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Early Edition: July 15, 2022

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Jul. 15, 2022 Emma Snell

Image: Right: ANDIJAN, UZBEKISTAN: Shoes are seen on the central square of the Uzbek town of Andijan, 14 May 2005, after clashes between the government forces and local protesters. Bodies littered the streets of the eastern Uzbek city of Andijan as security forces tightened their clampdown and the death toll continued to rise in what residents called massacres. (DENIS SINYAKOV/AFP via Getty Images). Left: The Human Rights Committee during its 128th Session. Credit: UN Multimedia

Overlooking Injustice: A Troubling Formalistic Turn at the UN Human Rights Committee

The Committee has recently dismissed complaints for technical reasons and enforced time limits more strictly - calling into question its role as a last avenue for justice.

Jul. 14, 2022 Masha Lisitsyna and James A. Goldston

Members of Afghanistan's Powerful Women Movement, take part in a protest in Kabul on May 10, 2022.

From Talk to Action: Addressing the Appalling Women’s Rights Crisis in Afghanistan

The international community must coordinate a human rights-centered approach and use all available leverage against the Taliban's human rights violations.

Jul. 14, 2022 Ambassador Nasir A. Andisha and Hamid A. Formuli

Early Edition: July 14, 2022

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Jul. 14, 2022 Emma Snell

US soldiers stand to attention at the United States Army military training base in Grafenwoehr, southern Germany, on July 13, 2022.

In Support of Sunsets: Easy Yes Votes on AUMF Reform

Congress and the Biden administration should support inclusion of a reauthorization requirement in any new authorization for use of military force.

Jul. 13, 2022 Tess Bridgeman

Image: A group of about 12 men, all wearing white cowboy hats, sit around a conference table. Texas Governor Greg Abbott sits at the end of the table, speaking, in front of the seal of the state of Texas and flanked by American and Texas flags. AUSTIN, TX - JULY 10: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks during a border security briefing with sheriffs from border communities at the Texas State Capitol on July 10, 2021 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Tamir Kalifa/Getty Images)

The Biden Administration’s Options for Responding to Abbott’s Unconstitutional Border Enforcement Executive Order

The Texas governor has invoked war powers to respond to migrant arrivals at the border - potentially usurping federal prerogatives.

Jul. 13, 2022 Katherine Yon Ebright and Joseph Nunn

Yemenis inspect the damage a day after a reported Saudi-led airstrike targeting a prison in the Huthi stronghold of Saada in northern Yemen, on January 22, 2022.

The Urgency of Reparations for Civilians in Yemen

Failing to ensure reparations for civilian harm is choosing to impose the war’s costs on those who had no say in the decision to go to war.

Jul. 13, 2022 Kristine Beckerle and Ali Jameel

Early Edition: July 13, 2022

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Jul. 13, 2022 Emma Snell

A noose is displayed on a projector screen as U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS), Chair of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol, delivers opening remarks during the third hearing on the January 6th investigation in the Cannon House Office Building on June 16, 2022 in Washington, DC.

January 6th and America’s Ambivalence about Political Accountability

Real accountability requires placing the events of January 6th in the context of ongoing efforts to perpetuate election disinformation.

Jul. 12, 2022 Ambassador P. Michael McKinley (ret.)

Director of Policy Planning Department at the UAE Foreign Ministry Abdulrahman Ali Alneyadi, US Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Yael Lempert, Director-general at Israels Ministry of Foreign Affairs Alon Ushpiz, Undersecretary for international affairs at the Bahrain Foreign Ministry Sheikh Abdulla bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, Director-general of political affairs at Morocco's foreign ministry Ambassador Fouad Yazourh, and Deputy-assistant Foreign Minister for Egypt Ministers Office Affairs Mohamed Tharwat hold a joint press conference for the Negev Forum first Steering Committee meeting in the town of Zallaq, south of the Bahraini capital Manama on June 27, 2022.

Backgrounder: President Biden’s Middle East Trip

As President Biden travels to the Middle East, the future of important bilateral relationships and multilateral initiatives hang in the balance.

Jul. 12, 2022 Philip Mousavizadeh, Katherine Fang and 1 more

Early Edition: July 12, 2022

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Jul. 12, 2022 Emma Snell

Committee members attend the fifth hearing held by the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol on June 23, 2022 in the Cannon House Office Building in Washington, DC.

Strongest Evidence of Guilt: Chart Tracking Trump’s Knowledge and Intent in Efforts to Overturn the Election

Key facts — concerning President Trump’s knowledge and beliefs when trying to overturn the election — based on Jan 6 hearings.

Jul. 11, 2022 Ryan Goodman, Justin Hendrix and 1 more