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Climate Change: a factor driving disproportional Human Displacement

Climate Change: a factor driving disproportional Human Displacement In contrast to the historical trend, conflict and violence is no longer the leading cause for forced displacement around the world. In the last years, the vast majority of displacements has been triggered by weather-related disasters. Source: Hussein Malla, Migrants-Refugees According to this year’s Global Report on…

Around the World: What’s Going On in Myanmar?

Around the World: What’s Going On in Myanmar? This is a part of our series “Around the World”, where we analyse political, social and economic issues from countries often times set aside on the news. The 2021 military coup has aggravated an already unstable context. Myanmar faces a conflict between its military junta and an…

Greece is violating human rights. With our money.

Greece is violating human rights. With our money. Anjo Kan | Dreamstime.com In the beginning of the month, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that Greece violated the European Convention of Human Rights in 2014 over the sinking of a migrant boat. Eleven asylum seekers, including eight children, lost their lives. The survivors stated…

Refugee Week: Celebrating the individuality of every single one

Refugee Week:Celebrating the individuality of every single one “There are many refugees whose talent is wasted in the closed space of the camp, being away from school and not being supported” Celebrating refugees is celebrating the resilience in their journey and their unique perspectives and abilities as individuals. This month, together with Rethinking Refugees, we…

Design For Change

Design For Change – Empowering Children Empowering refugee children is crucial to advance their social skills and support their integration in their host communities. HOM partnered with the organisation Design For Change, to receive training on how to promotes children’s super-powers. When working with refugee students belonging to a Portuguese Secondary School class, we applied…

A “Feminist War” that Subjugates Women: the Western Invasion of Afghanistan

A “Feminist War” that Subjugates Women:the Western Invasion of Afghanistan Academic EssaySubmitted to The London School of Economics for theMSc in Human Rights with Politics by Rosário Frada Introduction The world has witnessed foreign military interventions, namely by the West, in the name of human rights. As the US prepared to militarily invade Afghanistan following…