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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To Ease Iraq’s Displacement Crisis, Restorative Justice and Peacebuilding are Vital
Alongside humanitarian and logistical barriers, the lack of social acceptance is a factor barring 1.2 million people from returning home.
Stirring Trouble at the Border: Is Belarus in Violation of International Law? – Part 1
Belarus has been criticized for using desperate migrants to pressure EU borders. But is it breaking international law by doing so?
Escalating Risks on Europe’s Eastern Frontier: Belarus-Poland, Russia-Ukraine, and How the US Can Work With Its Allies
President Biden hoped for a more stable and predictable relationship with Russia. Time to deal with reality instead.
Closure for Colombia, New Scrutiny for Venezuela: ICC Investigations in Latin America
Both decisions were controversial but also innovative, and created a new panorama in the region going forward.
Uncertain Future for the ICC’s Investigation into the CIA Torture Program
The ICC Office of the Prosecutor has "deprioritized" investigation of CIA torture in Afghanistan. But Julian Elderfield, a former attorney in the OTP, says the stated reasons for…
American Society Will Not Abandon Our Afghan Allies
If we claim to honor their service, we must not leave our veterans to hold the weight of our collective national commitment on their own.
Living in Limbo: The Impact of Greece’s Safe Third Country Policy on Afghan Asylum Seekers
Designating Turkey as a safe third country is Greece's latest attempt to shift its obligations under international and European law.
Abuse of Interpol for Transnational Repression: Assessing the FY22 NDAA’s Provisions for Prevention
The act needs work, but could set a new standard in limiting Interpol abuse for assassinations, abductions, financial blacklisting and more.
Military Officers’ Handwritten Clemency Letter at Guantanamo – What It Says About Who We Are
"A long step toward the ultimate freedom: the realization that there is no them, there is only us."
Afghanistan: A Way Forward for Women and Girls
The US government must meaningfully consult with and listen to women inside and outside the country to support those left behind.
What the Afghanistan Withdrawal Teaches Us About Safeguarding Human Rights Evidence
As the Taliban seized control, evidence of human rights abuses had to be destroyed, hidden, or risk capture. It didn't have to be this way.
A Soldier and His Establishment: In the Life of Colin Powell, Who Failed Whom?
The question to ask is not what he should have done differently, but what, if anything, his life suggests we should do differently.