Time is running out: stopping a downward spiral into conflict-induced hunger in Sudan
Despite repeated warnings, the risk of famine looms large in Sudan, ignored amidst brutal conflict. While the latest reports indicate…
Theme: Democracy
Lessons Learned Processes: Advancing to the Next Elections
Lessons learned processes are a critically important tool that link electoral cycles to each other, where an electoral management body…
2024 voices – Citizens Speak Up!
In September, the IYTT launched a collaboration with the Brussels-based think tank Friends of Europe, through Youth Fellows Lisa Lundgren…
South Africa before the elections
New hope at the Cape? On May 29, 2024, elections will be held in South Africa for the national assembly…
A Human Rights Challenge in Access to Education in North Korea: Contradiction Between Laws and Reality
This two-part report, conducted by Daily NK and Unification Academy (UA) in partnership with NKnet, shows the systematic barriers and…
Freedom to Write Index 2023
Authoritarian regimes instinctively understand the significant role that writers—and, by extension, free expression—play in promoting critical inquiry, fostering connections between…
Hard Histories Methods: Studying Human Remains at Hopkins and Beyond
Join Hard Histories at Hopkins for a virtual discussion about innovative methods and ethical issues in bioarcheological investigations, particularly pertaining…
Supporting scrutiny in wartime in Ukraine
Post-legislative scrutiny (PLS) is the practice of monitoring the implementation and evaluating the impact of laws. The aim is to…
The implications of social injustice on mental health
This article emphasizes the importance of addressing mental health concerns among political leaders and citizens alike. They have actively created…
New report shows Southeast Asian parliamentarians remain at risk despite democratic trappings
In many countries in Southeast Asia – most notably in Myanmar but also elsewhere – parliamentarians and ex-parliamentarians continue to…