Category: Reflections

Catatumbo: Caught Between Violence and the Call for Peace

Camila Castellanos* Colombia’s Catatumbo region has been engulfed in a deepening humanitarian crisis for the past three weeks. More than…

African Perspectives on International Climate Change Law – Challenges and Opportunities for Justice 

Hajer Gueldich* We find ourselves at a time when Africa is trying to tackle one of the greatest contemporaneous challenges…

Climate Change, Women’s Rights and National Action Plans in Africa

Pedi Obani* The Human Rights Council called on states in 2014 to develop national action plans on business and human…

‘See you in Court’: Ramifications of Climate Change Litigation before the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights

I had the pleasure to present my article, published in the Journal of Human Rights Practice, at the Symposium on…

Intersectionality and Standing in Climate-Related Human Rights Cases

On 9th April 2024, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), Europe’s regional human rights court, decided its first three…

Prospects and Obstacles of Strategic Human Rights Litigation Globally: A Spotlight on Egypt

At a recent discussion hosted by the Program on law and Society in the Muslim World and the Human Rights…

The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission: A Champion of Transitional Justice?

Since the signing of the Pretoria agreement which ended formal hostilities between the Ethiopian government and the Tigrayan Forces in…

Signposting Another Genocide: The World’s Obligation to Act on Clear Warning Signs

The dirt road leading to Kut, a small Armenian village on the border with Azerbaijan, is uneven and somber as…

HKS, Kenneth Roth, and the Message to Human Rights Defenders

It was shocking to learn that the Kennedy School had vetoed the appointment of Kenneth Roth, a towering figure in…

The Crisis in Sri Lanka: Human Rights in Peril

In 2022, a youth-led citizens’ movement succeeded in ousting Sri Lanka’s all-powerful President, Prime Minister, and the Cabinet whom they…