United Nations

Sri Lanka’s Evasion of Accountability Tests the Limits of the International Human Rights System

by Kumaravadivel Guruparan

Mar 1st, 2021

National Security Last Week at the United Nations (Feb. 19-26)

by Josh Asabor

Feb 26th, 2021

UN Security Council Won’t Respond to Myanmar’s Coup, But the General Assembly Can

by Rebecca Barber

Feb 25th, 2021

Universal Jurisdiction — the Most Difficult Path to Achieve Justice for Sri Lanka

by Andreas Schüller

Feb 24th, 2021

Families in the Crosshairs of National Security

by Fionnuala Ní Aoláin and Jayne Huckerby

Feb 22nd, 2021

Emblematic Cases Expose the Long Road to Justice in Sri Lanka

by Bhavani Fonseka

Feb 22nd, 2021

National Security Last Week at the United Nations (Feb. 12-19)

by Sruthi Venkatachalam

Feb 19th, 2021

Tamils – and Justice – Can’t Wait: The Need for Decisive UN Action on Sri Lanka

by Tasha Manoranjan

Feb 19th, 2021

US Can Restore Leadership on Human Rights by Promoting Accountability in Sri Lanka

by Ambassador Stephen J. Rapp and Duncan Pickard

Feb 18th, 2021

Escalating Attacks on Journalists in Sri Lanka Demand New Tack from Human Rights Council

by Elise Baker and Nushin Sarkarati

Feb 17th, 2021

Former UN High Commissioner Pillay Says It’s Time for the Human Rights Council to Act on Sri Lanka

by Laurel E. Fletcher

Feb 15th, 2021

A Catalogue of Suffering Behind the Calls for Action on Sri Lanka’s War Crimes

by Daniela Gavshon

Feb 12th, 2021

The Human Rights Council Must Establish an Accountability Mechanism for Sri Lanka’s Victims

by Laurel E. Fletcher, Ashleigh Lussenden, Blaire Lee-Nakayama and Helena von Nagy

Feb 11th, 2021

UN Human Rights Council: A Near-Term Approach for U.S. Re-Entry

by David Kaye

Feb 8th, 2021

US Re-Engagement in UN Human Rights Council Brings Influence, Leverage, Amb. Donahoe Says

by Beth Van Schaack

Feb 8th, 2021

Sri Lanka’s UN Efforts to Stave Off Justice for War Crimes

by Brad Adams

Feb 3rd, 2021

Biden’s UN Nominee Thomas-Greenfield Awaits Vote After Questioning on China, Iran, Israel and More

by Tess Graham

Feb 1st, 2021

Spotlight on Sri Lanka as UN Human Rights Council Prepares Next Session

by Beth Van Schaack

Feb 1st, 2021

If the US Wants to Push Back on Authoritarian Agendas at the UN, Get Counterterrorism Right

by Chris Rogers and Jordan Street

Feb 1st, 2021

Violent Extremism and the Governance Challenge

by Marc Sommers

Jan 29th, 2021

How Samantha Power Can Restore USAID’s Crucial Role in US Foreign Policy

by Ambassador Donald Steinberg

Jan 13th, 2021

National Security This Week at the United Nations (Dec 11 – Dec 18)

by Tim Hirschel-Burns and Tess Graham

Dec 18th, 2020

Reviving the US Commitment to Women’s Rights and Gender Equality: The UN Commission on the Status of Women

by Susan Markham and Stephenie Foster

Dec 15th, 2020

National Security Last Week at the United Nations (Dec 4 – Dec 11)

by Lyes Jalali and Tess Graham

Dec 11th, 2020

Defending Women’s Rights Is Not Terrorism: A Saudi Prosecution on Human Rights Day

by Mary Lawlor and Fionnuala Ní Aoláin

Dec 11th, 2020

COVID-19 and International Law Series: Reforming the World Health Organization

by Oona A. Hathaway and Alasdair Phillips-Robins

Dec 11th, 2020

If the US Wants to Lead on Human Rights, We Must Shift to the State and Local Level

by JoAnn Kamuf Ward and Sarah Alshawish

Dec 10th, 2020

The UDHR, Digital Authoritarianism, and Human Rights after Trump

by Katie Porter and David Kaye

Dec 10th, 2020

Protecting Ethiopian Refugees — and Averting the Next Crisis

by Elisa Massimino and Alexandra Schmitt

Dec 9th, 2020

COVID-19 and International Law Series: WHO’s Pandemic Response and the International Health Regulations

by Oona A. Hathaway and Alasdair Phillips-Robins

Dec 8th, 2020

The Risks of Relying on Counterterrorism Laws to Reduce Wartime Sexual Violence

by Lauren Aarons

Dec 7th, 2020

National Security Last Week at the United Nations (Nov 27 – Dec 4)

by Tim Hirschel-Burns

Dec 4th, 2020