Human Rights

It is time for Canada to put human rights over corporate interests and re-examine its support for Enbridge's Line 5.

How repressive States have begun to abuse multilateral human rights organizations, and what should be done to counter them.

To explain how climate disasters impact people with disabilities, and how response systems can be improved, we have Professor Michael Ashely Stein.

UN Security Council Resolution 2686 raises human rights concerns by broadly defining extremism and emphasizing "human fraternity."

A White House state dinner courts a longshot security alliance, even as the administration's own reports document democratic backsliding.

Gender must be “on the table” throughout the discussion and eventual negotiation of a treaty on crimes against humanity, and everywhere that States seek to prevent or punish…

"Including the crime of gender persecution within the Rome Statute constitutes a significant step in the development of international criminal law related to the investigation…

"If we do not specifically identify and condemn the discriminatory drivers of crimes, what hope do we have of dismantling them as part of our quest for an atrocity-free, more peaceful…

Proponents of an autonomous weapons systems treaty should look to the Convention on Cluster Munitions' success for guidance and motivation.

"Now is the time to dust off the law books on the crime of gender persecution and bring justice to survivors and victims who have never in history received full recognition."

Wrongful detention is a threat to US persons everywhere, and should be a top priority in domestic and foreign policy.

Failing to address their democratic deficiencies sets up the US and G7 for long-term strategic failure and hinders economic prosperity.