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Reading Violence Against Women from the Perpetrator to the Structure
Violence against women is often addressed within the narrow boundaries of criminal law. When a woman is killed, disappears, is…
UN Experts raise alarm over rights defenders in Türkiye
UN Special Rapporteurs have raised concerns with the Turkish government over the prosecution, detention, alleged ill-treatment and police violence targeting…
UN Report: Torture in Palestine Presented as a Structural Component of Genocide
In her new report Torture and genocide, submitted to the UN Human Rights Council, Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese argues that…
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Genocide, Impunity and the Rise of Ahmed al-Sharaa
ISIS’s attacks against the Yazidi population have been legally characterised as genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes by the…
Report: Pressure on the Kurdish language continues in Turkey
The annual report titled “Systematic Violations Against the Kurdish Language and Culture in Turkey – 2025”, prepared by Kurdish Monitoring with the…
Iran: The rupture of legitimacy and the security cartel
The ability of the modern state to maintain its monopoly on violence depends not only on the “legality” of that…
Denmark Admits Responsibility for Coercive Birth Control in Greenland
The government of Denmark has issued a formal apology to Greenlandic women who were subjected to coercive birth control practices…
The Instrumentalisation of Law and Transnational Force: The Maduro Case
The current crisis of international law is often described as an “increase in violations.” Yet the problem is not only…
From Security to Power: Reconstituting the Syrian State
The conflict that has unfolded in Syria since 2011 represents more than a civil war; it signifies the disintegration of…