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Human Rights in Action: The Small Things That Shape Our World
Each year on the 10th of December, we mark Human Rights Day, a moment to reflect on our shared humanity and the enduring principles that unite us. The day commemorates the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) in 1948, a pioneering document that affirmed, for the first time globally, the inalienable rights each…
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World Food Day: Highlighting Global Food Insecurity
Purniya Awan, explores the complex intersections of food, famine, and malnutrition with a particular focus on how food is weaponised in conflict zones like Gaza. In this blog post for World Food Day, she unpacks the systemic drivers of hunger and shares a list of free-to-view Third World Quarterly (TWQ) and Central Asian Survey articles…
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The Criminalisation of Palestine Solidarity
In this piece, Mira Mookerjee, Editor and Website Curator at the Global Souths Hub, documents the discussions that took place at this year’s European International Studies Association (EISA) and examines the link between the criminalisation of Palestine solidarity and the global rise of fascism. International Rela_[404 Not Found]: Politics for a Broken World was the…
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Reclaiming Our Voices: The Somali Gender Hub
Sahra Ahmed Koshin is a Somali and Dutch anthropologist, development worker, poet, and founder of the Somali Gender Hub, a network dedicated to empowering Somali women in research and academia. Now completing her PhD on Somali Diaspora Humanitarianism, she tells the inspiring journey behind setting up the Somali Gender Hub. Why I First Fell in…
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The Decolonisation of Niger Delta Oil Pollution Cases
Saba Naomi Attfield is a blogger, aspiring solicitor, and researcher specialising in Global Environment and Climate Change Law. In this blog post, Saba explores recent developments in transnational environmental litigation cases around the world through a decolonial lens. She also shares her own research on the potential of foreign direct liability litigation to address oil…
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World Indigenous Peoples Day: Truth, Memory, and the Path Towards Reconciliation
Purniya Awan, a Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies graduate from York University writes about her understanding of Indigenous histories as a Canadian, and how they have evolved from classroom silence to critical awareness.
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Lithium-ion Batteries and the Greenwashing of Extractivism
In this article, Global Souths Hub Editor and Website Curator Mira Mookerjee examines the sourcing process of minerals used in lithium-ion batteries – a technology that is allegedly moving us towards a greener future. By talking to activists and academics, including Nathan Andrews (Associate Professor, Political Science at McMaster University), Paulina Personius (Making Clean Energy…
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Choking on Smog: Lahore’s Air Crisis Threatens Health and Wellbeing
In this post, Purniya Awan, Global Souths Hub’s Contributing Editor and Social Media Manager, examines the personal and collective effects of Lahore’s toxic air pollution.
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Honouring the Rights and Contributions of Migrants
“Migration is a powerful driver of economic growth, dynamism and understanding. It allows millions of people to seek new opportunities, benefiting communities of origin and destination alike.” — UN Secretary-General António Guterres Migration shapes our world. According to the World Migration Report 2024, there were around 281 million international migrants in the world in 2020,…
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The Importance of Solidarity on World Humanitarian Day
World Humanitarian Day (WHD), observed annually on the 19th August, serves as a powerful reminder of the global commitment to alleviating human suffering and upholding human dignity in the face of crises. It is a campaign by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). This year’s theme #ActforHumanity aims to confront…
