Accountability
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Accountability for Russian Imperialism in the “Global East”
Despite a tendency to analyze global divisions over aggression trials through a “West” versus “Global South” binary, the longer-term stakes of accountability for Ukraine…

Ten Years on From the Ghouta Chemical Weapons Attack in Syria: What Lessons Have Been Learned?
The Syrian government still has not been held accountable for its brutal chemical weapons attack on Ghouta ten years ago.

International Criminal Accountability for Yahya Jammeh’s Administration: The Gambia-ECOWAS Court
The government of The Gambia, ECOWAS, and the AU have a responsibility to action the decades-long justice and accountability demands of the victims and survivors of the Jammeh-era…

Missed Opportunities in House FY24 NDAA for Human Rights Progress in U.S. Security Assistance
The House of Representatives' FY24 NDAA missed the mark in strengthening arms transfer law, which is currently opaque and outdated.

The Perils and Promise of AI Regulation
With the launch of ChatGPT late last year, Congress is racing to catch up to the great promise and peril presented by the rapid deployment of artificial intelligence (AI). Just…

Civilian Protection Gains Stagnate in FY24 House NDAA
As the Senate considers the NDAA, U.S. policymakers should rally around the passed House amendments poised to make progress for civilians.

Why Say Who Did What? The Ethiopia Case and the Power of US Atrocity Determinations
Are they meaningful if condemnation is followed blithely by economic engagement with the same actors who committed the violations?

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.

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.

The Path to Justice for Shireen Abu Akleh Runs Through Washington
The US failure to act on her killing will perpetuate the cycle of impunity and expose more journalists to the risk of injury or death.

Prosecuting a President – Under What Conditions Is It Warranted?
"Democracies that resort readily to the criminal law against political rivals risk finding themselves at some stage categorized as ex-democracies."

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.