human-rights

War crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide can arise from the same events but require different legal elements. This article explains how to distinguish them using armed-conflict nexus, attack requirements, protected groups, intent, and leading international cases.

Abdulrahman al-Qaradawi was extradited from Lebanon to the Emirates, a close U.S. ally, after criticizing its government, in a case that alarmed human rights experts.

Author: Faryal Fatima September 3, 2026 HRRC calls on the US government to end illegal bombings of ships at sea. We emphasize that governments must respect the right to life and comply with international human rights law, even when addressing serious crimes such as drug trafficking and organized crime. [Image credit: Lawrence Hookham/Unsplash] United Nations (UN) experts have called for the end …

Author: Bashir Wako September 3, 2026 Transparency in foreign aid is important, but so is the freedom of organisations to work independently. Nigeria should ensure that any new rules are clear, fair and do not make foreign funding a basis for limiting legitimate human rights and accountability work. [Image credit: Emmanuel Ikwuegbu/Unsplash] Nigeria’s Senate is considering a bill that would give …

LAWRENCE, Kan. — The U.S. Department of Justice and Department of Education announced a plan for increased enforcement measures against two Kansas school districts for their gender-inclusive policies.  In April, the department found four public school districts — Olathe, Shawnee Mission, Topeka and Kansas City, Kansas — were in violation of federal Title IX civil […]

Author: Violet Nyirongo September 2, 2026 [Image credit: Nikita Pishchugin/Unsplash] Introduction An older person is one of 60 years or older (Malawi National Policy for Older Persons, 2016). Old age is the last stage in the life process of an individual, usually accompanied by cognitive, emotional, and behavioral changes (Luis & Anabela, 2023). Globally, population aging is occurring at a m…

Human rights law challenges lawyers to protect vulnerable communities, hold governments and institutions accountable and advance justice across borders. These schools prepare students through international fieldwork, litigation, policy research and global partnerships, giving them firsthand experience addressing some of the world’s most pressing legal and humanitarian issues. The following law sc…

Notre Dame Exoneration Justice Clinic (EJC) client Iris Seabolt has been fully exonerated more than two decades after she was wrongfully convicted of felony murder in Elkhart, Indiana.

The Iran wedding strike in Sirik killed and injured civilians during a wider U.S. operation against Iranian targets. This analysis examines distinction, military objectives, proportionality, precautions, individual criminal responsibility, and whether the available evidence is sufficient to establish a war crime.

[Shanice R. Guthrie is a law student at Yale Law School ‘27 and the Student Director of the Lowenstein International Human Rights Clinic. Born and raised in Jamaica, she brings a personal understanding of climate harm to her work on legal accountability.] The Lowenstein International Human Rights Clinic partnered with WITNESS to conduct original research on the use of audiovisual...

A civil rights attorney and USC Dornsife lecturer explains how to navigate problems at the polls. The post What to do if your vote is challenged: Practical advice for midterm elections appeared first on USC Dornsife .

Author: Mathilde Guenin, MS September 1, 2026 View the interactive report on Tableau This research highlights the human rights consequences of unsafe migration pathways by examining the prominence of different migration routes taken over time, who is taking them, and their consequences. As illustrated in Chart 1, since 2014, deaths and disappearances along migration routes globally have reached t…

Shubham Kumbhar, Haveli Institute of Legal Studies & Research, Silvassa, Dadra & Nagar Haveli ABSTRACT Employment injury compensation law is a constitutive element of Indian labour law as an accident at work may cause an immediate strain on the employee’s or dependant’s finances. The Employees’ Compensation Act, 1923 created a statutory regime where compensation could be granted on a fair…