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Since its independence in 2011, South Sudan faced continuous trouble marked by political power struggles, ethnic violence, and recurring cycles of conflict. However the transitional justice process is underway, but the diverse ethnicity poses significant challenges to the successful outcome of it and makes it harder to achieve justice for all.

Thailand’s Southern Border Provinces Insurgency: Legal Risks on Protected Persons

Fiji’s Democracy on Pause: Protest Curbs and the Unamendable Constitution

Two years after voters ended Fiji’s long, strongman era, rallies still require police protection, and reform bills die in an ‘unamendable’ constitution. Democracy returned, but dissent travels in a narrow, patrolled lane.

Stolen Wages Undercut Fiji’s Migrant Workforce

For Strengthened Protection of Children in the Future Convention on Crimes Against Humanity: Europe’s Commitment on Trial

Racial Violence in the UK: Product of Imperial Legacy, Political Complicity, and Digital Misinformation and Hate

Last summer, the UK experienced episodes of riots after the fatal stabbing of three young girls in Southport. Misinformation quickly circulated, falsely implicating a Muslim asylum seeker in the crime (Marchant, 2025). Earlier this year, in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, following allegations that two Romanian teenagers had sexually assaulted a girl, a far-right mob targeted ethnic minorities (Telford & Page, 2025). These incidents are not isolated but reflect broader and ongoing issues of Islamophobia and xenophobia in the UK.

Gender-Based Violence in Papua New Guinea: A National Crisis of Impunity and Neglect

Ethnic and Religious Persecution in Laos: Systematic Discrimination Against Hmong and Christian Minorities

Speaking Truth to Power: A European Union Event on Press and Media Freedom in Times of Crisis

How the Georgian government uses AI-powered systems against protesters

The Georgian government has been using AI-powered surveillance systems to fine and arrest peaceful protesters.

Racial Profiling as an Unresolved Systemic Issue in Southern Europe: Recent Developments in France and Italy

The following article highlights the latest developments related to the phenomenon of racial profiling carried out by law enforcement in France and Italy. By observing common trends, the need for structural reforms at both the national and international levels will be evident.

Haiti and International Neglect: The Legal Vacuum in a Collapsing State

As Haiti faces the collapse of its government, rising gang violence and humanitarian catastrophe, the international community continues to observe in relative silence. This article explores why Haiti, the first Black republic and a state in deep crisis, remains excluded from the legal and institutional mechanisms that the world has activated elsewhere. At the heart of this silence lies a troubling question: when it comes to international justice, whose lives are protected by the law?

Illicit Economic Powerhouse: How Huione Group Facilitated Human Rights Abuses in Cambodia

In 2025, Huione Group attracted international attention as its subsidiaries enabled money laundering for transnational organised crime to flourish. As illicit businesses can be a persistent threat to human rights, this article will underline how Huione Group’s subsidiaries operated and the key challenges arising from these entities.

EU accused of financing marginalisation: New FURI report reveals the misuse of millions of euros

Georgian Minority in Russian Occupied Abkhazia – Overlooked Oppression in Europe

Georgian minority in Russian-occupied region, Abkhazia, experiences one of Europe’s most overlooked humanitarian crises. Legal uncertainties, the threat of cultural erasure and daily fear accompany the lives of Georgians who only wanted to return home but found themselves caught between the legacy of war, the reality of occupation, and the failure of international mechanisms to protect their basic rights.

The Climate Change Impact on the Indigenous People of North Europe, Sámi

Systematic attacks against women and girls in Sudan

Beyond 1971: The Transformation of Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal

Once focused solely on prosecuting atrocities from Bangladesh’s 1971 Liberation War, the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT-BD) now finds itself at the centre of a legal and political transformation. Triggered by mass protests and government repression in mid-2024, sweeping amendments to its founding law have dramatically expanded the tribunal’s mandate. As it begins prosecuting recent acts of political violence, the ICT-BD raises critical questions about justice, legitimacy, and the future of the rule of law in Bangladesh.

Deforestation and Environmental Degradation: The Struggles of Indigenous Peoples in Malaysia

Concerns over deforestation, mining, and environmental degradation have caused significant harm to the Indigenous Peoples in Malaysia who depend on these lands for their survival. As the mining and logging industries expand, these communities continue to face human rights violations.