Tag: Humans Rights Violations
9 Articles
- Human Rights & Development
The Greenlandic Forced Contraception Cases: Apologies, Compensation and Beyond
Introduction From the 1960s until the 1990s, the Danish government adopted a family planning policy in Greenland, commonly referred to as the “Spiral Campaign,” which…
February 11, 2026
- Human Rights & Development
Gender Apartheid as an International Crime: Taliban Oppression in Afghanistan Triggers Campaign
Introduction It has now been four years since what Afghans call “the fall.” On August 15, 2021, Taliban fighters swept into Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, hours after the…
September 2, 2025
- Dialogues
Lessons from a Lifetime in Human Rights: Kenneth Roth on His New Book and the Struggle for Justice
GJIA: The Trump administration has floated this concept of “forcible transfer” for the war in Gaza. How do you interpret this term under international law, and what…
June 9, 2025
- Human Rights & Development
Oil Licenses and Repression: The Human Rights Impact of Sanctions Policy in Venezuela
Introduction On March 3, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) revoked General License No. 41 (GL41), a significant policy…
May 14, 2025
- Human Rights & Development
Gendered Consequences of U.S. Mass Deportations: How Shifting Migration Policies Endanger Women and Girls
Introduction Women constitute half the world’s 281 million migrants and 19.6 million refugees. In Central America alone, women and girls accounted for approximately 49 percent…
May 6, 2025
- Conflict & Security
The Balochistan Quagmire: A Cycle of Violence, Political Mobilization, and Repression
Introduction Balochistan has long been at the center of tensions between the federal government and Baloch nationalist movements, stemming from political marginalization,…
March 14, 2025
- Online Archive
Emerging Multilateral Fora to Advance Human Dignity
To advance human rights, we need to reach back to a broader concept of human dignity—enshrined in the UN Charter’s first 45 words and the Universal Declaration on Human…
October 24, 2013
- Online Archive
South Kordofan: Sudan’s New Darfur
Fighting began in June 2011. Both the government and the rebels wish to control South Kordofan, a region situated on the border between South Sudan and Sudan, which is extremely…
October 17, 2013
- Conflict & Security
Human Rights, Refugees, and the Conflict over the Western Sahara
The Polisario has repeatedly been accused of massive human rights violations against a refugee population that they supposedly manage and protect. Moreover, the group has been…
September 24, 2013