Op-Ed: Genocide in Xinjiang?: The Complexities of the U.S. State Department’s Declaration
Asia, ASIA-PACIFIC, CULTURE, HUMAN RIGHTS, OPINION, POLITICS, SOUTHEAST ASIA Asia, ASIA-PACIFIC, CULTURE, HUMAN RIGHTS, OPINION, POLITICS, SOUTHEAST ASIA

Op-Ed: Genocide in Xinjiang?: The Complexities of the U.S. State Department’s Declaration

The U.S. State Department recently labeled the Chinese government’s campaign against Uyghur Muslims as a ‘genocide.’ This article seeks to consider whether this campaign satisfies the definition of the term, or perhaps whether this declaration was potentially biased due to international politics.

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OP-ED: The Hypocrisy of the United States’ Use of Torture
HISTORY, HUMAN RIGHTS, MIDDLE EAST, MILITARY, NORTH AMERICA, OPINION, POLITICS, Terrorism HISTORY, HUMAN RIGHTS, MIDDLE EAST, MILITARY, NORTH AMERICA, OPINION, POLITICS, Terrorism

OP-ED: The Hypocrisy of the United States’ Use of Torture

On September 11th, 2001, the United States of America experienced its worst terrorist attack. The tragic events that occurred after 9/11 often lack the same level of public outrage and condemnation. These events portray the conflation of national security and human rights violations by the federal government, and the dark side of US democracy.

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