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The Early Edition: May 27, 2020
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Time to Move Beyond the Rhetoric of Protecting Civilians in Conflict
In his annual protection report to the United Nations Security Council, released this month, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has issued a clear call to parties to conflict…
The US Cannot Withdraw from the WHO Without First Paying Its Dues
President Donald Trump must choose between freezing US contributions to the World Health Organization and following through on his threat of withdrawal. He cannot do both.
The President’s Inversion of the Government’s Ethical Conduct Standards, Right Before Americans’ Eyes
The Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch (Standards of Conduct) on this topic could not be clearer, and the president's statements contradicting those…
The Early Edition: May 26, 2020
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Human Rights Cannot Be Put on Hold
As a result of the current global pandemic, the U.N. Human Rights Council session, when the U.S. was set to be reviewed as part of the Universal Periodic Review, was postponed.
National Security at the United Nations This Week (May 15-22)
(Editor’s Note: This is the latest in Just Security’s weekly series keeping readers up to date on developments at the United Nations at the intersection of national security,…
Recap of Recent Articles on Just Security (May 18-22)
Covid-19, Refugees, Syria, Michael Flynn, Facebook Oversight Board, Torture in Lebanon and U.S. policy, Afghanistan, Suits against States and Companies for terrorism, human rights…
Tents at Sea: How Greek Officials Use Rescue Equipment for Illegal Deportations
Niamh Keady-Tabbal and Itamar Mann expose the latest Greek abuse of migrants: forcing them onto rafts and leaving them adrift in the Aegean.
A Lost Phone Brings a Female ISIS Returnee to Trial for Crimes Against Humanity
Almost six years have passed since the genocide against the Yazidis, an ethno-religious minority group in Northern Iraq, and one of the first trials against a female ISIS returnee…
Mapping the Proliferation of Human Rights Bodies’ Guidance on COVID-19 Mitigation
When multiple bodies – especially intergovernmental organizations or oversight bodies within the same system – offer separate guidance on the same topics without coordinating…
The Early Edition: May 22, 2020
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