Despite guidance, the Singaporean government failed to accede to several international and domestic provisions that place significant restrictions on the ability to execute disabled people.
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Sam Biden May 20, 2022 Asia and Pacific, Global Governance and Human Rights, Latest Articles, The Policy Unit, Uncategorized
Despite guidance, the Singaporean government failed to accede to several international and domestic provisions that place significant restrictions on the ability to execute disabled people.
Read More »Sam Biden May 15, 2022 Global Governance and Human Rights, Latest Articles, Middle East and North Africa, The Policy Unit
If the conflict is to continue in a legal manner, all parties to the conflict must understand the indiscriminate use of rocket/artillery to clear large areas will only result in more innocent lives being lost.
Read More »Sam Biden May 2, 2022 Africa, Global Governance and Human Rights, Latest Articles, Security and Defence, The Policy Unit, Uncategorized
On 1 April 2022, the Malian government proudly announced their successes during a recent operation in Moura that left an estimated 300 ‘militants’ dead. Between 23 and 31 March, the Malian army and suspected Russian mercenary counterparts, Wagner Group (WG), summarily executed these estimated 300 men.
Read More »Sam Biden April 27, 2022 Global Governance and Human Rights, Iraq and Syria, Latest Articles, The Policy Unit, Uncategorized
All domestic parties to the conflict have consistently targeted their political dissenters as well as wartime rivals with enforced disappearances.
Read More »Sam Biden April 21, 2022 Africa, Global Governance and Human Rights, Latest Articles, The Policy Unit, Uncategorized
The combination of Libya's penal sanctions alongside neglectful treatment of asylum seekers is nothing short of inhumane, let alone lawful.
Read More »Sam Biden April 17, 2022 Africa, Global Governance and Human Rights, Latest Articles, The Policy Unit, Uncategorized
Armed groups in South Sudan have systematically targeted women with malicious sexual intent as well as continued this in the form of prolonged slavery and forced pregnancies.
Read More »Sam Biden April 7, 2022 Europe, Global Governance and Human Rights, Latest Articles, The Policy Unit, Uncategorized
With all evidence considered, the actions of the Belarusian security forces amount to a denial of not only the rights to freedom of association and assembly but also freedom from torture, free speech, the right to due process and effective remedies and demonstrates failures of the national accountability mechanisms.
Read More »Sam Biden April 4, 2022 Africa, Global Governance and Human Rights, International Law, Latest Articles, Security and Defence, The Policy Unit
While the Mali government have launched some investigations into atrocity allegations regarding Islamist groups, investigations into the Mali military have not been commenced.
Read More »Sam Biden April 3, 2022 Asia and Pacific, Global Governance and Human Rights, Latest Articles, The Policy Unit
Allegations from migrant workers hailing from Bangladesh and Nepal have been made against Dyson concerning poor labour standards at a division of ATA IMS, known as ATA Industrial.
Read More »Sam Biden April 2, 2022 Europe, Global Governance and Human Rights, Latest Articles, Russia and Eurasia, The Policy Unit
While the assessment of general and specific IHL only leaves more questions, the short and safe answer is that Russia’s sole use of thermobaric weaponry is permitted by IHL.
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