Human Rights & Justice
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VIOLENT EXTREMISM ONLINE: A CHALLENGE TO PEACE AND SECURITY
The kick-off to the thirteenth seminar was a presentation addressing the connection between ‘extremism’, ‘terrorism’ and ‘social media’. It started by citing …
Judicial Responses to Counter-Terrorism Law after September 11
The role of the courts is quite important, especially in the protection of individual rights and liberties. Many counter-terrorism policies implemented at …
A DIGITAL RIGHTS APPROACH TO PROPOSALS FOR PREVENTING OR COUNTERING VIOLENT EXTREMISM ONL…
Governments, policymakers, and law enforcement across the world are showing increased interest in pushing for proactive monitoring, surveilling, censoring, or otherwise modifying …
Political, Social and Cultural Series
main area of dispute is the Wolkayit community, which is seeking to return the Wolkayit District area to the Amhara Regional State …
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fund…
The present report1 is submitted to the Human Rights Council pursuant to its resolutions 22/8 and 29/9. In Section II, the Special …
PREVENTING AND RESPONDING TO VIOLENT EXTREMISM IN AFRICA: A DEVELOPMENT APPROACH
The growth of violent extremism - and the devastating impact of groups espousing violent ideologies – is not only setting in motion …
THE IMPACT OF COUNTER-NARRATIVES Insights from a year-long cross-platform pilot study of…
The concept of creating counter-narratives in order to push back against extremisms recruitment and propaganda has become well established in recent years. …
Understanding al-Shabaab: clan, Islam and insurgency in Kenya
Harakat al-Shabaab al-Mujahideen has proven itself to be a highly adaptable organization. Their most recent evolution has seen them transform from an …
Access to justice, impunity and legal pluralism in Kenya
The acknowledgement that non-access to justice and impunity are widespread in Kenya is an important motive behind the present judicial reforms undertaken …
From cell phones to conflict? Reflections on the emerging ICT–political conflict research…
Distributed globally via social media, graphic images of bloody clashes between Twitter-mobilized protesters and government forces in Egypt, Turkey, and Ukraine offer …
Creating a Legal Framework for Terrorism Defectors and Detainees in Somalia
After the overthrow of the Siad Barre regime in Somalia in 1991, the country experienced state fragmentation and disintegration. Since then, warlords …
COUNTERING VIOLENT EXTREMISM WHILE RESPECTING THE RIGHTS AND AUTONOMY OF WOMEN AND THEIR …
Christian militias exist in many parts of the world. In Asia, groups have committed violations in the name of Hinduism and Buddhism …