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Human Rights Watch: From Helsinki Watch to Forensics, 1978–Present
HRW’s documented timelines and methodological notes have shaped litigation, sanctions debates and UN inquiries, even as the organisation faces recurring scrutiny over sources and verification…
UN Human Rights 2026 Appeal: Rallying Global Support to Protect Fundamental Freedoms
UN Human Rights calls on Member States, philanthropic organizations, private sectors, and individuals alike to unite in their shared responsibility to defend lives, uphold dignity,…
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Al Jazeera Forum: Navigating the Complexities of Human Rights, Accountability & International Law
Discussions included the role of the ICC prosecutor and the importance of consistent enforcement to avoid perceptions of selective justice. Despite challenges, international law was…
Rohingya Merits Hearings End — ICJ Case Concludes
The hearings represent a significant procedural milestone toward international accountability, with implications for reparations, criminal referral, and broader norms against ethnic cleansing.
Minneapolis, Policing, and Border Agents
The episode has escalated tensions over use-of-force, federal policing and oversight of immigration agents.
Australia Hate Speech After Bondi Attack
The new legislation is likely to fuel concerns over freedom of speech and freedom of expression. Directly after the attack, the New South Wales government…
The UN’s Crucial Role in Global Governance
Speaking to member states, Baerbock reiterated, “It is worth fighting for,” reinforcing the UN’s essential role in providing humanitarian aid in Gaza, advocating for girls’…
Human Rights and the Laws of War, Questions over a US Boat Strike
The case points to a possible erosion of internal safeguards governing the use of lethal force. Congressional oversight has yet to clarify how these operations…
Human Rights and Tax Justice, Why the World Needs New Rules
Oxfam reports that global private wealth has grown eight times faster than public wealth since 1995. Over the past decade the world’s 3,000 richest billionaires…
Children and the Missing Treaty on Crimes Against Humanity
Experience suggests such omissions matter. International criminal investigations have often taken an adult centric approach, overlooking child specific harms, while reparations programmes frequently exclude minors.…
Prominent Palestinian Artist died
Bakri’s influence cannot be measured only in titles or box office figures, but in the generations of artists shaped by his insistence that culture record…
The WPS Agenda at a Crossroads
Funding for women-led groups remains threadbare; national action plans often go unrevised for years. The women, peace, and security project was never a one-off achievement.
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