Burma/Myanmar

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, human rights, and the rule…

The coronavirus crisis should not function as a cover for repressive action under the guise of protecting health, especially in already vulnerable populations.

The vulnerability of refugees and asylum seekers has been long recognized, yet the vast majority of countries have not even included refugees and asylum seekers in their pandemic…

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,…

Nationality-based restrictions will separate families and are the wrong tool to promote public safety and national security.

It will be important to identify the pathways for Myanmar to comply within a governmental system that gives its military extensive autonomy, while not allowing it to hide behind…

Ignoring such propaganda only risks undermining efforts to stop atrocities.

Only time will tell whether the provisional measures now issued are sufficient to prevent future genocide in Myanmar.

By any measure, last week was a banner one when it comes to moving towards accountability for crimes against the Rohingya in Myanmar. The week started with The Gambia filing a…

Myanmar taken to ICJ over genocide of Rohingya, IAEA reports further Iranian steps away from JCPOA, UN experts find al-Shabaab a potent threat despite U.S. air strikes, the UN…

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,…

North Korea is evading UN sanctions, DRC violence could amount to crimes against humanity, calls for a Security Council referral to the ICC of the situation in Myanmar, China prevents…