In Cartagena, Colombia, on September 26, 2016, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos signed a historic peace accord with Rodrigo Lodoño (“Timochenko”), the leader of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Columbia (FARC). The accord was supposed to mark the end of…
On October 12, 2016, Washington College of Law’s Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law presented the film “Enemies of the People” by Thet Sambath and Rob Lemkin. The film gave an insight into the background of Nuon Chea, one…
INTRODUCTION The ANSI/ASIS PSC.1 – 2012 Management System for Quality of Private Security Company Operations (PSC.1) is a major step forward for assuring that private security companies (PSCs) adhere to applicable provisions of international human rights and humanitarian law when…
A January 6, 2016 news release from the United Nations Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, urged Thai authorities to take steps to criminalize enforced disappearances and align such legislation with international standards. The High Commissioner also urged…
In light of recent security issues, Israel continued its practice of “punitive demolition” of Palestinian homes, leaving twenty Palestinians, including eight children, homeless. The destruction is a carryover from the recent increase in violence in Israel and the Palestinian territories,…