Human Rights & Security Archives - IVolunteer International

International Day of Peace and Promoting Peace in our lives

International day of peace works to promote peace in the world. These are how we are failing and how we might be able to work more towards it.

Gurjinder Khambay November 12, 2020

Little boy raising his fist in solidarity at a protest.

Systemic Racism and the Confines of Childhood

Systemic racism plagues the foundation of the United States both quietly and vocally. Unfortunately, the current sociopolitical climate houses a welcome narrative of vocally expressing these racist ideologies. Over the last four years there has been an increase in racially based hate groups by 55%, fueling the fire of hatred and violence towards targeted groups….

‍‍Anna Luthringer November 10, 2020

Who is it to blame?

A short analysis of the cause of creation of many Latin American guerrilla groups and a simple solution to it.

Juan Nader October 29, 2020

Dalit Women: Victims of Double Discrimination

Dalit women are the marginalized among the marginalized. They have always been the primary targets of social and economic exploitation.

Adwitya Taneja September 23, 2020

The unheard echos: the wellbeing of Yemen

Reimagining Society is an International youth-led organization embracing the concept of “Wellbeing”, to understand the situation in Yemen.

Guest Author September 10, 2020

Civil Society in COVID-19: A Power in Predicament

Civil society, although with much potential to be realised, is a power in predicament in today’s COVID-19 pandemic. Read to find out more.

Ip Anna Tin Wai August 24, 2020

One of the three murals painted in Amman, Jordan following Hegazi’s death

‘But I Forgive’- an LGBTQ Icon to Remember, Not Cover Up

Lara Bellone d’Altavilla has extensive experience working with refugees in Jordan, Greece, and the United States, developing her knowledge on the global refugee crisis. Since September 2019, Bellone has been located in Amman, Jordan. Bellone is a Project Assistant with a Jordanian NGO working on projects enhancing economic opportunities to youth and women during COVID-19….

Guest Author August 11, 2020

A picture of Lebanese volunteers mobilizing to help after Beirut explosions

Volunteers are rebuilding Beirut, Lebanon. Here is how you can help.

Since the explosion, thousands of volunteers – mainly young people – have gathered in Beirut to help clean up the city and to restore it to its former glory.

Nipuna Ambanpola August 9, 2020

Savannah Undocumented Youth Alliance: Daniela Rodriguez – Leading a Change

The Savannah Undocumented Youth Alliance (SUYA) is a grassroots organization comprised of undocumented immigrants in the United States. As the founder and lead volunteer, Daniela Rodriguez does incredible work demonstrating the power of localizing human rights through her initiative. Currently, she is focusing on bringing immigration awareness to her local community. With the help of…

Violet Isek August 4, 2020

Rooting Out Racism

The Black Lives Mattercampaign has been reignited. With its new found momentum we could see real change.

Multiple Authors July 12, 2020

Black man with a rainbow flag raises his fist

A reflection on 2020 Pride: a case for community, a case for resistance

“Pride is a riot” – Stonewall Inn Pride, for so many of us, is a space of belonging. An enclave where we can be safe, sincere, and unapologetic of a reality still so often implicitly or explicitly censored around us. Pride offers resilience through community, support where there is so often rejection, and an example…

Esther Brito June 24, 2020

Child labor: Sweetheart for sweet-money?

Sometime in our childhood, we must have argued with our parents, refusing to go to school. Despite all the tantrums we, as children throw, the pouts we put on our faces, we are loved and embraced as sweethearts. As we grow older, we are compared to “African or third-world children”, as if they are symbols…

Multiple Authors June 18, 2020

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