Earlier this week the American Anthropological Association’s task force on Engagement with Israel-Palestine issued a 130-page report to assess whether […]
When the Jewish Agency in Tel-Aviv announced the institution of the Provisional Government of Israel on 14 May 1948, the
Much has been written about women’s land rights in Africa, but little research has been undertaken on how law works
States resort to disappearances to remove unwanted critics or minorities from society. The act of a disappearance often follows a
On May 2nd, 49 men went on trial for the public murder of a young woman called Farkhunda in the
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To round off our week of excellent posts on all things related to the theme of human rights, we are
Every American President has grappled with the place of “rights” in U.S. foreign policy. However, the rise to prominence of
Hilary Charlesworth is a Professor of International Law and Human Rights at the Australian National University. She is also an
This is all over the newspapers: MPs have found that the United Kingdom detains ‘far too many [migrants] unnecessarily and for
