Women’s Rights

The international community must recognize the links between the repression of women and the Taliban's support for violent extremism.

The International Criminal Court's Policy on the Crime of Gender Persecution helps unpack how gender is used in persecutory targeting.

"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…

"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."

Normalizing ties with the Taliban would come at a high cost for ordinary Afghans.

The United States must rethink its strategy toward Afghanistan and prevent the Taliban from gaining a stronger foothold.

How the country's vibrant civic organizations came to the rescue in war, and how the international community can help them.

The creation of the first U.N. fact-finding mission on Iran signals that the world will not stand silent in the face of egregious human rights abuses.

Iranians continue to protest discriminatory rules in a bid to achieve gender equality.

For far too long, occupation law has ignored the experiences of women and girls. It is time to refocus the conversation.

During the next two weeks, Just Security will highlight expert analysis and issues relating to the 77th United Nations General Assembly.