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The Human Rights Revolution

Has the Iraq war fatally undermined the concept of "humanitarian intervention" aimed at stopping human rights abuses? Have the trials of Slobodan Milosevic and Charles Taylor discredited international criminal tribunals? Is universal jurisdiction legal?

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  • Guilty Democrats

    Ma Jian Series: Human Rights
    2010-01-25
    The Chinese government's imprisonment of the writer Liu Xiaobo is a blatant attempt to criminalize democratic thought, and the real criminal in this case is, of course, the Chinese state. But the world’s democracies are guilty as well, for they appear to have lost their willingness to stand up for their beliefs.... read
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  • Spanish Leadership for Europe’s Roma

    George Soros Series: Human Rights
    2009-12-31
    Continued discrimination against Roma in Europe not only violates human dignity, but is a major social problem crippling the development of Eastern European countries with large Roma populations. Spain, which has been more successful in dealing with its Roma problem than other countries, can take the lead this month as it assumes the EU presidency.... read
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  • Afghanistan’s Customary Anguish

    Carol Mann Series: Human Rights
    2009-12-22
    cartoon When the problems riddling Afghan society are listed – violence, insecurity, corruption, religious fundamentalism – one dominating factor is usually left out: the influence of customary law. But Afghanistan cannot begin to solve its many problems until it criminalizes the privatized violence of this antiquated code.... read
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  • The Anti-Hunger Imperative

    Jose Manuel Barroso Series: Human Rights
    2009-11-11
    There are plenty of summits to choose from this year, but the World Summit on Food Security deserves not to be lost in the crowd. This meeting in Rome from November 16-18 provides badly needed political momentum to three linked issues that rank among the most challenging of the current era: food security, biodiversity, and climate change.... read
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  • Hope for the Roma

    George Soros and James D. Wolfensohn Series: Human Rights
    2009-11-02
    cartoon Hated, alienated, and shunned, the Roma have for too long been easy and defenseless targets for Europe's disgruntled racists, with violent attacks escalating in recent months. Only through much stronger efforts can European countries break the nexus of poverty and educational deprivation that traps too many Roma – and leaves them vulnerable to unspeakable abuse.... read
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  • Lepers No More

    Yohei Sasakawa Series: Human Rights
    2009-10-29
    TOKYO – Earlier this month, Father Damien was canonized by Pope Benedict XVI in Rome. This religious and spiritual ceremony is an opportunity to reflect on Father Damien’s life and the lives of those with whom he is most closely associated – people affected by leprosy. ... read
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  • Accounting for Gaza

    Mary Robinson Series: Human Rights
    2009-09-28
    The UN HUman Rights Council has focused in recent years so intently – even exclusively – on Israel's treatment of the Palestinians that many accuse it of anti-Israel bias. Let us hope that, when the Council this week examines Judge Richard Goldstone's report on human rights violations by both Israel and Hamas during the Gaza conflict earlier this year, it proceeds fairly.... read
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  • Treating Al-Qaeda

    Bernard Haykel Series: Human Rights
    2009-09-24
    cartoon Al-Qaeda’s leadership, beliefs, and ideology are rooted in Saudi Arabia, but the organization has been all but crushed in the Kingdom by the government carrot-and-stick policies. The attempted assassination in Jeddah last month of Prince Muhammad bin Nayef, the deputy interior minister for security affairs, demonstrates both elements of the Saudi strategy.... read
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  • Central Europe’s Misguided War on Drugs

    Kasia Malinowska-Sempruch Series: Human Rights
    2009-08-24
    Throughout the former Soviet bloc, there is a disturbing trend in using outdated, conservative, and heavy-handed policies to address drug abuse. This approach is not only inhumane, but also economically untenable: leaders in these countries should be encouraged to redirect scarce law enforcement, court, and prison resources towards more pressing causes. ... read
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