Atrocities

What we can name and render cognizable and what we must un-remember and forcefully forget is deeply connected to the numerous atrocities embedded in the international order.

Compliance with international humanitarian law must be about fulfilling its humanitarian purpose, not skirting its limits.

The tactic adds to evidence of intent to kill civilians through targeted or indiscriminate attacks, including on aid workers and institutions.

Prosecutors allege that Sergei Shoigu, Russia’s former defense minister, and Valery Gerasimov, the Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, directed missile strikes…

An expert team from Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) and local partners unpacks patterns of attacks on health care in armed conflicts.

A special rapporteur's unusual visit and her finding that sanctions have harmed the country ignores legions of evidence and analysis.

A successful counter-gang strategy must rebuild community trust, protect human rights, and lay the groundwork for long-term peace and stability.

Survey results from over 400 Rohingya survivors of the 2017 genocidal violence in Myanmar raise the question of what international courts owe to those who participate in their…

"For seven and a half years, I served as director of the State Department office that leads Leahy vetting of foreign security units. ... U.S. State Department spokespersons assert…

Petra Molnar’s book "The Walls Have Eyes" is a sweeping portrait of how new technology is transforming borders around the world.

Services required for the survival of Ukraine’s civilian population – like healthcare – are affected by attacks on energy infrastructure.

Ukraine may represent a unique case of the full use of available mechanisms within the existing system of international criminal justice.