In late November, intense fighting broke out in Aleppo, Syria. The offensive, which has spread to northern Hama, is led by a proscribed terrorist group, namely Hayat Tahrir
al-Sham (HTS), an Islamist rebel organization based in northwestern Syria’s Idlib province. [...]
The right to reparation, including financial compensation, is fundamental for victims of international human rights and humanitarian law violations. Yet, victims still face
significant challenges in securing meaningful reparation. One of the primary challenges lies in the absence of effective mechanisms to hold perpetrators financially [...]
The latest round of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) negotiations, the 29th session of the Conference of Parties (COP29), recently wrapped
up in Baku, Azerbaijan. As usual, the complex process featured heated debates over key components of climate policy — mitigation, adaptation, and finance — as [...]
On November 27, Syrian opposition forces launched a large-scale military operation, “Rade’ Al Adwan”—translated as Deterring Aggression—against the Syrian regime.
Comprising thousands of fighters from Turkey-backed factions and Hayat Tahrir Al Sham (HTS), a former affiliate of al Qaeda, the offensive marks a dramatic escalation [...]
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KOREA MARTIAL LAW CRISIS [...]
Among the many war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine are large-scale efforts to deport Ukrainian children to Russia.
Thousands of children have already been taken to Russian camps and facilities, leading the International Criminal Court to issue arrest warrants for two senior Russian [...]
Former U.S. national security officials and Georgia experts have been alarmed by the recently escalating repression of freedom of speech and assembly in Georgia and the Georgian
Dream-led government’s longer-term antipathy for democratic norms. The following letter, signed with 17 of our colleagues, outlines our concerns and proposes policy [...]
President-elect Donald Trump has promised to carry out the largest deportation operation in American history. While he has provided few specifics about how his administration
would accomplish this, Trump has indicated that he will declare a national emergency and that he will invoke both the Insurrection Act and the Alien Enemies Act. [...]
The annual climate summit, the 29th session of the United Nations Conference of Parties (COP29), concluded this week in Baku, Azerbaijan. After days of intense negotiations,
nearly 200 exhausted nations reached a $300 billion agreement on climate finance. [...]
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REBEL OFFENSIVE [...]
