Augustine Hacques

Researcher

Augustine is completing a bilingual LLM in Human rights, Security and Development at Lille Catholic University. She wishes to pursue a career in international development and is passionate about the intersection between business responsibility, social and environmental justice. She has previously worked on social sustainability advocacy and firmly believes in the role of education and capacity-building for human rights empowerment.

Articles

ARTICLE 19 Slams Iran's Digital Darkness as Human Rights Catastrophe...

ARTICLE 19 slams Iran's digital darkness as a human rights catastrophe amid nationwide unrest, blackouts hiding 42+ protester deaths, hospital raids, viol...

Trump's US Visa Revocations Top 100,000: Policy Shifts Analyzed

US visa revocations Trump exceed 100K, fueling policy debates on security, human rights, student impacts, and economic fallout in aggressive enforcement e...

Human Rights in Focus: State Policies Combat Screen Time with Literac...

2026 policy shift: Media literacy laws tackle teen screen risks, advance human rights amid smartphone threats.

Turning Surplus into Security Demands More Than Generous Federal Dona...

US food donation policies like the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Act boost surplus redistribution but fail local donors without logistics and infrastructure...

Voting Rights at Risk: Trump's Midterm Tactics Threaten America's Cor...

Trump voting rights policies erode Human Rights ahead of 2026 midterms, with executive orders and redistricting risking core democratic freedoms nationwid...

Georgian Dream’s Criminal Grant Law Weaponizes Funding to Crush Disse...

Georgia's Georgian Dream criminal grant law weaponizes foreign funding against human rights defenders, enforcing state policy to silence civic dissent and...

Venezuela's Repressive Machinery Thrives Post-Maduro: UN Sounds Alarm...

UN warns Venezuela's repressive machinery thrives post-Maduro: 87 detentions fuel 8.7M exodus, human rights crisis.

Pretti's Death: How Trump Officials Weaponize Lies Against Lawful Gun...

Pretti's Death: Trump lies violate human rights, clash state policy—falsely label legal protester Alex Pretti terrorist despite holstered gun.

Olsen Case Exposes Clash Between Refugee Pushback Secrecy and Transpa...

Olsen case reveals Human Rights clash as Norway debates extraditing Tommy Olsen to Greece for exposing refugee pushback secrecy.

UK AI Copyright Pivot Risks Creator Rights for Tech Gains

UK's AI copyright pivot risks human rights for tech gains via TDM reform. State policy weighs £72B AI boom against creator protections.

Indonesia, Malaysia's WFH Shift: Bold Energy Fix or Productivity Gamb...

Indonesia Malaysia WFH energy conservation: Bold state policies save billions amid crisis, but productivity risks loom.

From baby exporter to rights‑violator: Korea’s adoption reckoning

South Korea’s adoption abuses expose major Human Rights failures in State Policy; probe ends after suspect’s death leaves justice unfulfilled.