The legal debate around the position of civilians in the combatant landscape can both have consequences for the rights of the individuals in question, and also for the legitimacy of the intervention by Western forces in the Sahel.
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Mette Kaalby Vestergaard November 10, 2020 Africa, Global Governance and Human Rights, Latest Articles, Security and Defence
The legal debate around the position of civilians in the combatant landscape can both have consequences for the rights of the individuals in question, and also for the legitimacy of the intervention by Western forces in the Sahel.
Read More »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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