Self-defense does not absolve any party—state or non-state—from compliance with international humanitarian law.”
Category: Atrocity Prevention
Ukraine’s Children: Deportation, Civilian Targeting, and the Erosion of International Norms
Ukraine’s children have become central to the conflict—not only as victims of war, but as targets of policies that risk permanently severing identity, family structures, and national continuity.”
Human Trafficking in Malawi: Structural Vulnerabilities, Legal Gaps, and Protection Challenges
Human trafficking in Malawi is sustained not only by criminal networks, but by systemic vulnerabilities that leave victims unprotected and perpetrators largely unaccountable.”
Global Displacement: Scale, Protection Gaps, and the Limits of International Response
Global displacement is no longer a temporary humanitarian emergency; it is a prolonged condition shaping the security, stability, and future of entire regions.”
Sudan Is Unraveling: Armed Conflict, Humanitarian Collapse, and Renewed Atrocity Risk
Sudan’s conflict has moved beyond political struggle into a pattern of violence and deprivation that places millions of civilians at immediate risk.”
Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act
When discrimination is codified into law, it not only legitimizes abuse but creates the conditions for systematic persecution.”
Asylum is a Fundamental Human Right: Legal Protections and Contemporary Challenges
From Dictatorship to Conflict: Sudan’s Escalating Crisis
Sudan has shifted from dictatorship to conflict, with civilians increasingly caught in the crossfire of competing military factions.”
The Crisis in Yemen: Humanitarian Collapse Amid Protracted Conflict
In Yemen, conflict is not only measured in violence, but in the slow erosion of survival—hunger, disease, and the collapse of basic human dignity.”
Crisis in Afghanistan: Rights, Collapse, and Humanitarian Emergency
The crisis in Afghanistan is defined not only by economic collapse, but by the systematic erasure of women and girls from public life.”