Juliette Terzieff
Juliette Terzieff is a freelance journalist based in Tampa, Fla. After receiving a bachelor's degree in political science from Niagara University, she served as a Peace Corps volunteer in the Central Asian republic of Turkmenistan before beginning her journalism career. Specializing in crisis zones, Ms. Terzieff has covered events in Serbia, Kosovo, Bulgaria, Turkey, Syria, Pakistan, India and Afghanistan for clients including Newsweek, the San Francisco Chronicle, CNN International and the London Sunday Times.
Articles written by Juliette Terzieff
By Juliette Terzieff
28 Jun 2010 |
WPR Blog
Human rights advocates and Russian opposition figures are
criticizing two legislative proposals before the Russian legislature.
By Juliette Terzieff
18 Jun 2010 |
WPR Blog
Around the world, governments have largely made progress in the battle
against human trafficking over the last year, according to the U.S.
State Department's latest "Trafficking
in Persons Report,"
By Juliette Terzieff
16 Jun 2010 |
WPR Blog
Amnesty International is fielding a team of human rights defenders
and joining other rights groups in examining the World Cup host country's rights
progress.
By Juliette Terzieff
11 Jun 2010 |
WPR Blog
Freedom House's annual review of the world's most-repressive societies
is a fixture among human rights advocates as a gauge of where the most
work needs to be done. This year's list features a set of countries that
also represents major engagement challenges.
By Juliette Terzieff
04 Jun 2010 |
WPR Blog
Efforts to expand the scope of the International Criminal Court during a
review conference taking place this week in Kampala enjoy broad support
among rights advocates, but many governments have expressed
reservations.
By Juliette Terzieff
28 May 2010 |
WPR Blog
Children's rights advocates across the globe came together May 25
to call for universal endorsement and implementation by 2012 of two
United Nations protocols aimed at protecting children against
exploitation during armed conflicts or at the hands of human
traffickers.
By Juliette Terzieff
21 May 2010 |
WPR Blog
A Malawian couple became the latest gay rights activists to face a
judicial backlash for their public stand on sexuality this week, when
they were sentenced to 14 years hard labor for "gross indecency."
By Juliette Terzieff
20 May 2010 |
WPR Blog
Human rights campaigners are condemning the election of seven countries
with controversial rights records to the United Nations Human Rights
Council by the General Assembly last week, and calling for reform of the
election process.
By Juliette Terzieff
07 May 2010 |
WPR Blog
A diverse group of academics, corporate leaders, universities and
non-governmental organizations have joined forces in a bid to
significantly change the human rights equation.
By Juliette Terzieff
04 May 2010 |
WPR Blog
Rights advocates marked World Press Freedom Day
yesterday, emphasizing the ways in which media freedom remains a
contentious issue in many parts of the world, as journalists continue to
risk their liberty and lives in the pursuit of their profession.
By Juliette Terzieff
30 Apr 2010 |
WPR Blog
The plight of migrant workers around the world got significant attention
from rights advocates this week ahead of International Labor Day on May
1.
By Juliette Terzieff
27 Apr 2010 |
WPR Blog
Iran dropped its bid for a seat on the United Nations Human Rights
Council, only to turn its sights instead on a position on a U.N.
commission devoted to the protection of women's rights.
By Juliette Terzieff
22 Apr 2010 |
WPR Blog
Announcements by New Zealand and the United States this week on the United
Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples moved the world community
tantalizingly close to achieving consensus on a human
rights
issue with ongoing relevance in many parts of the world.
By Juliette Terzieff
20 Apr 2010 |
WPR Blog
The news that the
Indian cabinet has signed off
on handing over the country's first anti-torture legislation to the
parliament for a vote should spark cheers, right? Not exactly.
By Juliette Terzieff
02 Apr 2010 |
WPR Blog
From post-election protests in Iran to the campaign against trade in
conflict minerals, social media is revolutionizing the way human rights
advocates broadcast their efforts.
By Juliette Terzieff
31 Mar 2010 |
WPR Blog
Use of the death penalty is on the decline globally, with the majority
of sentences handed down and carried out by a handful of hardcore
holdout countries, Amnesty International said
in a report
(.pdf) released Tuesday.
By Juliette Terzieff
23 Mar 2010 |
WPR Blog
With an increasing number of communities around the world lacking
sufficient water supplies, the push to classify access to potable water
as a basic human right is gaining ground among some activists.
By Juliette Terzieff
19 Mar 2010 |
WPR Blog
South African authorities have accelerated plans to enact legislation
targeting human trafficking activities ahead of the upcoming FIFA World
Cup in June and July, amid warnings from rights advocates that
trafficking incidents will rise before and during the competition.
By Juliette Terzieff
18 Mar 2010 |
WPR Blog
Child labor remains one of the world's most persistent human rights
problems, pitting rights advocates, governments and companies against
tradition, the needs of impoverished families and criminal groups.
By Juliette Terzieff
11 Mar 2010 |
WPR Blog
Governments and international sports bodies routinely fail to
protect area residents from forced evictions ahead of large sporting
events, independent United Nations investigator Raquel Rolnik told
journalists this week.