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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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.
Post-Pandemic Canada: “At the Mercy of the Indian Race”?
Last winter, before the COVID-19 pandemic dominated headlines, Canada was already in the midst of a national crisis. This crisis stemmed from Indigenous opposition to the construction…
Two Regional Human Rights Tribunals Forge Ahead Despite Trump’s Attacks on International Institutions
Regional bodies have crucial opportunities in the coming months to address the violations imposed upon men subjected to the post-9/11 extraordinary rendition program.
Border Justice in the Age of Pandemic
"As the dynamics of closure continue, we should push ever more strongly to build a legal and political agenda against violence and discrimination at our borders. The new agenda…
How China is Violating Human Rights Treaties and its own Constitution in Xinjiang
China’s “Strike Hard” campaign against Uighurs and other Muslim minorities in Xinjiang, ... questionably framed by the Chinese government as a counterterrorism operation,…
“Head-On Into Peril”: Connecting 9/11 and Law Enforcement Abuses in Portland
"It was no accident that people of color (primarily Black and Latino Americans, and Muslims around the world) were the primary targets of both military and police agencies post-9/11…
Ignoring Iraq’s Most Vulnerable Displaced Families Undermines US Stabilization Agenda in Iraq
U.S. troop numbers and economic reforms will no doubt receive the most attention in the U.S.-Iraq “strategic dialogue” set to continue this month. But the senior officials…
Political Attacks on Eastern Europe Watchdogs Compound Threats to Democracy
Ombudspersons face similar risks across the region, as autocratic ruling parties seek to remove independent checks on their control.
The OSCE: A Bulwark Against Authoritarianism
On the 45th anniversary of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, don't abandon it by leaving its crucial institutions without leadership.