Despite genocide not having been committed in the state, widespread, systemic and targeted crimes against humanity have been committed by all sides to the conflict.
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The new military government under the control of Min Aung Hlaing has committed widespread atrocities against those who protested against the takeover, including the use of water cannons, live gunfire and rubber bullets
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With all areas considered, there is no doubt that the Remain in Mexico policy is a multi-layered, flagrant violation of a multitude of international documents. While immigration is a touchy issue in the current political climate, the enforcement of migration laws need not be this harsh.
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The attacks in Sa’ada are a sad reiteration of the disregard for civilian life in the ongoing conflict. The attack was one of many committed over the last 8 years that demonstrates how fast to act both sides to the conflict are in their ignorance towards their humanitarian obligations.
Read More »Another year, another Prime Minister: prospects for Japanese foreign policy under Kishida -“selective hawkishness”?
How long Kishida remains in office depends on the potentially uncomfortable choices he will have to make: as the moderate leader of a conservative-dominated party, either his old dovishness will alienate the LDP right or his new hawkishness will alienate the Japanese public.
Read More »Humanity First – Children Not Soldiers
October 20th, 2016 By Andrada Filip – Junior Fellow “The phenomenon of children used as soldiers is not isolated to one country or continent. Despite international conventions, children continue to fill the ranks of seven state armies and fifty non-state ...
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The coup has provided an opportunity for political unity, however President Erdogan might also exploit the political uncertainty to further entrench his power.
Read More »Hanging by a Thread: A Look Into the Venezuelan Crisis
Day by day the humanitarian situation deteriorates and the economic damages seem more and more irreversible.
Read More »Freedom of Navigation and the Liberal World Order
International legal norms such as freedom of navigation must be actively upheld for them to remain relevant.
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Two female figures lead the democratic movements currently revolutionizing Myanmar and Taiwan.
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