The protests in Ukraine are about something larger than EU relations: they represent a rejection of injustice as a way of life.
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Aid to Uzbekistan Should Not Help Forced Child Labor
October 14, 2013 | Uzbekistan, a country with a history of forced child labor, has submitted a request for $49.9 million in education funding. The Global Partnership for Education needs to be cautious about this proposal.
Case Watch: Paris Court Rebuffs Police Discrimination Complaint
October 11, 2013 | A French court ruling effectively prevents any judicial remedy for people who are singled out by police for stops based on their ethnic appearance.
“This Is Not What I Became a Cop For”
October 10, 2013 | How can we end the abuse of stop-and-frisk practices? “It’s simple,” says New York City police officer Adhyl Polanco. “Don’t stop the innocent people.”
Case Watch: UK Supreme Court Delivers Victory Against Statelessness in Al-Jedda Case
October 8, 2013 | The UK Supreme Court has said no individual should be made stateless by the government, even if they could in theory apply for another nationality elsewhere.
Palestine’s ICC Option and the Politics of Peace
October 8, 2013 | With renewed talks underway between Israel and the Palestinians, the status of a Palestinian approach to the International Criminal Court remains murky.
He’s a Judge, Not a Doctor
October 7, 2013 | A judge in Ohio recently ordered an 18-year old inmate to receive a series of injections of a controversial and under-researched form of addiction treatment.
Case Watch: Peacekeepers, Liability and the Srebrenica Massacre
October 4, 2013 | The Netherlands Supreme Court assigned liability for three deaths at Srebrenica to Dutch UN troops, in a ruling with implications for the immunity of UN-mandated peacekeepers.
Grantee Spotlight
When Work Is More Than Just a Job
October 3, 2013 | What does work mean to us? People with intellectual disabilities can provide a powerful answer to that question.
When Kids Are Charged As Adults, the Consequences Aren’t Minor
October 2, 2013 | After Tracey McClard’s teenage son committed suicide in an adult jail, she resolved to end the dangerous and ineffective practice of trying young people as adults.
At the UN, Steps Toward Ending Mistreatment of Migrants
October 2, 2013 | The UN aims to make commitments, not just statements, toward ending the inhumane conditions migrant workers are often subject to.