United Nations

The UN Special Rapporteur concludes that the Taliban’s policies of removing women and girls from public life can best be described as “gender apartheid”—a term that multiple…

Austria's position is likely to influence ongoing international efforts to establish norms and principles that govern State conduct in cyberspace, potentially leading to more robust…

An expert team from Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) and local partners unpacks patterns of attacks on health care in armed conflicts.

A checklist to clarify and expand exemptions when needed could lead to a broad agreement on how to use these measures for peace and security.

A special rapporteur's unusual visit and her finding that sanctions have harmed the country ignores legions of evidence and analysis.

The emergence of deepfakes and synthetic media have called into question the authenticity of user-generated evidence in legal proceedings.

A report from Ben Saul, the new UN expert on counterterrorism and Human Rights, outlines his priorities for the coming years.

The international community needs unity to press the group on its draconian repression of women and on rising terrorism risks such as ISIS-K.

Petra Molnar’s book "The Walls Have Eyes" is a sweeping portrait of how new technology is transforming borders around the world.

The Tribunal issued the first-ever opinion by an international court articulating States’ obligations with respect to climate change.

Public and formal education will be needed to fulfill the resolution's purpose of ending genocide denial and preventing future atrocities.

The ICC Prosecutor's charges related to starvation in Gaza resemble patterns of previous starvation crimes over the past eight years.