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An amendment to an important law in Iraq: pros and cons
Recently, Iraq’s Parliament passed an amendment to the Personal Status Law, which caused a significant outcry in the media, academic circles and on social media.
Women's Rights in Afghanistan and Global Response
Since the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan, on 15th August 2021, world leaders have shown great concerns about women’s rights in the country. The interim Afghan Taliban government holds that the women’s rights issues are the internal issues of the country and the world has no right to meddle in its internal matters. However, Afghanistan is a signatory of multiple international treaties that bound it to provide equal rights to women and ensure human rights.
Lessons in democracy for Vietnam, with love from the U.S.
Last year, in the midst of the Asian New Year celebrations in Vietnam, news broke of the first disappointing results of a major anti-corruption campaign: for the first time in the history of the SRV, President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc resigned early. Exactly one year later, a campaign led by the Communist Party of Vietnam forced the next president, Võ Văn Thưởng, to resign…
