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Biden Must Act on Landmark UN Special Rapporteur Guantanamo Report
The Biden administration's willingness to open itself up to difficult external scrutiny should be commended, but the UN Special Rapporteur's findings should also be a wakeup call…
The Cost of Consensus in the Eighth Review of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy
United Nations member states must find ways to demand more inclusive, rights-compliant, and gender-responsive counterterrorism efforts.
Will Canada Stand Up for Indigenous Rights or Continue Supporting Big Oil?
It is time for Canada to put human rights over corporate interests and re-examine its support for Enbridge's Line 5.
Going on Offense Against Authoritarians at the UN Human Rights Council and Beyond
How repressive States have begun to abuse multilateral human rights organizations, and what should be done to counter them.
Takeaways from the UN Special Rapporteur Report on Guantanamo
The United States should make good on its commitment to follow through on the Special Rapporteur's Guantanamo report.
Sudan Today Follows Decades of Justice Denied
Repeatedly, leaders were not held to account for their abuses, emboldening today's generals to again use violence in their power struggle.
New UN Security Council Resolution on “Human Fraternity” Raises Human Rights Concerns
UN Security Council Resolution 2686 raises human rights concerns by broadly defining extremism and emphasizing "human fraternity."
Le monde réagira-t-il à une possible agression de la République démocratique du Congo par le Rwanda?
La communauté internationale devrait répondre avec urgence à l'agression potentielle par le Rwanda envers la RDC.
Will the World Respond to Potential Rwandan Aggression Against the Democratic Republic of the Congo?
The international community should respond to potential Rwandan aggression against the Democratic Republic of Congo with urgency.
On International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, a Call to Better Support Them
"It is too often lost in the fight against torture that much of the work is rooted in hope. Hope is a powerful change agent, and in the simplest terms, it is what the U.N. Voluntary…
Biden Prepares to Fete Modi Amid US Reports of India’s Rights Abuses, Repression
A White House state dinner courts a longshot security alliance, even as the administration's own reports document democratic backsliding.
Disinformation in a Triple Threat: How Old and New Challenges Make Peacekeeping More Dangerous
As the largest financial contributor – and debtor – to UN peacekeeping, the US is uniquely positioned to reverse the trend.