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Q&A: The Human Rights Lessons from Bulgaria’s COVID-19 Failures
A lawsuit against Bulgaria under the European Social Charter seeks to reinforce citizens’ protections in the future—by highlighting policy failures that left the country with the highest COVID-19 death rate in Europe.

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Q&A: How Putin Could Be Put on Trial for the Crime of Aggression

James A. Goldston, executive director of the Justice Initiative, explains how Russia’s President Vladimir Putin could be prosecuted for the crime of aggression committed against Ukraine.
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How an Outdated Law in the Bahamas Protects Corporations from Environmental Lawsuits—and What Can Be Done About It

A climate justice movement is growing in the Bahamas and they're turning to the courts. But outdated laws that could force plaintiffs to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars to bring forward a case might prevent them from ever being heard.
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To Protect against Digital Authoritarianism, Telecom Companies Must Respect Human Rights

The way Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko used internet blackouts to limit digital freedom, stifle dissent, and promote pro-regime messages in 2020 is in line with the well-rehearsed playbook of authoritarian regimes.
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A Podcast Gives Voice to Syrians Searching for Justice in Europe

Now in its second series, “The Syria Trials” tells the human stories behind the drive to prosecute al-Assad regime officials for atrocity crimes before European courts.
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Q&A: The Human Rights Lessons from Bulgaria’s COVID-19 Failures

A lawsuit against Bulgaria under the European Social Charter seeks to reinforce citizens’ protections in the future—by highlighting policy failures that left the country with the highest COVID-19 death rate in Europe.
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The Promise and Pitfalls of Strategic Litigation and Critical Lawyering
Former constitutional court judge Dr. Susanne Baer addressed participants of 2023 Strategic Human Rights Litigation Summer School, organized by the Justice Initiative and Hertie School’s Executive Education.
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How an Outdated Law in the Bahamas Protects Corporations from Environmental Lawsuits—and What Can Be Done About It

A climate justice movement is growing in the Bahamas and they're turning to the courts. But outdated laws that could force plaintiffs to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars to bring forward a case might prevent them from ever being heard.
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Q&A: How Putin Could Be Put on Trial for the Crime of Aggression

James A. Goldston, executive director of the Justice Initiative, explains how Russia’s President Vladimir Putin could be prosecuted for the crime of aggression committed against Ukraine.
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To Protect against Digital Authoritarianism, Telecom Companies Must Respect Human Rights

The way Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko used internet blackouts to limit digital freedom, stifle dissent, and promote pro-regime messages in 2020 is in line with the well-rehearsed playbook of authoritarian regimes.
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Q&A: Safeguarding Human Rights in Detention and in Encounters with Law Enforcement during COVID-19

Two human rights lawyers in Argentina share reflections on how they used litigation and advocacy to defend the rights of people in detention and to combat abusive law enforcement practices during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Evidence Suggests Evictions in a Danish Neighborhood were Racially Biased. Now the Case is Before the High Court.

This case may set an important precedent for standards for discrimination in Denmark.
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This African Court Decision Could Curb Electoral Abuse during COVID-19

The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights issues a groundbreaking decision to guarantee transparent, free, and fair elections during the pandemic.
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Case Watch: A Mother’s Search for Her Son Leads to Groundbreaking Decision on Disappearances in Mexico

In a major victory for the hundreds of disappeared people and their loved ones in Mexico, the nation’s highest court recognized the mandatory nature of urgent actions issued by the UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances.