Izuchukwu Temilade Nwagbara Esq The concept of international criminal law, which became prominent after the second world war with the Nuremberg trials, purports to prosecute crimes against humanity of a large and systematic scale/nature in a furious attempt to end
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Employing Enforced Disappearance as a Framework; a Game Changer in Seeking Justice for Iran’s 1980s Atrocities
Shadi Sadr* “It’s been over thirty years, but my mum won’t let us change the key to our home. She keeps saying if my brother comes back and we are away, he must be able to use his key and
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Brainwashing the Uighurs: Violations of the CAT
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Cameroon’s Hidden Crisis
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Custodial Killings: What Goes Wrong Behind Bars
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Breaking the blade: Takeaways from Sudan’s ban on FGM
Priyal Sepaha FGM: violations and risks Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) refers to the practice of removal (the extent varies) of the external female genitalia or any damage inflicted due to mutilation injury. FGM is a worldwide human rights issue, affecting
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The Shadow Lands: Burma’s Landmine Problem
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Covid-19 and the State of Exception
ADETOKUNBO HUSSAIN INTRODUCTION The World Health Organization Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on 20 March 2020, revealed reports of more than 210,000 cases of COVID-19 and over 9,000 people deaths caused by COVID-19. Around the world, desperate measures have been adopted to tackle
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Turkey – A regressive step back to the 1950s
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“I am here because I listen to my consciousness. Because I have children, because of my children. Because I desire to live in a country where we can still live”. (Kadir Demir, protester)
A law which would
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