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The Spreading Impact of Restrictive ‘Foreign Agent’ Laws and How to Stop Them

Such measures not only gut civil society as incubators of citizen involvement and connection with government, they spill beyond borders.
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Key UN Committee Clears Path for Crimes Against Humanity Treaty Negotiations

After years of delay, the UN Sixth Committee cleared a path for negotiations on a global treaty regarding the prevention and punishment of crimes against humanity.
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The Just Security Podcast: A Major Breakthrough Towards a Treaty on Crimes Against Humanity

The U.N.'s Sixth Committee recently adopted a resolution for negotiations on a treaty to prevent and punish crimes against humanity.
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Progress on Gender Justice Continues as States Consider Next Steps on Draft Crimes Against Humanity Treaty

This fall, a number of States expressed support for the inclusion of various gender justice proposals in a potential future treaty.

Journalist in Exile Laments Kyrgyzstan Crackdown, Now Extending to His 12-Year-Old Son

Bolot Temirov on the personal cost of the country's repression of media and civil society, as democracy gives way to authoritarianism.
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Rule of Law Index Shows Some Rays of Hope Amidst Continuing Global Recession

While the rule of law recession persists, the 2024 data show progress on some issues and some countries stepping back from the brink of autocracy.
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Justice Delayed is Justice Denied: Moving Forward with a New Crimes Against Humanity Treaty

As formal debates on a proposed crimes against humanity treaty have continued, we have seen in every corner of the globe why this treaty is so desperately needed, not only to prevent…
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The Just Security Podcast: The Spread of Political Propaganda on Encrypted Messaging Apps

Messaging platforms such as have become highly influential tools for manipulating and misleading voters around the world.
In this photo illustration, the logos of social media applications, WeChat, Twitter, MeWe, Telegram, Signal, Instagram, Facebook, Messenger and WhatsApp is displayed on the screen of an iPhone on October 06, 2021 in Paris, France. Frances Haugen, a former employee of the Facebook social network created by Mark Zuckerberg, told the US Senate on October 05 that Facebook was prioritizing its profits at the expense of security and the impact of the social network on young users. To support her claims, Frances Haugen draws on her two-year experience as a product manager at Facebook and on the thousands of documents she took with her last spring, grouped together under the name of "Facebook Files ".

Political Propaganda Runs Wild on Messaging Apps – Platform Owners Can Help Counter It

Messaging platforms such as WhatsApp, Telegram, and Viber have become highly influential tools for manipulating and misleading voters.
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The Next Step for USAID’s New Digital Policy: Account for Conflict Risks and Include Peacebuilding

These elements are vital to ensuring that the agency's aid programs related to digital technology address drivers of violent conflict and fragility, and mitigate risks.
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Political Violence in the United States Is Rising – and It Might Be Up to Americans to Say “Enough!”

How does this moment in the United States fit into trends of political violence, and what might be done to reduce the risk of escalation?
The three women wear head coverings and behind them hangs a banner that reads in part "Peace and Justice...Sudan." One of the women holds a sign showing a tank with the words "NO WAR" and a slash across a red circle.

To Challenge State Capture, the US Needs a Strategy of State Retrieval

The democratic world must side with pro-democracy, peace, and anti-corruption movements in Africa and act against corrupt networks.
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