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UN Human Rights Expert Extends Chinese Government’s Impunity

A special rapporteur's unusual visit and her finding that sanctions have harmed the country ignores legions of evidence and analysis.
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New UN Special Rapporteur’s Report Underscores Risks of Abusive Counterterrorism

A report from Ben Saul, the new UN expert on counterterrorism and Human Rights, outlines his priorities for the coming years.
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Deaths, Torture, and Arbitrary Detention in the Wake of the Islamic State in Syria: The US Responsibility to Act

More than 56,000 people, including 30,000 children, are being held with US support and many face systematic torture and grossly inhumane conditions.
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As DHS Implements New AI Technologies, It Must Overcome Old Shortcomings

The DHS can either carry forward in its history of bias or transparently mitigate the harmful impacts of AI on rights and privacy.
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What Can Repair Look Like Through a Syrian Victims’ Fund?

A Syrian Victims' Fund should take into account survivor voices and needs, as well as helping Syrian victims around the world.

Russian Human Rights Activist Vladimir Kara-Murza Marks Two Years Behind Bars

His wife, Evgenia, calls on the global democratic community to stand with her husband and others fighting Putin's repression.
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Bringing Transparency to National Security Uses of Artificial Intelligence

The Biden administration should ensure that AI systems do not proliferate in secret under the banner of "national security."
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A Simple US Step Can Help Protect Another Imprisoned Democracy Activist in Russia

After Navalny's death, one of Putin's many political prisoners urgently needs the US to designate him as "unlawfully or wrongfully detained."
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The Just Security Podcast: “Attack from Within: How Disinformation is Sabotaging America”

Just Security hosted an event for the launch of Barbara McQuade’s new book, "Attack from Within: How Disinformation is Sabotaging America."
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Rethinking Risk: Reducing Harm to Nonprofits in the Push to Counter Terrorism Financing

After years of detrimental side effects from the Financial Action Task Force's power, a course correction is overdue.
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Book Excerpt: “Attack from Within: How Disinformation is Sabotaging America” by Barbara McQuade

Excerpted from "Attack from Within: How Disinformation is Sabotaging America" by Barbara McQuade, published by Seven Stories Press.
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Why and How the Senate Should Swiftly Dismiss the Impeachment Charges Against Mayorkas

"The articles are also facially and substantively defective in many other respects. Upon convening as a court of impeachment, the Senate should swiftly reject the articles as a…
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