in Disarmament

The International Action Network on Small Arms (IANSA) is a global coalition of over 800 NGOs working to promote the movement against gun violence resulting from the misuse of small arms and light weapons (SALW). IANSA is the leading representative of civil society in trying to implement the…

The National Rifle Association Sues Andrew Cuomo

After 17 high school students were killed on February 14th, 2018 in Parkland, Florida, many state governments across the country have enacted legislation in response to the tragedy that swept a nation. Since the February school shooting, sixteen…