Human Rights, Values, and Culture.
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.
The Beautiful Game & The Human Rights
The US deported over 500,000 people in 2025 under the Trump administration, with ICE operations targeting communities of colour in all major host cities. Travel…
Humanitarian Obligation Without Shelter
The brief calls on the court to affirm five categories of binding state obligations covering prevention, rights-respecting adaptation, durable solutions, participatory decision-making, and international cooperation,…
Dismantling the Rules That Protect Human Life in the Middle East Conflict
HRW calls on world leaders to invoke their obligations under Common Article 1 of the 1949 Geneva Conventions to actively pressure all parties to respect…
Hostages to Conflict: UN Staff in Detention
The sharpest concentration is in Yemen, where 73 UN staff remain in the custody of de facto Houthi authorities, some for as long as five…
The Middle East and the Laws of War
Human Rights Watch called on all states, including allies of the warring parties, to invoke their obligations under Common Article 1 of the Geneva Conventions…
Europe’s Economic Security, and Why Human Rights Must Be Front‑Loaded
Strengthening due diligence laws, enforcing forced labour bans, protecting diaspora communities from transnational repression, and embedding labour standards in trade policies would align Europe’s economic…
U.S. Immigration Policies Harm Pregnant Migrants
ICE’s official policy states that pregnant, postpartum, or nursing women are generally not to be detained for administrative immigration violations unless legally required or under…
Impunity in Uniform/Israel’s Decision to Drop Charges Against Soldiers at Sde Teiman Is a Disgrace
The decision came at a moment of rising regional tensions and intense international scrutiny of Israel’s conduct in Gaza. That it was welcomed publicly by…
Russia’s Digital Iron Curtain, A Crackdown on Free Expression
The collaboration and solidarity of global partners are essential in upholding fundamental human rights principles in the face of growing threats to online freedom and…

