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Exposing Torture Crimes in Russian Prisons: In Conversation with Vladimir Osechkin
Vladimir Osechkin is a Russian-born human rights activist and founder of Gulagu.net, an NGO that documents and exposes crimes committed...

Nadia Jahnecke
11 min read


The Tragedy of Sudan
‘Throughout history, it has been the inaction of those who could have acted; the indifference of those who should have known better; the...

Rebecca Tinsley
35 min read


People Not Boats: Sacrificing Human Rights on the Altar of the Hostile Environment in the UK
If you tolerate this, your children will be next! Manic Street Preachers, 1998 Introduction The issue of immigration and human rights...

Zrinka Bralo
27 min read


Bearing Witness to Libya’s Human Rights Tragedy
The 2011 Western and Arab intervention in Libya was born of the lessons learned (or, as the case may be, not learned) from the...

Stephanie Williams
30 min read


Harmonizing International Law and Political Power: In Conversation with Luis Moreno Ocampo
Luis Moreno Ocampo is an Argentine Lawyer and prosecutor who played a critical role in the Trial of the Juntas during Argentina’s...

Aidan Johnson
13 min read


Humanitarian Complicity in Genocide
This article explores an uncomfortable reality that locates international humanitarian and development organisations as sometimes...

Penny Green and Thomas MacManus
34 min read


The Battle of Preserving Liberty: In Conversation with Mazen Darwish
Mazen Darwish is a Syrian Human Rights lawyer, freedom of expression activist and the president of the Syrian Centre for Media and...

Nour Kachi
18 min read


Directing The Mauritanian: In Conversation with Kevin Macdonald
Over his career, Kevin Macdonald has directed a plethora of documentaries and films which have garnered critical acclaim and popular...

Fabienne Marshall
13 min read


The Power of Information in the Syrian Revolution: In Conversation with Rami Jarrah
Rami Jarrah is a Syrian political activist who played a major role in exposing the Syrian regime’s war crimes during the 2011 Syrian...

Nour Kachi
29 min read


The Obligation to Undress and the Destruction of Personal Belongings: The Lesser Evil
1. The Obligation to Undress and the Destruction of Personal Property: Related Violations 1.1. Evidence of Confiscation and Destruction...


Tibet’s Advocate: In Conversation with Dhondup Wangchen
Dhondup Wangchen is a Tibetan filmmaker. As a self-taught filmmaker, he secretly shot Leaving Fear Behind in response to the Beijing...

Nancy Lura
12 min read


The Past, Present, and Future of Political Protest in Burma: In Conversation with Bo Kyi
Bo Kyi is a Burmese human rights activist and founder of the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP), a human rights...

Aidan Johnson
20 min read


Why have the Youth Disappeared? The Visible Invisibility of Youth Political Activism in E-1 Bedouin Communities
Introduction[1] Why have Palestinian Bedouin youth in the Jerusalem periphery disappeared? This has been a consistent question in the...


Confiscation of Russian Assets: Legal, Human Rights, and Political Limitations
Moral considerations in confiscating Russian assets Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine has been going on for almost two years....


Images of Iran’s Resistance: In Conversation with Roshi Rouzbehani
Roshi Rouzbehani, a London-based Iranian illustrator, uses her captivating artwork to champion social causes. Beyond captivating...

Solomon Njombai
11 min read


Bridging Trauma to Hope: In Conversation with Jessa Crisp
Jessa Crisp is a licensed professional counsellor, public speaker, and anti-trafficking activist. A victim of sex trafficking as a child,...

Nadia Jahnecke
26 min read


Anemones of the People
Knuckle dragging, low-slung, dead pig-eyed, A belch or a growl passes for thought, Ogres, tramping through dirty snow fields To sniff out...

Paul Pickering
2 min read


Invisible in Plain Sight: How Can We Increase the Rate of Identification of Victims of Human Trafficking and Slavery?
My Story Ten years old and wishing I was dead. Sitting on my bed, staring at my hand—wondering whether I was invisible or not. I never...

Jane Lasonder
18 min read


Defending Global LGBT Rights: In Conversation with Téa Braun
Téa Braun is the Chief Executive of the Human Dignity Trust. She oversees all of the core legal work of the Trust and has been involved...

Abi Dore
16 min read


Film and Culture in Sudan’s Civil War: In Conversation with Ibrahim Ahmad
Sudanese filmmaker Ibrahim Ahmad exposes human rights abuses through his award-winning films. Chronicling the atrocities in Sudan, his...

Solomon Njombai
17 min read


The Power of Social Movements: In Conversation with Deva Woodly
Deva Woodly is a professor at Brown University. Her research covers media and communication, political understanding of economics, race,...

Eleanor Taylor
22 min read


Youth Activism in Afghanistan: In Conversation with Nila Ibrahimi
Nila Ibrahimi is a 16-year-old Afghan women’s rights activist who narrowly escaped the Taliban following their return in August 2021....

Nadia Jahnecke
15 min read


What Comes After Freedom: In Conversation with Behrouz Boochani
Behrouz Boochani is an award-winning Kurdish writer, journalist, scholar, cultural advocate, and filmmaker. His memoir No Friend But the...

Alexandra Marcy Hall
14 min read


Hong Kong’s Last Generation: In Conversation with Frances Hui
Frances Hui is policy and advocacy coordinator for the Committee for Freedom and Hong Kong Foundation. Having become an activist at the...

Nadia Jahnecke
21 min read
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