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Hard Work Ahead for Haiti’s New Government as it Seeks to Restore Security with International Support

A successful counter-gang strategy must rebuild community trust, protect human rights, and lay the groundwork for long-term peace and stability.
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Whose Justice? Rohingya Perspectives on Post-Atrocity Justice

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…
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Israel and the Leahy Law

"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…
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The Just Security Podcast: ‘The Walls Have Eyes’ Book Talk — Surviving Migration in The Age of Artificial Intelligence

Petra Molnar’s book "The Walls Have Eyes" is a sweeping portrait of how new technology is transforming borders around the world.
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Russia’s Attacks on Ukraine’s Energy Infrastructure Imperil Healthcare Access

Services required for the survival of Ukraine’s civilian population – like healthcare – are affected by attacks on energy infrastructure.
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Justice in Ukraine Requires Using All Tools in the Accountability Ecosystem

Ukraine may represent a unique case of the full use of available mechanisms within the existing system of international criminal justice.
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Liberia’s Post-War Struggle for Accountability, Justice, and Healing

Liberia's president is working to establish a war crimes court to prosecute crimes which occurred during the country's civil war.
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UN Recognition to Mark the Srebrenica Genocide Is Only the Beginning

Public and formal education will be needed to fulfill the resolution's purpose of ending genocide denial and preventing future atrocities.

Armenia and Azerbaijan in the International Court of Justice Over Nagorno-Karabakh

Learn how cases related to the conflict develop international jurisprudence, including for enforcing State accountability.
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Gaza Arrest Warrants: Assessing Starvation as a Method of Warfare and Associated Starvation Crimes

The ICC Prosecutor's charges related to starvation in Gaza resemble patterns of previous starvation crimes over the past eight years.

More States Open to Considering Gender Apartheid for Draft Crimes Against Humanity Treaty

Learn what UN members said about denoting violations such as the Afghan Taliban's dystopian repression as a crime in a possible treaty.
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Support Grows for Gender Justice at UN Session on Draft Crimes Against Humanity Treaty

Track how States for the first time addressed proposals to better integrate gender justice and the needs of victims and survivors.
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