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Justice Refused: Lebedeva and Others v. Russia and the 879 Cases the Court Would Not Decide
September 9, 2026On September 3, 2026, the European Court of Human Rights struck out 879 separate applications against Russia, brought by at…
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A Dead Constitution: How Sudan’s Legal Guardrails Were Dismantled and Why War Was the Natural Trajectory
August 27, 2026Rubbing my face with all my might, raising my head just to breathe, I am running as fast as I…
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Presumed Consent, Absent Notice: Russia’s Organ Transplant Law Before the European Court of Human Rights
August 25, 2026On October 17, 2017, Pavel Mardari died in a Moscow hospital after five days in a coma following a car…
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Fragmented Justice: Accountability for ISIS’ Atrocities against Yazidis
June 5, 2026August 3, 2014 marked the beginning of a collective nightmare for the Yazidis, a small ethno-religious community in Iraq. On…
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From Mandate to Monument: Bineta Diop and Africa’s Unstoppable March to End Violence Against Women
February 20, 2026The history of international human rights is a testament to the fact that progress is never given; it is legally,…
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Fifty Years in Exile: Human Rights and the Forgotten Crisis in Western Sahara
September 8, 2025Embarka sits in her tent, pitched on the sandy ground in the vast expanse of southwestern Algeria’s desert, in between…
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Catatumbo: Caught Between Violence and the Call for Peace
February 6, 2025Colombia’s Catatumbo region has been engulfed in a deepening humanitarian crisis for the past three weeks. More than 50,000 people…
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African Perspectives on International Climate Change Law – Challenges and Opportunities for Justice
January 27, 2025We find ourselves at a time when Africa is trying to tackle one of the greatest contemporaneous challenges of our…
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Climate Change, Women’s Rights and National Action Plans in Africa
January 14, 2025The Human Rights Council called on states in 2014 to develop national action plans on business and human rights (NAPs)…
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‘See you in Court’: Ramifications of Climate Change Litigation before the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights
January 2, 2025I had the pleasure to present my article, published in the Journal of Human Rights Practice, at the Symposium on…
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