Tag: Human rights
Can Iraq Legally Detain Prisoners Transferred from Syria?
The Global Coalition Against Daesh met in Riyadh this week faced with a singular problem. What to do with the extraordinary prisons and camps...
Killings in the Caribbean: War Crime or Arbitrary Act?
Since September of last year, the United States has undertaken a series of military strikes on boats in the Caribbean, which are reported to...
Iranian Community at UH protest deadly crackdown on Iranian demonstrators – The Cougar
Students from the Iranian Community at the University of Houston protest the Iranian government on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026 in Houston, Texas | Oscar...
Writers’ Voices Increasingly Missing in Iran Protests As Regime Targets Democracy Advocates
Protests in the streets of Tehran and in towns scattered across Iran may have quieted for now, after a deadly state assault that likely...
“America Alone” Runs Counter to U.S. Public’s Preferences for Robust Global Engagement
Following a year-long review of all U.S. participation in, and funding for, international organizations, President Donald Trump recently issued a presidential memorandum “withdrawing” the United...
Getting Critical Minerals Certification and Due Diligence Right In the DRC-Rwanda Accord and Beyond (With a Lesson from a Punk Band?)
So much is being written these days, understandably, to advise governments and companies on critical minerals and rare earths policy issues, especially as the...
On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Let Not Arrogance Be Our Doom
In his 1961 farewell address, President Dwight D. Eisenhower asked the American people be strong in their faith that “all nations would reach peace...
Proving Genocide: Party Presentation
The International Court of Justice opened its public hearings this week in Gambia v. Myanmar. The Gambia maintained its consistent position that Myanmar committed...
Persecuting Israel’s Military Lawyers
Major General Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, Israel’s former Military Advocate General, recently resigned amid allegations that she leaked a video allegedly showing the abuse of Palestinian...
Trump, Mohammed bin Salman Dismiss Khashoggi Questions to Focus on Investment
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at the future of U.S.-Saudi relations, a diplomatic clash between China and Japan, and a deadly...
