IJHR

Caitlin Biddolph & Caitlin Mollica examine why justice after mass violence must be reimagined. New article in The International Journal of Human Rights: doi.org/10.1080/136429… #HumanRights #TransitionalJustice

Başak Çalı on the ECtHR's 2024 climate rulings: whilst diagnosing #climatechange as a #humanrights problem, the Court placed solutions back with national democracies through a "democratic frame of trust"—marginalising climate justice demands. Article: doi.org/10.1080/136429…

New research from Gëzim Alpion and Ridvan Peshkopia explores how in post-conflict #Kosovo some personality traits (#Agreeableness and #EmotionalStability) consistently predict support for #HumanRights. Article here: doi.org/10.1080/136429…

New FREE article explores how the #RightToScience—enshrined in international human rights law—can counter conflicts of interest and ensure independent science serves the public interest in global environmental agreements. Article: doi.org/10.1080/136429… #HumanRights

Gita Parihar and Lovleen Bhullar explore a critical question in their latest research: Can three emerging legal frameworks—#ecocidelaw, the human right to a healthy environment, and #rightsofnature—save India's sacred rivers? Full open-access article: doi.org/10.1080/136429…

New open access paper on #ecocidelaw from Giovanna Frisso (University of Lincoln). Essential reading for anyone working on #ecocide, environmental justice, or Indigenous rights. Read the full paper for FREE here: doi.org/10.1080/136429… #HumanRights

Colombia’s peace court is recognising nature as a victim of war — vital for the debate on #ecocidelaw Article: doi.org/10.1080/136429… Don’t miss the Ecocide, Human Rights & Environmental Justice Conf. 🗓️ 31 Oct | London + online: commonwealth.sas.ac.uk/news-events/ev… #HumanRights #ecocide

How should we prove #ecocide in practice? If the law punishes only deliberate intent, we miss many real-world disasters. This article by Catherine Savard makes a clear case to include recklessness. FREE article: doi.org/10.1080/136429… #HumanRights #EcocideLaw #RightsOfNature

New research from Christopher Griffin challenges the "rights as possessions" metaphor that fuels zero-sum thinking. When we frame rights as things to be won or lost, we create false conflicts. Full article: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… #HumanRights #TransRights #WomensRights

New research from Chrystala Fakonti proposes a legal compromise on assisted dying: create a specialized criminal defense rather than full legalization/prohibition. Full FREE article: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… #LegalReform #HumanRights #AssistedDying

New research by Pinar Dinc & Necmettin Türk reveals how #Israel & #Turkey use olive tree destruction as a deliberate strategy of cultural & physical extermination in #Palestine & #Rojava Full study: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… Image courtesy of B’Tselem. #Ecocide #Gaza #Genocide

New research by Wendy Swartz & Ann Skelton reveals the disconnect between #UN human rights experts and diplomats is undermining girls' rights globally. Free access to article here: doi.org/10.1080/136429… #HumanRights

📢 New study finds crime rates dropped in 8 out of 11 countries after abolishing capital punishment. Authors: Joseph Paul Essien, Maduka Enyimba and Thomas Egaga Ushie Read: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… #HumanRights

What is the psychological toll of hotel accommodation on asylum seekers in the UK? Authors: Janelle Spira, Hannah Wright, Kemi Komolafe and Christina Kushnir Access article for free: #abstract" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… #HumanRights

🚨This powerful article argues that true justice for extractivist harm must confront not only the damage done to people, but to land, culture, and collective futures. 🔗  Access for FREE here:tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… #HumanRights #Ecocide #Genocide

What happens when formal justice systems overlook spiritual dimensions of healing? Fangyi Li @EdinburghUni explores how survivors in #Cambodia & #Timor-Leste seek justice through Buddhist merit-making & Indigenous death rituals. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… #HumanRights

🌊 NEW RESEARCH: When rivers become legal persons Within months, Colombia, New Zealand & India all granted legal personhood to major rivers. Full article by Rahul Ranjan + Axel Borchgrevink: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… #RightsOfNature

📖 New in IJHR: Explore how civil society actors navigate risk, politics & ethics in #NorthKorea. A vital read for those in #HumanRights Open Access (free): tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… ✍️ Katie Sophie Gonser

🌱Can rivers, forests & lands be victims of war? #Colombia’s transitional justice process says yes — with revolutionary implications. Read the full open-access article by Rachel Killean and Elizabeth Newton. 🔗tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… #HumanRights #RightsOfNature #Ecocide

The #ICC can’t be fixed — it must be dismantled, says Charlotte Carney, University of Sydney The article argues the court is built on punishment, inequality & colonial thinking. Abolition offers a way forward. Read it here: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… #HumanRights