More: Human Rights
The Human Right to Water: The Case of Jordan
The human right to water is recognized by the United Nations in a series of General Assembly and Human Rights Council resolutions and international...
Obliterating Gaza’s Children: The Damning UN Report
When I was working on The Fall of Israel (2024) and particularly The Obliteration Doctrine (2025), what I found most repulsive was the targeting...
Sudanese Refugees Report Abuse in Egyptian Detention Centers Amid Rising Deportations
Thousands of Sudanese who fled the civil war in Sudan seeking safety in Egypt are reporting harsh treatment, prolonged detention, and forced deportations despite...
Afghanistan Under Taliban Rule: Governance Through Systematic Repression and Gender Apartheid
Afghanistan's Taliban governance since August 2021 has evolved from ad-hoc rule through violence into a systematized apparatus of repression codified through formal legislation. What...
The War No One Talks About: What Modern Conflict Is Doing to Women and Girls
There is a particular cruelty to the way modern wars are fought. Not just in their scale or their duration, but in what they...
Beijing Hosts Global Human Rights Forum Amid Gaza and Iran War Fallout
The 2026 Global Human Rights Governance Forum was launched in Beijing, China, and ran for two days (June 11 and 12, 2026), coinciding with...
Pope Leo Visiting the Canary Islands to Meet Migrants
Pope Leo has traveled to the Canary Islands as the final stop of his week long visit to Spain, placing migration and human dignity...
Homeland Security Secretary Faces Senate Over Immigration, Airport Threats Ahead of World Cup
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin is set to testify before a Senate panel as political tensions escalate over immigration enforcement, detention facility conditions,...
Ben-Gvir’s French Ban and Washington’s Failure of Discipline
From Criticism to Consequence
France’s decision to bar Itamar Ben-Gvir from its territory should not be treated as a diplomatic earthquake. It will not stop...
UNICEF Sounds Alarm Over Growing Suffering of Children in Gaza
UNICEF Communication Specialist, Salim Oweis, shared distressing stories from desperate parents in Gaza during a recent UN briefing. One mother, Hind, has not slept...