http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/protection Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Sat, 09 May 2026 13:04:57 -0400 Sat, 09 May 2026 13:04:57 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1928/structural-violence-in-the-queer-community-a-comparative-analysis-of-international-human-rights-protections-for-lbtiq-people By Misty Farquhar - This paper discusses the structural violence experienced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, intersex, or queer (LGBTIQ+) people and people with disabilities (PWD), and reviews the international human rights protections available to each group through United Nations (UN) processes. It begins by exploring the human rights issues faced by LGBTIQ+ people, the impacts on their health and wellbeing, and the lack of international systems in place to protect them. It then repeats the process for PWD and highlights the efficacy of the protections afforded them. A comparative analysis contextualises the... Mon, 20 Dec 2021 09:19 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1928/structural-violence-in-the-queer-community-a-comparative-analysis-of-international-human-rights-protections-for-lbtiq-people http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1322/economic-impacts-of-the-conservation-of-the-mojave-shoulderband-snail-helminthoglypta-coyote-greggi By Cyrene Krey - The terrestrial Mojave Shoulderband Snail (Helminthoglypta (Coyote) greggi) is being considered for status and protection as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act due to the recent construction of a mining operation in an area that occupies a significant portion of its habitat range. There are many points that require consideration when evaluating the sustainability and economics of the mining project compared with the survivability of this species. Of particular importance to this discussion are the economic implications of the mining project, the functioning of the Mojave Shoulderband... Sat, 19 Dec 2015 08:22 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1322/economic-impacts-of-the-conservation-of-the-mojave-shoulderband-snail-helminthoglypta-coyote-greggi http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/853/dian-fosseys-controversial-active-conservation-proves-useful-in-increasing-mountain-gorilla-awareness By Brandy Rimmer - It was Dr. Louis Leakey, renowned archaeologist and anthropologist, who realized that the mountain gorillas were facing the threat of extinction in the very same century that they were discovered (Fossey, 1983). It was for this reason that he hired Dian Fossey to carry out research on the mountain gorillas in the Rwandan mountains. In his life, Louis Leakey put a substantial amount of energy into promoting research on the behaviour of non-human primates. Along with hiring Dian Fossey for studies on gorillas, he had similarly been responsible for Jane Goodall's research on chimpanzees and Birute... Mon, 13 Jan 2014 03:55 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/853/dian-fosseys-controversial-active-conservation-proves-useful-in-increasing-mountain-gorilla-awareness