Armed Conflict
Human Rights & The Middle East’s Grinding Machine
Israeli strikes across Lebanon killed at least 39 people on a single Sunday in late March, according to UN-monitored reports. In Gaza, the UN and…
Bombs, Rubble and Rising Humanitarian Need
As Israeli strikes continue across Lebanon, the human toll mounts and the prospects for peace recede
Dying in Childbirth, One Shortage at a Time
In Sudan’s only western referral maternity hospital, doctors watch patients die for want of gloves and antibiotics. The war has come for mothers too.
Nuclear Roulette
The implications extend beyond Iran. As Grossi reminded IAEA board members in Vienna, many countries in the region that have come under military attack operate…
Civilian Rights Under Military Pressure
The protection of civilians during armed conflict rests on a century-old body of International Humanitarian Law (IHL), anchored by the Geneva Conventions and the principle…
America’s Cluster Munition Problem
When a US admiral condemned Iran’s weapons conduct, reports pointed out the obvious difficulty: Washington has a cluster munition policy of its own that it…
Lebanon at a Breaking Point
The UN’s most senior humanitarian official has warned the Security Council that Lebanon is staring into an abyss. The country’s crises have a way of…
Words That Kill …
Officials from the United States, Iran, and Israel are using rhetoric that signals dangerous contempt for the laws of war. The civilians caught in between…
Iran War/Twelve Years Old and Fit for Duty!
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards are recruiting children as young as 12. Under international law, enlisting those under 15 is a war crime.
Palestine/Israel/A Rope and a Double Standard
Israel’s new death-penalty law is designed to kill Palestinians faster, and with less scrutiny.
Blue Helmets in the Crossfire
Secretary-General Guterres condemned the killing as a potential war crime and called for accountability, while the WHO reported that 51 Lebanese health workers had been…
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