Rhona Scullion
Rhona Scullion is a Scottish writer and reporter who works as a prison law advocate in Nottingham, England. She writes on a variety of human rights and British political topics, often on women's issues. Having previously worked in Hong Kong and Peru, she has written for the Women News Network and UNA-UK, among others. Scullion has a joint honors bachelor's degree in English literature and modern history from the University of St. Andrews and a postgraduate law degree from Nottingham Law School. She passed the English bar exam in 2017.
- Rhona Scullion
- • August 11, 2020
Just four months ago, Sudan took the monumental step to ban female genital mutilation, a painful, unnecessary and dangerous procedure that leaves lasting scars. Generally carried out on girls before they reach puberty, genital mutilation is now punishable in…
- Categories: Africa, Covid-19, Gender Violence, SDGs
- Rhona Scullion
- • July 9, 2020
WHITCHURCH, England — Britain currently has the highest death toll from Covid-19 in Europe and the third-highest death rate in the world, according to the World Health Organization statistics. The central government in London is being repeatedly criticized for…
- Categories: Covid-19, Governance, Health and Population
- Rhona Scullion
- • October 21, 2019
A new hotline is offering free, confidential legal advice to women in England and Wales who are experiencing sexual harassment at work. Launched in August, it is the only hotline of its kind dedicated to addressing a problem affecting…
- Categories: Health and Population, Human Rights, Women
- Rhona Scullion
- • February 20, 2019
NOTTINGHAM, England — It has been more than two and a half years since Britain voted to leave the European Union. As the rest of the world knows, nothing since then has gone smoothly. It’s not even clear where…
- Categories: Women
- Rhona Scullion
- • October 29, 2018
In the early morning of Tuesday, April 3, 2018, a temporary United Nations peacekeeping base in the village of Tagbara, in the Central African Republic, was attacked by rebel militia groups. One peacekeeper was killed and 11 others were…
- Categories: Africa, ICC, UN Peacekeeping
- Rhona Scullion
- • May 1, 2018
NOTTINGHAM, England — Prisoner rights are not a popular topic either in the hallowed halls of the British Parliament or in the public domain in Britain. Aside from the standard “tough on crime” approach that most governments adopt as…
- Categories: Human Rights, Poverty, WORLDVIEWS
- Rhona Scullion
- • November 30, 2017
The United Nations has recognized menstrual hygiene as a global public health and human-rights issue, yet across the world, “period poverty,” as some call it, is the reality for millions of women and girls. In India, for example, it…
- Categories: Climate Change, Human Rights, Poverty, Women
- Rhona Scullion
- • October 9, 2017
DUNDEE, Scotland — While most British people have a generally positive view of the United Nations, public awareness of who their diplomats are and how they carry out their work in New York is minimal to nonexistent. Yet the…
- Categories: Nikki Haley Watch, Nuclear Disarmament, Security Council, US Foreign Relations
- Rhona Scullion
- • March 20, 2017
NOTTINGHAM, England — Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May once famously wore a “This is what a feminist looks like” T-shirt and has been vocal in her support for women — much more than her only female predecessor and fellow…
- Categories: Gender Violence, Poverty, US Foreign Relations, Women
- Rhona Scullion
- • October 3, 2016
NOTTINGHAM, England — Female genital mutilation has been illegal in England and Wales since 1985. Scotland has similar but separate legislation. Much more comprehensive laws forbidding the practice were introduced in 2003 and again in 2015, creating additional safeguards…
- Categories: Gender Violence, Women
- Rhona Scullion
- • August 31, 2016
On the international stage, Scotland’s feminist credentials appear groundbreaking. All main political parties in Scotland are led by women, including the First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, from the Scottish National Party. Women’s rights have been named a priority, and gender…
- Categories: Gender Violence, Human Rights, Women
- Rhona Scullion
- • July 4, 2016
DUNDEE, Scotland — Before dawn on June 24, Britain voted by a majority to leave the European Union. Yet every region in Scotland voted to remain, and now Scots face the prospect of being pulled from the European Union…
- Categories: Governance, Women
- Rhona Scullion
- • March 8, 2016
LONDON — The Center for Women, Peace and Security, based at the London School of Economics in Britain, is a year old. The first of its kind in Europe, the center aims to shed light on the prevalence of…
- Categories: Gender Violence, Human Rights, Peace and Security, Women
- Rhona Scullion
- • August 26, 2015
Extracting minerals from the earth is a messy, albeit lucrative business, and the disputes that plague the industry tend to be equally challenging. As the center of international trading of mining company stocks, London is regarded by some watchdog…
- Categories: Africa, Climate Change, Gender Violence, Human Rights, Latin America
- Rhona Scullion
- • August 15, 2015
ICA, Peru — Located in the Pisco Province of the southern Ica region of Peru, the Paracas National Reserve is a Unesco World Heritage Site because of its rare natural diversity. Rich in marine life and wildlife, its unique ecosystem…
- Categories: Climate Change
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