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“This is happening in your real life. Wake up, people. Wake up.” This was the exhortation of Elisabeth Moss who plays Offred in the television series based on the Margaret Attwood novel of the same name, The Handmaid’s Tale, when asked during an interview with The Guardian about the not uncommon reaction that the show is just too scary to watch.[1]  Sadly, Elisabeth Moss is right; it is time to wake up and acknowledge that women in the United States…

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“Let God be God.” Yesterday, Sunday April 15, 2018, saw the premiere of a new documentary film by award-winning director Rebecca Haimovitz entitled “62 Days”. It is the story of the death of Marlise Munoz and her family’s fight to accord her dignity in death. Marlise Munoz, aged 33, mother to a 15-month old son, and much-loved wife and daughter, was 14 weeks into her second pregnancy when she collapsed, apparently with a blood clot in her lungs.   She was discovered…

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Today, Tuesday 6th February 2018, the United Kingdom (UK) will celebrate the centenary of women being granted the right to vote. Although the Representation of People Act 1918 did not extend suffrage to all women (this was only achieved in 1928) this day in 1918 is one to be remembered and celebrated. It is surely a day upon which thanks should be given to all those who struggled for women’s suffrage. It is also fitting, albeit long overdue, that the…

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Welcome to Iustitiae, a forum where we appraise, based on our respective interests and expertise, current developments in the field of human rights that we deem of particular importance. We hope to introduce fresh perspectives; highlight issues or points of views we feel are overlooked, and stir debate. We would like to begin with a discussions on the statement of the UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights, Philip Alston, on his December 2017 visit to the U.S….

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