Author's details

Name: Stephen Thompson
Date registered: 22 February, 2011

Biography

Stephen Thompson is a graduate of Drew University with a focus in International Relations. With a great deal of experience related to the United Nations both from coursework and an internship in the UN Secretariat, Stephen’s research focused on the international legal system (the International Criminal Court, the UN Human Rights Treaty Bodies), women’s and gender equality (Female Genital Mutilation, women’s political participation, LGBT rights), peacekeeping and peacebuilding operations (effectiveness, lessons learned), and the One UN program aimed at enhancing system-wide coherence for UN programs implemented domestically. A future law student, Stephen hopes to have the opportunity to enact systematic changes in the international legal system that will better protect and represent all of the peoples of the world and make justice a universally accessible ideal.

Latest posts

1. Female Genital Mutilation — 26 April, 2011
2. Ratifying CEDAW, Part II — 21 April, 2011
3. Ratifying CEDAW, Part I — 19 April, 2011
4. Goldstone in Perspective — 12 April, 2011
5. Remembering Rwanda — 7 April, 2011
6. The Problem with Gitmo — 5 April, 2011
7. Responsibility to Protect — 1 April, 2011
8. Censoring Revolution — 24 March, 2011
9. Human Rights vs. Oil — 22 March, 2011
10. Understanding Lenses — 17 March, 2011
11. The Sexy Disaster Effect — 15 March, 2011
12. The Women’s Revolution — 8 March, 2011
13. Score One for International Law — 3 March, 2011
14. A Radical Notion that Women are People — 1 March, 2011
15. Opposing Equality: A Cross Comparison — 24 February, 2011
16. Delivering as One — 22 February, 2011

Most commented posts

1. Opposing Equality: A Cross Comparison — 2 comments
2. Remembering Rwanda — 2 comments