Jessica Honan
November 4, 2020
Asia and Pacific, Global Governance and Human Rights, Latest Articles
In 2014, the Marshall Islands (RMI) attempted, unsuccessfully, to use International Law to compel States to disarm their nuclear capacities. With the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons set to enter into force in January 2021, the RMI’s earlier attempt to have States’ legal obligations clarified is relevant to the discussion on the legal status of nuclear disarmament in International Law.
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Simon Schofield
November 2, 2020
Europe, HSC in the Media, Latest Articles, Middle East and North Africa, Opinion, Uncategorized
Human Security Centre (HSC) Deputy Director Simon Schofield has had a comment piece on Turkey's regional policy published in the Jerusalem Post.
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Ataa Dabour
October 26, 2020
Global Governance and Human Rights, Latest Articles, Security and Defence, Uncategorized
Private military and security companies have a strong technical and security culture. But they lack human and humanitarian indicators to rely on. This shortfall contributes to widening the gap between security and human rights considerations, and to increasing possible human rights violations.
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Luke Austin
October 22, 2020
Asia and Pacific, Latest Articles, Uncategorized
Shinzo Abe has caused a significant commotion recently with his resignation. What has perhaps caused just as much of a disturbance is the election of his successor, a veteran LDP politician of more humble origins by the name of Yoshihide Suga.
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Jack Davies
October 19, 2020
Latest Articles, Security and Defence, Uncategorized
There may be no ‘smoking gun’ that proves governments consciously deploy SOF without regard for law. However, the intentional lack of public accountability, paired with patterns of potentially illegal deployment, indicate at a minimum a willingness to look the other way and not ask too many questions.
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Mette Kaalby Vestergaard
October 13, 2020
Africa, Global Governance and Human Rights, Latest Articles
The 1994 Rwandan genocide is the most famous example of the power of language. This linguistic parallel between Cameroon and Rwanda is worrying, considering their similar history of discrimination patterns, human rights abuses and political exclusion of minority groups.
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Jessica Honan
October 9, 2020
Asia and Pacific, Global Governance and Human Rights, Latest Articles
As the United Nations Security Council’s mandate under Chapter VI of the Charter of the United Nations is to maintain international peace and security, it has a responsibility to act to resolve the crisis. The possibility of conflict with Bangladesh and the threat of COVID-19 to the refugees illustrates that this crisis is a serious threat to international peace.
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Hamish Cruickshank
October 3, 2020
Europe, Latest Articles, Russia and Eurasia
Anti-corruption campaigner and leading Russian political oppositionist Alexei Navalny has been poisoned with the nerve agent ‘Novichok’. With the international community now demanding a full and transparent enquiry into the incident, it appears that this is yet another sign that the Kremlin’s grisly method of dealing with dissidents has indeed become an intrinsic facet of state policy in Russia.
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Rowan Allport
September 22, 2020
Europe, Latest Articles, Security and Defence
The Human Security Centre is alarmed by the apparent decision to reduce the planned fleet of UK Wedgetail Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) aircraft from five to three.
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Irena Baboi
September 14, 2020
Europe, Latest Articles, Uncategorized
The people of Belarus are standing firm in their convictions, and have not given in even when faced with violence and oppression. In order to succeed now, and achieve their goal of a democratic country, they need concrete international support. The days of dictatorial rule and control must come to an end – and the Belarus that people are fighting for must become a reality.
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