An article by Greg Mullenholz on the fact that education is a social justice issue within our society. He calls education "a dividing line between success and failure" and states that access to high quality teachers and education is a key component to helping students who are underprivileged to receive the future they deserve.
Slavery in its most well-known form has been abolished, but contemporary slavery (including forced labor, domestic servitude, and sexual slavery) lives on throughout the world. The majority of people who suffer from contemporary slavery are of the poorest and most vulnerable groups within our society.
The UN reports on children deprived of liberty. Children are being held in various detention centers at younger and younger ages, and many of them are being wrongfully withheld from society. Many are forced to stay in unlivable conditions, or in centers meant for adults, and become subject to horrible abuse and punishment.
This article is about discrimination against mentally ill people in the workplace. It includes negative experiences of those who have mentioned their illness during interviews, and those who are already employed.
The United Nations conducted an analysis on violence against women across the globe. The devastating results show that violence against women is a continuing issue in societies throughout the world.