Stateless People: The Rohingya of Burma
By Alex Hart, Indiana University ’15 The Rohingya are a stateless ethnic group living on the west coast of Burma and east Bangladesh. They are described by the United Nations… Read more…
By Alex Hart, Indiana University ’15 The Rohingya are a stateless ethnic group living on the west coast of Burma and east Bangladesh. They are described by the United Nations… Read more…
This is the fourth in a series of posts highlighting cases of statelessness throughout the world. Click here for more information about the series. Already displaced from their native home in southern… Read more…
By STAND Advocacy Coordinator Daniel Soloman Last Friday’s shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, in Newtown, CT, has sparked a recognizable groundswell of public support for renewed gun violence prevention… Read more…
Hey upSTANDers! Because of school finals, this will be our last news brief until the new year–but keep checking out STAND’s blog and Facebook for updates, and if you haven’t yet, join us for… Read more…
By Rebecca Ljungren, American University STAND You may think that a bone is just a part of the human anatomy, but for students at American University last week, it became… Read more…
By Mirusha Yogarajah, UT Austin ‘15 The Sri Lankan Tamils are considered a stateless population. Neill Wright from the UNHCR writes, “Persons without citizenship are denied some of the most… Read more…
By Sean Langberg, UNC STAND Last weekend, nearly sixty student atrocities prevention advocates from Texas, Florida, Georgia, Virginia, Washington D.C., gathered in Chapel Hill, North Carolina for Changing Human Rights… Read more…
BREAKING: Reports are surfacing of the possible use of White Phosphorous by a Syrian military helicopter. White Phosphorous can cause severe chemical burns, and the smoke vapors can cause illness or even… Read more…
Last night, NBC News, citing government officials, reported that the Syrian military had completed the process of loading sarin gas into aerial bombs. These reports, if true, mean that the military is… Read more…
This is the second in a series of posts highlighting cases of statelessness throughout the world. Click here for more information about the series. Cambodia’s main ethnic groups consist of the majority… Read more…