Human Rights
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From Suppressing the Tulsa Race Massacre to Critical Race Theory: The Privilege and Costs of Whitewashing History
(Editor’s Note: This article is part of a Just Security series that began in the runup to the hundredth anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre this year.) In the past few months,…
Questioning the “Domestic” and “International” in Biden’s Counterterrorism Strategy
How does the categorization of Muslim threats as presumptively “international" subject them to unaccountable security practices and deprivations of rights?
Famine in Tigray, Humanitarian Access, and the War Crime of Starvation
The siege of Tigray has deprived civilians of critical aid - is it a war crime?
Wrong US Call — Haiti Needs a Credible Transitional Government
The Biden administration can still support a successful move to a credible civil society-brokered transitional government in several ways.
Doubling Down on Deterrence
The Biden administration’s anti-asylum rhetoric harms refugees and won’t win votes.
Japan Cannot Claim Sovereign Immunity and Also Insist that WWII Sexual Slavery was Private Contractual Acts
In South Korea, two conflicting decisions by the Seoul Central District Court are testing the limited exceptions to sovereign immunity in a historic case of sexual violence in…
Facebook’s New Dangerous Individuals and Organizations Policy Brings More Questions Than Answers
The company has responded to criticism with clarifications and revisions, but the rules require a fundamental rethink.
Can Belarus Be Free? Yes, But the West Will Need to Show More Resolve – and Less Fear of Putin
Lukashenka is escalating his repression, defying the West, even as democratically elected leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya visit Washington.
Turning Cuba’s Internet Back On: International Legal Options
Top cyber law expert writes that the United States government can restore Internet and social media service to Cuban people under international law.
Feminist Foreign Policy: One Path Forward in U.S.-China Relations
The Biden-Harris administration can elevate the role of feminist organizations in China and the voices of women in both countries.
Restoring Justice to DOJ
Healing Trump-era wounds at DOJ will require understanding the extent of the abuse and taking specific steps to prevent repetition.
For Health Security and Equity, Time to End the Global Gag Rule Once and For All
Biden rescinded the policy by executive order, in the latest reversal over successive administrations. Congress should end it permanently.