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Wesam Ahmad, Palestinian human rights advocate at Al-Haq NGO in Ramallah, Palestine speaks via video conferencing. One person sits at a table with a laptop across from the large screen showing Wesam Ahmad.

Counterterrorism Off the Rails: Israel’s Declaration of Palestinian Human Rights Groups as “Terrorist” Organizations

Law professors critically analyze Israel Defense Minister Benny Gantz's designation of six Palestinian human rights groups as “terrorist” organizations
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Digest of Recent Articles on Just Security (Oct. 16-22)

Kleptocracy/Democratic Backsliding • Guantanamo • Artificial Intelligence • Cybersecurity • Judiciary Transparency • Counterterrorism • Children in Conflict • Bosnia-Herzegovina…
A view of the supreme court building in Victoria on March 5, 2012. A sign reads “The Judiciary: Supreme Court of Sychelles.” The building is characterized by white brick and dark wooden trimmings.

Amnesty & Accountability in Seychelles

The Seychelles' truth commission has the unusual power to grant - not just recommend - amnesties. What is their status in international law, and role in transitional justice?
US government's special envoy for Western Balkans Matthew Palmer poses with members of Bosnia and Herzegovina's tripartite presidency, Milorad Dodik, Zeljko Komsic, and Sefik Dzaferovic in Sarajevo on July 5, 2021 as Palmer held several meetings with national political leaders in Bosnia as well as state officials.

Peace Is Threatened Again in Bosnia, A Quarter Century after Dayton

Separatist provocations pose the greatest danger to the country's peace and cohesion since the accords were forged 26 years ago.

Early Edition: October 22, 2021

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The main gate at the prison in Guantanamo at the US Guantanamo Naval Base on October 16, 2018, in Guantanamo Base, Cuba. A tower with an American flag is seen behind barbed wire fencing.

What Comes Next After a Guantanamo Detainee’s Habeas Win

Afghan national Assadullah Haroon Gul won his habeas case at the D.C. District Court. The United States must expeditiously arrange for his transfer to Afghanistan.
Residents of Lukodi village, where dozens were killed in 2004 by the Lord's Resistance Army, react as they listen to the International Criminal Court's (ICC's) sentence of Dominic Ongwen, a Ugandan child soldier-turned-Lord's Resistance Army commander, on radio in Lukodi, Uganda, on May 6, 2021. A radio hangs on a tree with a poster regarding the sentencing.

It’s Time To Revisit the United States’ Evolving Posture Toward the Use of Child Soldiers

The U.S played a key role in bringing Dominic Ongwen to justice, but more should be done to stop the use of children in armed conflicts.
Legal blind justice Themis metal statue with scales on chains

Judicial Secrecy: How To Fix the Over-sealing of Federal Court Records

The lack of uniform procedures for sealing federal court records has resulted in excessive secrecy that has caused considerable harm.

Early Edition: October 21, 2021

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Tunisian soldiers part of the UN peacekeeping Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) depart a plane at Banguis airport on September 21, 2021. Some wear masks, others do not. Two greet each other in a fist bump.

How the UN Can Strengthen its Peacekeeping Mission in the Central African Republic Amid a Changed Conflict

A Security Council divided over rights violations by Russian paramilitaries must maintain civilian protection as a priority.
A photographer kneels on the ground in front of two cars to take a photo of one of them. The cars, a 2015 Ferrari LaFerrari and a 2010 Bugatti Veyron EB 16.4 Coupe model car, sit stationary on a brick road. People walk past in the background. The cars are part of an auction preview by sales house Bonhams of sport cars belonging to the son of the Equatorial Guinea's President.on September 28, 2019 at the Bonmont Abbey in Cheserex, western Switzerland.

How American Kleptocracy Works

Review: Casey Michel's book, “American Kleptocracy,” tells the tale of US financial secrecy via two of the world’s great kleptocrats.

Early Edition: October 20, 2021

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