Collective punishment targets populations, not perpetrators, and in doing so violates a core principle of international humanitarian law.”
Tag: Crimes Against Humanity
Israel-Hamas Conflict: Civilian Protection and Legal Boundaries in Armed Conflict
Self-defense does not absolve any party—state or non-state—from compliance with international humanitarian law.”
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.”
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.”
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.”
Arrest Warrants for Vladimir Putin: International Justice and the Deportation of Children
The unlawful transfer of children in Ukraine is not only a war crime—it may represent one of the clearest pathways toward establishing genocidal intent.”
Crisis in the Horn of Africa: Conflict, Climate, and Compounding Vulnerabilities
In the Horn of Africa, climate stress and armed conflict are not separate crises—they are mutually reinforcing drivers of instability and mass suffering.”
War in Ukraine: One Year of Conflict, Displacement and Global Consequences
Ukraine’s citizens and military forces have demonstrated extraordinary resilience, holding their ground despite the relentless assault on civilians and infrastructure.”
