Human Rights

It aims to show that sticking to principles on the one hand and seeking constructive dialogue on the other are not mutually exclusive.

The transfer of "protection of civilian" sites to the government amid continuing threats requires extra vigilance from UNMISS.

Western donors, civil society, and media partners need to update their views of those who've fled repression.

The $424.4 million plan focuses on media, corruption, reformers, technology, and political processes like elections.

Yet, regardless of the scale and acceleration of abuses, such concerns are marginalized or avoided at high-level US-Mexico meetings.

Does the prohibition of apartheid apply to occupied territory? Marco Longobardo analyzes how laws of war, human rights, occupation, and against racial discrimination intersect.…

Polls show a steady decline. But while the opposition stands a chance, it faces challenges, including the risk of election manipulation.

Characterizing migrants as “armed bands” shapes the legal vocabulary - with potentially dire consequences. A call for empathy and restraint in legal discourse.

How to break six common and unhelpful patterns in US engagement with security partners that abuse rights or democratic standards.

Alongside humanitarian and logistical barriers, the lack of social acceptance is a factor barring 1.2 million people from returning home.

Both decisions were controversial but also innovative, and created a new panorama in the region going forward.

The ICC Office of the Prosecutor has "deprioritized" investigation of CIA torture in Afghanistan. But Julian Elderfield, a former attorney in the OTP, says the stated reasons for…