Humanitarian

The deterioration in human rights in 2025 heightens the risks for defenders going forward, all worsened by donors' deep funding cuts, especially those of the United States.

What stories or topics merited more attention in 2025, and which might inform law and policy conversations in 2026?

Trump's Rwanda-DRC peace deal inherits six months of failed implementation, unmet security commitments, and a worsening humanitarian crisis in eastern Congo.

An amnesty in any future peace plan would be unlawful and a moral abdication of the pursuit of accountability for victims in Russia's war in Ukraine.

UN Resolution 2803 authorizes a Gaza stabilization force under U.S. guidance, raising questions about legality, impartiality, and risks to Palestinian self-rule.

A confluence of factors threatens to reignite the conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region, exacerbating displacement and human suffering, and destabilizing the entire region.

For the Gang Suppression Force to succeed in Haiti’s challenging context, it must expand on the rights-respecting foundation established under the MSS mission.

Analysis of Germany's argument before the International Court of Justice in Gaza case.

Civilian harm is not entirely avoidable during armed conflict, but it can be anticipated and its severity limited. In Asia-Pacific, this depends entirely on steps taken now.

Israeli international law scholars write about their prior letter published by Just Security and a recent article published at Just Security as well.

The credibility of the U.N.'s human rights framework depends on whether it can confront a systematic experiment in gender oppression with more than statements of alarm.

An eight-point statement signed by 270 international law scholars demonstrates a convergence of views on Gaza and international law.