The reluctance of later administrations to repudiate Bush-era torture and endless detention laid the groundwork for recent violence

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Bashar Al-Assad's in absentia conviction represents a milestone in Syria's justice system, but the trial was plagued by glaring problems.

The US is engaged in a lawless quest to protect American and Israeli officials

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The FBI from the 1950s to the 1970s tried to infiltrate and discredit leftist organizations. Trump seems to be repeating that sordid practice

The administration’s proposed agreement met a scathing response. But universities must remain vigilant

From the long-time head of Human Rights Watch, the fascinating and inspiring story of taking on the biggest villains and toughest autocrats around the world “A remarkable book that will restore...

American Secretary of State Marco Rubio says he wants to dismantle the International Criminal Court. New Zealand is one of the 125 countries that has signed up to the ICC, which investigates and tries...

The agreement offers the Saudis the same options Trump has sworn Iran will never have

Marco Rubio has offered nonsensical rationale in attacking the court. The Trump administration’s real goal is impunity

The president has made dangerous inroads in his push toward autocracy. Yet the prospects for his success are dimming

The Iran war has accelerated the fraying of ties. An end to unconditional US support would force a reckoning with reality

A leaked version of the agreement shows the US is in a weaker position than before the war

Twelve Sudanese victims of alleged atrocities linked to the war in their country on Tuesday asked Kenya’s prosecutors to investigate allegations of torture and sexual violence by members of a notoriou...

At its meeting on 8 June 2026, the Bureau of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, by qualified majority: made a decision on the disciplinary proceedi...

The first criminal trial against a senior Assad regime official comes at a time when Syria’s legal framework remains inadequate.

The US president’s war of choice has accomplished nothing and cost the world greatly

Unconditional Western support for the incumbent prime minister could backfire.

Karim Khan is wrong to say he has been exonerated of sexual misconduct. The case must proceed swiftly

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FIGAROVOX/TRIBUNE - À l’approche des législatives arméniennes, les Européens voient en Pachinian un rempart contre l’influence russe. Une attitude qui risque de sacrifier la démocratie au nom de sa dé...

As US elections approach, the Hungarian prime minister’s loss is a reminder that history does not march relentlessly toward autocracy

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The military approach has backfired, with Iran’s position only strengthened. But the door is still open to a deal

There is no question that Trump’s threats, if carried out, would amount to war crimes. The international justice system is positioned to act

Over 100 international law experts sign letter on Iran War, UN Charter, and international humanitarian law.

The US president couldn’t give a single coherent reason for why this aggressive war of choice must still be prosecuted

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Kenneth Roth, the former long-term executive director of Human Rights Watch, has spent over 30 years using strategic international shaming to hold repressive regimes accountable across more than 100 c...

Richard Nixon’s strategy was about shielding his own reputation. Now Trump needs a face-saving exit of his own

Instead of regime change, all the bombing has produced so far is regime reinforcement and no end in sight

Their actions are no different from Putin’s invasion of Ukraine or Rwandan president Paul Kagame’s invasion of the Democratic Republic of Congo

While some who have lived their entire lives under democracy seem willing to forsake it, many who have experienced life under autocracy want out

Kenneth Roth is the former executive director of Human Rights Watch and spent decades investigating and exposing human rights violations.

[Fadel Abdulghany is executive director of the Syrian Network for Human Rights and author of The Use of Chemical Weapons in Syria and the Failure of the International Community and Undermining the …

Join us for a timely and thought-provoking panel discussion featuring Rt Hon Helen Clark, Amanda Ellis and Ken Roth, hosted by Buddle Findlay. Together, they will explore the state of […]

A study says IHL is at ‘critical breaking point’ amid horrendous violations in Gaza, Sudan and elsewhere. But to declare its demise would be premature

The US president bears political responsibility for having greenlighted ICE agents’ regularly lawless conduct

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A democratic society should debate a broad range of views, the former Human Rights Watch executive director writes

<p>Kenneth Roth is a Guardian US columnist and visiting professor at Princeton’s School of Public and International Affairs, and former executive director of Human Rights Watch. He is the author of&nb...

A grand bargain on immigration could address problems with both the old approach and Trump’s new approach

I’m proud to announce that the English translation of my book, Upside-Down Love (Blackstone Publishing as a book, e-book and audio book) is available for preorder now and will be published in January ...