by Meredith Gusky | Apr 14, 2022 | Europe, Foreign Tribunal, Germany, Human Rights, Law of War, Middle East & North Africa
In January 2022 the first war crimes trial for atrocities committed in Syria concluded with a guilty verdict for Anwar Raslan. Raslan was a Syrian intelligence officer charged with committing the crimes of rape, murder, and sexual assault while working at a prison...
by Nur Evin Mercan | Apr 12, 2022 | All, Human Rights, Ukraine
Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on Feb. 24. As many individuals found themselves caught within a dangerous warzone, Ukrainians were “forced to seek refuge in other countries” according to Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas. According...
by Andrea Lorch | Apr 6, 2022 | All, Human Rights, Law of War, Russia, Ukraine
Since the mid-twentieth century, each generation has been defined by war. War has dominated our society in the worldwide instability that has followed both World Wars and mass global colonization. Since 1947, the number of conflicts in the world have continued to...
by Sabrina Rodriguez | Mar 29, 2022 | All, CEDAW, Human Rights, Women
Regional human rights systems address violence against women differently largely because different regions suffer from different maladies and issues. The Inter-American system addressed violence against women earlier than any other region in the world, starting with...
by Katherine Dolgenos | Mar 23, 2022 | All, Asia, China, Covid-19, Cybersecurity, Human Rights, Internet Law, National Security
After initially downplaying the COVID-19 pandemic and preventing medical professionals from speaking out, the Chinese government reversed course and acted swiftly to stop the virus from spreading. The government’s public health measures included extensive data...
by Esteban Munoz Calle | Mar 17, 2022 | All, Human Rights, Latin America, Peacekeeping
Since the 1960s, Colombia has been engaged in a civil war with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia – FARC). Although the FARC formed in 1964, it was not until the 1980s that it burst into the national...
