Human Rights

Just Security’s expert authors offer in-depth analysis on critical human rights challenges, including those related to armed conflict, emerging technologies, abuses by authoritarian governments, repression of human rights advocates and independent media, human rights litigation, racial justice, gender equality, and more.

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The charred remains of a small sedan, perhaps white originally, sit on a pavement in front of a tall stone wall with what appear to be wooden doors at various points along the wall. Clothes hang on a line as if to dry.

“They Will Kill Me”: Haitian Deportees from U.S. Face Fear, Uncertainty

Haitians deported from the United States face the threat of widespread gang violence, poverty, and instability.

Sep. 16, 2026 Nathalye Cotrino

A sign for Camp Justice in Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba.

Twenty-Five Years After 9/11 – and Still Waiting for Justice

Because of the United States' use of torture on the September 11 suspects, justice for the 9/11 plotters remains elusive 25 years later.

Sep. 15, 2026 Lawrence Friedman and Victor Hansen

9/11 Then and Now: How It Shapes Us 25 Years On

We asked experts with deep personal and professional ties to the post-9/11 era: how did 9/11 shape your path, and how does it continue to shape us 25 years later?

Sep. 11, 2026 Just Security

A Syrian carries the picture of his relative, who was killed during the country's civil war, while celebrating after the court proceedings, in Damascus on August 11, 2026. A Syrian court on August 11 sentenced former ruler Bashar al-Assad to death after a trial in absentia, convicting him of atrocities committed during the country's nearly 14-year civil war.

Supporting Syria’s Domestic Accountability Process

Despite their flaws, Syrian institutions have the potential to become vehicles of accountability with sustained international engagement.

Sep. 22, 2026 Terry Flyte

People wave Syrian flags as they celebrate a year since the ousting of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad in the Syrian capital Damascus on December 8, 2025. (Photo by LOUAI BESHARA / AFP via Getty Images)

Syria in Transition Series

Experts asses accountability, reconciliation, institutional reform, constitutionalism, and more in transitional Syria.

Sep. 22, 2026 Danae Askar

Gavel and scales with a US flag in the background as symbols of a jurisdiction.

Litigation Tracker: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions

A public resource tracking all the legal challenges to the Trump administration's executive orders and actions.

Sep. 22, 2026 Just Security

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Three blue-helmeted soldiers sit atop a heavy duty white pickup truck with "UN" on the side in the foreground, as three other "blue helmets" as the peacekeepers are called, stand or work on the ground,, with a white UN armored personnel carrier sits in the background under a large tree. The ground underneath it all is dry red earth, marked with vehicle tracks.

Keep the Blue Helmets Ready — They Are Needed More Than Ever

Member states must ensure that UN peacekeeping forces are prepared and equipped to deploy, mediate, protect civilians, and respond to global crises.

Sep. 21, 2026 David Haeri

Rows of desks in an arc face a dias placed against the iconic soaring gold backdrop and U.N. seal of the General Assembly chamber. Only about a third of the seats behind the rows of desks are occupied.

As Leaders Gather at the U.N. General Assembly, Competition May Outdo Cooperation

The challenges facing the U.N. include recurrent financial shortfalls and political irrelevance to some of the world's major crises.

Sep. 17, 2026 Richard Gowan, Daniel Forti and 1 more

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America Sent Them Into a Dictatorship’s Torture Chambers, Then Looked Away

The United States is deporting third-country nationals to Equatorial Guinea despite its documented pattern of human rights abuses.

Sep. 17, 2026 Tutu Alicante

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Tackling Spyware Abuse: What States Must Do Under International Law to Protect Journalists and Strengthen Security

States should treat spyware governance as a top-tier political priority and work toward a binding, enforceable regulatory framework.

Sep. 17, 2026 Catherine Amirfar

The Camp Justice sign near the Military Commissions court area on June 27, 2023 at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

The War on Terror: A Quarter Century of Unheeded Warnings

The global war on terror demands reflection and reckoning for the damage it caused to human rights and the international legal order.

Sep. 16, 2026 Helen Duffy

The building of the destroyed Shajareh Tayebeh primary school is pictured surrounded by rubble in Minab in Iran's Hormozgan province on August 10, 2026.

The Limits of the Law of Armed Conflict: Individual Accountability Should Not Obscure State Responsibility for U.S. Strikes on Iran School

The law of armed conflict is not suited to provide the legal clarity the public desires immediately following attacks that kill civilians.

Sep. 15, 2026 Charlie Trumbull

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