A Fact-Finding Organization Operating in a Narrative World On August 4, 2022, Amnesty International published a report that claimed Ukraine “put civilians in harm’s way by establishing bases and operating weapons systems in populated residential areas, including in schools and hospitals….” It goes on to claim that “Such tactics violate international humanitarian law and endanger …
by Calvin Mouw 
Cyberbullying is bullying that takes place online in digital spaces from social media to email to text messages and more. Cyberbullies write messages and trolling comments with the purpose to harm the recipient. Just to put some of these concepts in numbers, 36.5% of people in 2022 report to have been cyberbullied. Though most perpetrators …
by Cristina A. Bejan 
The UK deems asylum seekers as ‘dangerous criminals’ In June 2022, the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) issued a last-minute injunction to prevent a handful of asylum seekers in Britain from being deported to Rwanda. Britain’s Supreme Court had approved the plan and was overruled by the ECHR. The very next day, British Deputy …
by Calvin Mouw 
The following poem by Cristina A. Bejan is part of her award-winning poetry volume “Green Horses on the Walls” (Finishing Line Press, 2020). If you haven’t had the chance to follow Cristina’s work, we highly recommend reading her other contributions to ARCHER blog, or her amazing poetry! America World Police, Inside Empty A US Military base …
by Cristina A. Bejan 
This article was originally published by the The Wiener Holocaust Library, London (link to original here) on July 26th, 2021. We had the permission of the author to share it on ARCHER’s blog. Eugenics is based on the erroneous claim that most human activity, whether physical or mental, is determined by heredity. To control heredity, eugenicists …
by Marius Turda 
This Pride month special opinion piece is published under a pseudonym at the request of the author. “Amor fati” is a Latin phrase roughly translating to “to love one’s fate.” When someone mentioned writing this article to me, I didn’t know how I felt about it – I hardly believed I had anything of worth …
by Amor Fati 
The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) was a groundbreaking win for disability rights. However, the ADA was just the first step. Progress in disability rights has since fallen by the wayside, and there continues to be a profound misunderstanding of disability identity and social justice issues. It is time to talk about the …
by Stephanie Chalk 
Oklahoma House Bill No. 1775, the controversial state legislation that bans the teaching of critical race theory in Oklahoma schools, has been signed into law by Governor Kevin Stitt at the beginning of May 2021. This bill bans certain topics regarding race and gender from being taught in public colleges and universities in the state. …
by Roxana Cazan 
Mental Health Awareness Month is the ideal occasion to discuss the ways in which race, sexuality, and socio-economic status intersect in our society I’ve wanted to write something like this about mental health for a long time – but I kept pushing it to the back of my mind. This past week I saw something …
by Cristina A. Bejan 
What parenthood can teach us about social justice On Tuesday, April 20, 2021, George Floyd’s murderer was found guilty by a jury of his peers on all three counts: second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter. George Floyd was killed on May 25, 2020, while being arrested on the suspicion of having used a …
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