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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What if a President Committed Genocide or Other Atrocity Crimes?
Ambassador David Scheffer writes: Whether or not the Justice Department opinions are correct about presidential immunity from indictment for ordinary crimes … Lawmakers should…
Protections Fall for Vietnamese Immigrants as Trump Pushes Deportations
The Trump administration has reinterpreted a 2008 agreement with Vietnam in multiple ways to expand the categories of refugees it can deport. The effort appears to have affected…
“Domestic Terrorism” Bills Create More Problems Than They Solve
Lack of will and focus are the real impediments to investigating and prosecuting perpetrators. What's more, proposals to expand the definition of “terrorism” could harm activity…
“Offshore Processing” in Guatemala: A Deeper Look at the U.S. Asylum Deal
U.S. agreement to "offshore" asylum seekers (of different nationalities) to Guatemala bears striking similarity to Australia's policy of offshoring asylum seekers to an island…
“Fiat Justitia”: Implications of a Canadian Military Justice Decision for International Justice
A watershed ruling by Canada's Supreme Court sheds light on compliance of military justice systems with human rights norms.
Act Now to Celebrate the U.N. Women, Peace and Security Agenda in 2020
The United Nations Security Council took a historic step in October 2000 to promote the role of women in global peace and security. But if we want to be in a position to truly…
Effective U.S. Grand Strategy Includes Harnessing Diverse Educational Institutions
The best way to confront the wide spectrum of global risks and competition today is to operationalize the intellect and lived experiences of a diverse workforce. Historically black…
To the 2020 Candidates: As President, Would You Prevent Another Genocide?
Two types of questions — asking about a specific country context or a broad use-of-force policy — have guided debates on the national stage about the U.S. role in atrocity…
Border Agents’ Secret Facebook Group Highlights Social Media Vetting Risks for Immigrants
Government social media monitoring is ripe for abuse in any context, but the implications of Customs and Border Protection's environment of racism and lack of oversight demand…
The International Security Echo-Chamber: Getting Civil Society Into the Room
It is time to make sure the public fully understands the harmful impacts of their governments’ interventions on the lives of others, and to reaffirm that security can be built…
Questions Surround Secretive US-Guatemala Agreement
The agreement signed between the U.S. and Guatemala looks more like an attempt to make Guatemala an American Nauru – a terrible jail for thousands who would seek asylum in the…
Congress Tackles the “100-Mile” Border Zone for Federal Checkpoints
A long-festering issue affecting the entire U.S. border on the north, south, east, and west is finally getting congressional attention: the so-called “100-mile border zone”…