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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Islands of Advances in a Sea of Setbacks: Central American Rule of Law
The Biden administration’s promise to attack the root causes of migration from Central America just got harder to keep.
Between Legitimacy and Control: The Taliban’s Pursuit of Governmental Status
Recognition of a government involves calculations of both law and politics. What factors will influence States' response to the Taliban?
In the “War on Terror,” What Did Rights Organizations Get Wrong?
A leading human rights lawyer raises provocative questions about track record of U.S. human rights organizations. An essay in advance of a live event on Thursday night to discuss…
Corporate Criminal Liability for International Crimes: France and Sweden Are Poised To Take Historic Steps Forward
The growing trend seeking to hold corporations liable for their role in human rights abuses abroad is gaining new momentum.
The International Criminal Court and Afghanistan
Here's how the ICC can advance justice in Afghanistan despite the Taliban takeover.
Aligning Sanctions Laws with Humanitarian Principles: Pre-authorizing Aid in Afghanistan and Other Crises
It's time to flip the presumption - critical humanitarian assistance should continue even when sanctioned actors take over governing.
How the International Community Can Protect Afghan Women and Girls
What leverage do foreign aid donors have on the Taliban and how should they use it to press for the rights of Afghan women and girls?
A Visit to Northeast Syria Shows the Urgency for Governments to Repatriate Their Citizens, Many of Them Children, to Thwart ISIS
A majority of the approximately 72,000 detainees from 57 countries are children, and the militant group is targeting youths for recruitment.
Why “Buy Black” Is Not Enough: The Devastating Legacy of the Tulsa Race Massacre
The Massacre destroyed not only Black generational wealth but also the political and civil power that is tied to economic success.
The Politics of Repatriation and Power of Community Reintegration in Peacebuilding
Communities victimized by conflict may be remarkably receptive to the return of former fighters.
Addressing Masculinities and Gender Stereotypes to Prevent Violent Extremism and Terrorism
On the effort of states to develop a new discourse at the United Nations on gender stereotypes and masculinities as drivers of violent extremism and terrorism.
Embedding Gender in International Humanitarian Law: Is Artificial Intelligence Up to the Task?
The laws of war can sanction uses of force with gendered consequences. Encoding IHL principles into AI systems may reinforce - or correct for - these disparate impacts.