Local Voices

Just Security’s “Local Voices” section features perspectives and analysis from individuals directly affected by conflict, human rights abuses, and political crises around the world.

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Hijab Bans, Hindutva, and the Burden of Hindsight

The rising risk of genocide against Muslims in India requires a response from governments and media companies.

Insight from Ukraine: Revitalizing Belief in International Law

"Our belief in international law might have been shaken, but it must survive despite the horrors we are currently witnessing."

Погляд з України: відроджуючи віру в міжнародне право

"Наша віра в міжнародне право могла похитнутись, але вона повинна встояти, незважаючи на усі жахіття,…
Relatives of victims of the regime of former Gambia President Yahya Jammeh demonstrate in Banjul on April 17, 2018 demanding answers on the state of the investigation on the disappearance of their loved ones. They hold signs with photos of their loved ones and signs that read, "Feel our pains," No place for enforce disappearance in Gambia," and "Hear our cries."

From Truth to Justice in The Gambia

The Gambia can take another key step toward justice as the government considers how to implement recommendations from the truth and reconciliation commission.

Вторгнення Росії в Україну є загрозою для правозахисників та політичних вигнанців

Вторгнення є екстремальним розширенням віри Путіна в те, що його владапридушувати інакомислення…

Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Imperils Human Rights Defenders and Political Exiles

Isabel Linzer and Yana Gorokhovskaia write the invasion is an extreme extension of Putin's belief that his power to repress dissent doesn't stop at Russia's borders. Resistance…

A Transitional Period Constitutional Question in Sudan

Sudan's military derailed a transition to civilian control in October. The former Minister of Justice takes a deep dive into the legal ambiguity in key founding documents that…

Haitians Have Built Consensus on a Democratic Way Forward. Why Is an Undemocratic Leader Still in Office?

The Biden administration faces another inflection point in its support for a leader opposed by a civil society-led alliance.
A view of the entrance to the Court of Cassation (Cour de cassation), one of France's courts of last resort having jurisdiction over all matters triable, is pictured on March 21, 2017, on Ils de la Cite, an island in the River Sein in central Paris . (Photo by THOMAS SAMSON / AFP) (Photo credit should read THOMAS SAMSON/AFP via Getty Images)

La France n’est pas un havre de paix pour les auteurs de violations des droits de l’homme, malgré l’avis de la Haute Cour

This article is also available in English here. Traduction fournie par l’auteur Un avis retentissant rendu par la plus haute juridiction française a semé le doute sur…
A woman (R) walks past pigeons flying near a tree along a footpath in Yangon on January 27, 2022. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)

From ‘8888’ to ‘2121’: A New Generation of Resistance in Myanmar

The attempted coup one year ago ushered in a new era for Myanmar. Where will it lead?
A collage of images from articles of the past week.

Democracy, Rule of Law, Justice: Lessons from 2021 for the Year Ahead?

A curated selection of Just Security articles offers insights for 2022 on issues of racial justice, democracy and the rule of law, diplomacy, foreign policy, and more.
(L-R) Germany's Social Democratic SPD outgoing party co-leader Norbert Walter-Borjans, designated German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, parliamentary group leader of Germany's social democratic SPD party Rolf Muetzenich, Germany's Social Democratic SPD party co-leader Saskia Esken, co-leader of Germany's The Greens (Die Gruenen) party and designated Minister for Economy and Climate Robert Habeck, Germany's Free Democratic Party (FDP) leader and designated Finance Minister Christian Lindner, parliamentary group co-leader of Germany's The Greens (Die Gruenen) party Katrin Goering-Eckardt (hidden), Federal Party Secretary of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) and designated Transport Minister Volker Wissing, co-leader of Germany's The Greens (Die Gruenen) party and designated Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and parliamentary group co-leader of Germany's The Greens (Die Gruenen) party Anton Hofreiter pose on stage after a signing ceremony in Berlin on December 7, 2021, where leading members of Germany's social democratic SPD party, the Greens and the free democratic FDP party sealed their coalition deal to form a new government. Olaf Scholz led his Social Democrats to victory against Angela Merkel's conservative CDU-CSU bloc in an landmark election in September 2021, as the veteran chancellor prepared to leave politics after four consecutive terms in office. (Photo by ODD ANDERSEN/AFP via Getty Images)

How Germany’s New Government Might Pursue Its “Values-Based” Foreign Policy in Europe

It aims to show that sticking to principles on the one hand and seeking constructive dialogue on the other are not mutually exclusive.
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