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The Person She Was Is Dead: emergencies and lessons for rights-based preparedness

A review of survivor women in the context of the Beirut Port explosion in 2020 shows how neglecting human rights worsens harm, while rights-based preparedness can turn tragedy into resilience, truth, accountability, and the pursuit of lasting justice.

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A constitution for a state in the making: the draft of the Palestinian interim Constitution

The draft Palestinian Interim Constitution reflects a unique constitutional process shaped less by internal mobilisation than by international recognition and reform pressures. While it provides important human rights guarantees, concerns remain on executive dominance, legitimacy of the drafting process, and institutional balance.

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How US-Israel attack on Iran is impacting Africa

The war between the United States, Israel and Iran may appear geographically distant from Africa. Yet its consequences are being felt across the continent. For millions of Africans from the Horn of Africa to Uganda, Sudan, the Gulf of Guinea and South Africa, among others, the conflict is not simply a geopolitical crisis. It is rapidly becoming a human rights crisis driven by inflation, food insecurity, disrupted trade, and heightened regional instability.

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Nasir Turmoil: a litmus test for the fate of the revitalised peace agreement in South Sudan and the applicable law

The Nasir hostilities and their aftermath risk the collapse of the Revitalised Agreement on the Resolution of Conflict in South Sudan, with imminent return to another wave of civil war, which will jeopardise human rights and spark humanitarian crises.

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Weaponisation of rape: women and girls in African conflict zones

Rape in war is a deliberate strategy not a tragic byproduct. Political inaction, legal loopholes and failed peace processes make leaders complicit. Protecting women means prosecuting perpetrators, empowering communities and rejecting silence. The time for impunity is over.

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Thirty years after the war Bosnia Herzegovina families of the missing still seek answers

Three decades after the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina, more than 7,500 families are still searching for answers about their missing loved ones. Despite legal frameworks and international support, political barriers and time threaten to leave these stories unresolved forever.

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Witnessing the quiet dismantling of the Tunisian human rights system and preparing resilience

Tunisia illustrates how drastic political shifts can disrupt the functioning of national human rights systems. Most public actors have seen their mandates, roles, and interactions undergo significant changes in recent years. Several avenues can be pursued to support the resilience of Tunisia’s human rights actors.

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