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A UN report released Thursday documented Israeli attacks on healthcare facilities and medical personnel in the Gaza Strip in violation of international human rights laws, calling the attacks war crimes and crimes against humanity. The report, written by the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel, also [...]

The UN Human Rights Council renewed the mandate of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission for the Sudan, stressing its condemnation of the ongoing conflict between the parties and its concern about the humanitarian crisis in the country. The resolution was adopted by a recorded vote of 23 to 12, an uptick from last year’s 19 to [...]

Amnesty International on Wednesday called on the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to commence negotiations on a global treaty to prevent and punish crimes against humanity. The group said UNGA must attempt to solidify and strengthen the existing international framework in order to deliver justice more efficiently. Although specific crimes like genocide are covered under [...]

The UK on Wednesday accused Russia of violating international humanitarian law in its ongoing war against Ukraine, citing UN findings of war crimes including rape, sexual violence and torture, as well as repeated large-scale attacks on Ukraine’s electricity infrastructure. During a meeting of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in Vienna, UK [...]

In a speech delivered from the Counter Terrorism Operations Centre (CTOC) in London on Tuesday, MI5 director general Ken McCallum warned that the UK is facing the most complex and interconnected threat environment it has ever seen. McCallum highlighted the ongoing threats from terrorism, as well as efforts by autocratic states to harm the UK’s [...]

Bolivia formally filed a Declaration of Intervention at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the ongoing South Africa v. Israel case concerning the application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday. Bolivia invoked Article 63 of the ICJ Statute, which gives states [...]

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) released a report on Monday, revealing that Asian crime syndicates have increasingly integrated service-based business models and advanced technologies — including malware, generative artificial intelligence (AI), and deepfakes — into their operations alongside the establishment of new underground markets and cryptocurrency solutions for money laundering. The [...]

Sri Lanka elected Anura Kumara Dissanayake as its new president on September 21, marking the first time in the country’s history that a candidate outside the two major political parties has won the presidency. Dissanayake, representing the National People’s Power (NPP) coalition, defeated candidates from the long-dominant United National Party (UNP) and Sri Lanka Freedom [...]

“For by Wise Counsel, Thou Shalt Make Thy War.” Proverbs 24.6 For mostly good reason, policy discussions of Israel’s nuclear strategy and doctrine have been intentionally vague and without evident nuance. More specifically, there have been few open-literature assessments of a limited nuclear war and its law-supported capacity for enhancing Israel’s strategic deterrence. Now, however, [...]

As we mark the one-year anniversary of the horrific October 7 attacks on Israeli civilians, it’s essential to reflect not only on the immediate tragedies of that day, but also on the ensuing conflict that has led to a cycle of escalating violence and suffering. While Israel’s initial retaliation against Hamas may have been lawful [...]