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One suitcase, one tent, one world: On International Women’s Day
International Women’s Day is often filled with celebration. Flowers. Panels. Campaigns. Words like empowerment and leadership. And those things matter. But today, I want to sit with something quieter and
One suitcase, one tent, one world: On International Women’s Day
International Women’s Day is often filled with celebration. Flowers. Panels. Campaigns. Words like empowerment and leadership. And those things matter. But today, I want to sit with something quieter and
War must not become the new normal: Art, solidarity and resistance four years after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Today marks four years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, escalating an armed aggression ongoing since 2014. On this grim anniversary, Ukrainian artist
Assassinating justice in Libya
On 3 February, Libyan presidential candidate Saif al-Islam Gaddafi was shot dead by a team of four masked gunmen in Zintan. His killing cannot be
What the Afghan data breach and superinjunction reveal about the MoD’s culture of impunity
In Portcullis House on Tuesday, former Secretary of State for Defence Rt Hon Sir Ben Wallace told the Defence Committee that ‘there is always a
Twenty years after the Haditha massacre, why are militaries no more accountable?
On the twentieth anniversary of the Haditha massacre, justice for the victims is still out of reach. The way wars are fought may be changing,
How can the UK support victim-centred responses to civilian harm in Ukraine?
While the possibility of peace negotiations remains uncertain, Russia’s bombardment of Ukraine continues, with Ukrainian civilians coming under renewed attack. Civilians harmed by the conflict
In the absence of witness: Why remote and civilian-led documentation of atrocity violence in Sudan must be supported by international actors
Sudan’s civil war, now in its third year, has torn the country apart. The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF),
Securing rights and protections for Palestinians in a changing Syria
In May 2025, nearly six months after the fall of Bashar al-Assad, US President Donald Trump met the new Syrian President, Ahmed al-Sharaa in Riyadh,
War must not become the new normal: Art, solidarity and resistance four years after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Today marks four years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, escalating an armed aggression ongoing since 2014. On this grim anniversary, Ukrainian artist
Assassinating justice in Libya
On 3 February, Libyan presidential candidate Saif al-Islam Gaddafi was shot dead by a team of four masked gunmen in Zintan. His killing cannot be
What the Afghan data breach and superinjunction reveal about the MoD’s culture of impunity
In Portcullis House on Tuesday, former Secretary of State for Defence Rt Hon Sir Ben Wallace told the Defence Committee that ‘there is always a
Twenty years after the Haditha massacre, why are militaries no more accountable?
On the twentieth anniversary of the Haditha massacre, justice for the victims is still out of reach. The way wars are fought may be changing,
How can the UK support victim-centred responses to civilian harm in Ukraine?
While the possibility of peace negotiations remains uncertain, Russia’s bombardment of Ukraine continues, with Ukrainian civilians coming under renewed attack. Civilians harmed by the conflict
In the absence of witness: Why remote and civilian-led documentation of atrocity violence in Sudan must be supported by international actors
Sudan’s civil war, now in its third year, has torn the country apart. The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF),
Securing rights and protections for Palestinians in a changing Syria
In May 2025, nearly six months after the fall of Bashar al-Assad, US President Donald Trump met the new Syrian President, Ahmed al-Sharaa in Riyadh,
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