Human Rights

Prevention of Odious Obligations: A New Tool to Help Stem the Violence in Syria

CGD

A US article calling for the use of preemptive contract sanctions against the Syrian regime

Human Rights, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2012-03-15

Justice Beyond The Hague

CFR

A 56-page US report arguing that the international community must place greater emphasis on strengthening the national justice systems of the countries where atrocities have occurred

Crime, Law & Order, Human RightsPosted: 2011-06-24

Darfur and Beyond: What is Needed to Prevent Mass Atrocities

CFR

A 54-page US report outlining the steps that need to be taken by the international community to prevent genocide

Human Rights, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2007-02-24

How New Atrocity-Prevention Steps Can Work

CFR

This US brief addresses how the US can contribute to atrocity-prevention

Defence, Terrorism & Security, Human RightsPosted: 2011-08-24

American Options in Syria

CFR

This 4-page US article proposes a strategy for bringing down the Assad regime

Governance & Politics, Human RightsPosted: 2011-10-31

Globalization, Economic Freedom and Human Rights

CESifo

This working paper analyzes whether globalization and economic liberalization affect governments’ respect for human rights using a panel of 106 countries over the 1981-2004 period

Globalisation & International Trade, Human RightsPosted: 2010-11-10

Does Terror Threaten Human Rights? Evidence from Panel Data

CESifo

A 43-page working paper presenting a political economy model linking terror and governments' respect for human rights

Human Rights, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2007-04-27

Huber, Marper and Others: Throwing New Light on the Shadows of Suspicion

CEPS

This 9-page paper examines some of the issues arising from the proliferation of large-scale databases containing personal information, and the multiple uses to which they can be put

Human Rights, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2010-06-08

Security, Risk and Human Rights: A Vanishing Relationship?

CEPS

a 20-page essay examining how the risk-focused mindset has weakened human rights in Europe over recent years

Human Rights, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2008-09-30

Democratization and Human Rights in Central Asia

CEPS

This 11-page policy brief examines the progress made in Central Asia to introduce democratic reform and respect for human rights

Governance & Politics, Human RightsPosted: 2007-07-11

Hurting Stalemate in Syria

CEIP

A US commentary on the likely future of the existing Syrian regime

Governance & Politics, Human RightsPosted: 2012-02-01

Lebanese Civil-Military Dynamics: Weathering the Regional Storm?

CEIP

This US report describes how a Jordanian trial singles out Islamists on charges of terrorism and casts doubts on the kingdom’s path towards genuine political reform, its commitment to the rule of law, and its stated desire to protect the rights of freedom of expression and assembly.

Governance & Politics, Human RightsPosted: 2011-11-25

Rethinking Internal Security in Egypt

CEIP

This US commentary argues that there is no way for the country to make a transition to real democracy if its internal security services resume their pre-January 25 mode of operation

Governance & Politics, Human RightsPosted: 2011-03-23

Use of Children in Armed Conflict

CDI

A 6-page US House testimony on the use of children in armed conflict

Human Rights, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2007-04-25

Duma Elections and Protests

CCS et al.

This 18-page publication analyses the results of the December Duma elections and the subsequent mass protests

Governance & Politics, Human RightsPosted: 2012-03-17

Submission to the National Human Rights Consultation

Castan Centre for Human Rights Law

This 55-page submission discusses the most appropriate way to protect human rights in Australia

Human RightsPosted: 2009-08-21

Protecting and Promoting Rights in Natural Disasters in South Asia: Prevention and Response

Brookings-Bern

The 38-page summary report of a workshop held to consider protecting and promoting rights in natural disasters in South Asia

Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, Human RightsPosted: 2009-07-06

Internal Displacement, Human Rights and Development

Brookings Institution

This 12-page US speech examines internal displacement from the standpoint of human rights

Internal Displacement, Human RightsPosted: 2008-08-27

Minorities, Displacement and Iraq's Future

Brookings Institution

This 20-page presentation analyzes the relationship between minorities and displacement, with a particular emphasis on the case of Iraq’s smaller minorities

Internal Displacement, Human RightsPosted: 2008-12-30

United States Gives Itself High Marks on Human Rights, but What Comes Next?

Brookings

A US commentary on an assessment of its human rights record submitted to the UN Human Rights Council as part of the UN’s newest human rights mechanism

Human RightsPosted: 2010-08-30

Catalysts for Rights: The Unique Contribution of the UN's Independent Experts on Human Rights

Brookings

This 103-page US report assesses how the UN's independent experts work to promote international human rights norms at the national level. He concludes that the system is one of the most effective tools for human rights promotion worldwide

Human Rights, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2010-10-10

Elections and Violence in Nigeria: The Question of Citizenship in Sub-Saharan Africa

Brookings

A US article considering the ramifications of citizenship in sub-Saharan Africa

Governance & Politics, Human RightsPosted: 2011-05-16

Rethinking Conflict Transformation from a Human Rights Perspective

Berghof Research Center

This 34-page paper moves beyond “justice vs. peace” and proposes that applying a perspective of human rights in conflict transformation brings it closer to its aims – by forcing greater emphasis on structural conditions, especially the role of the state, systems of governance and issues of power

Disarmament & Peacekeeping, Human RightsPosted: 2009-09-09

Protecting Human Rights in Australia: A Long and Winding Road

Australian Review of Public Affairs

An article assessing the implications of there being no Bill of Rights in Australia

Human Rights, HealthPosted: 2010-06-02

Age Discrimination: Exposing the Hidden Barrier for Mature Age Workers

Australian Human Rights Commission

This 36-page Australian paper aims to look at and raise awareness of the issues of ageism and unlawful age discrimination against mature age workers within the workplace

Ageing, Human RightsPosted: 2010-10-11

The Middle East in the Aftermath of Arab Revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt

Arab Reform Initiative

The 7-page summary of a conference address analysing the situation in the Middle East in the aftermath of the Tunisian and Egyptian revolutions

Governance & Politics, Human RightsPosted: 2011-03-24

Women’s Rights Gain Focus in Saudi Arabia

Arab Reform Bulletin

This US article describes how the reform focus in Saudi Arabia is focusing on women’s rights

Human RightsPosted: 2010-05-13

The State of the World's Human Rights

Amnesty International

A 424-page report reviewing the state of human rights across the globe

Human RightsPosted: 2009-06-05

Sri Lanka: Forgotten Prisoners

Amnesty International

An 8-page report on how thousands of people are languishing in detention without charge or trial under Sri Lanka’s repressive anti-terrorism laws. Sometimes held in secret prisons, they are vulnerable to a whole range of abuses, including torture or being killed in custody

Human Rights, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2011-03-14

Investigating Genetic Discrimination in Australia

AJETS

A 21-page paper on the experiences and perceptions of clinical genetics clients in Australia regarding different kinds of coercion

Human RightsPosted: 2007-10-11

Dissident Dissonance

AEI

A 6-page essay examining the difference in the standards applied by the US to human rights and dissent in Russia and China

Human Rights, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2007-05-15

Explaining China's Continued Resistance Towards Human Rights

ACDIS

A 57-page historical legal analysis examining why China is wary of international human rights law

Human RightsPosted: 2008-06-13

Explaining China's Continued Resistance Towards Human Rights Norms

ACDIS

This 57-page US paper investigates why China is antagonistic towards human rights laws

Human RightsPosted: 2008-08-01