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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Chad’s Counterterrorism Support Abroad Drives Repression and Discontent at Home
The international community should ensure Chad’s military participation in countering terrorism does not come at the expense of freedoms for its citizens.
Egypt’s Agenda for Reshaping the UN on Counterterrrorism
The draconian prosecution, trial and sentencing of Bahey eldin Hassan helps Egypt delegitimize human rights as central to counterterrorism.
QAnon is a Nazi Cult, Rebranded
"I have studied and worked to prevent genocide for forty years..."
A Test for the US Posture on the Int’l Criminal Court: “Safe Harbor” Licenses?
A US willingness to consider mitigation will signal the true intent of sanctions against the ICC prosecutor and a division director.
Why Them? On the U.S. Sanctions Against Int’l Criminal Court Officials
What messages is the United States sending by targeting Fatou Bensouda and Phakiso Mochochoko in particular?
Counterterrorism Assistance to Chad for the Sahel: The Price the People Pay
With an influx of international security aid has come diplomatic cover for government corruption, impunity, and the consolidation of power.
The Int’l Criminal Court Executive Order: Global Reactions Compiled
With the Trump administration poised to issue sanctions under its new executive order aimed at the ICC, Beth Van Schaack gathers key global reactions to the order and identifies…
Facebook Oversight Board Should Hear the India Hate Speech Case
The panel might be ready to start work in October, and it is not too late for it to weigh in on this. The global information environment demands it.
Anniversary of Genocidal Attacks on Rohingya Reminds Us They Are Still at Risk
"We come together as a Rohingya woman and a descendant of Holocaust survivors to reckon with the unconscionable crimes the Rohingya community has faced, and affirm the obligations…
Bringing Abolition to National Security
"Though far less explored, abolition may also be the most promising option for dealing with discriminatory national security laws and policies. Without understanding the historical,…
Hardwired Against Change: Race, Incarceration, and COVID-19
"Given the unique risks of exposure, infection, and death in prisons, jails and detention centers, challenging carceral secrecy is even more important than ever in the midst of…
Policy Options in Response to Crimes Against Humanity and Potential Genocide in Xinjiang
The international community can unite in myriad ways to end the stunningly sweeping abuses China is committing against Uyghurs.