Caitlin Biddolph & Caitlin Mollica examine why justice after mass violence must be reimagined. New article in The International Journal of Human Rights: doi.org/10.1080/1364... #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/10.1080/1364...

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/10.1080/1364...

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/10.1080/1364... #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/10.1080/1364...

New research by Jonathan Liljeblad explores how Myanmar's post-coup crisis reveals critical intersections between ecocide, Indigenous struggles, and pro-democracy movements. 🔗 Read the full open-access article: doi.org/10.1080/1364... #ecocide #ecocidelaw #HumanRights

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/10.1080/1364... #HumanRights

Colombia’s peace court is recognising nature as a victim of war — vital for the debate on #ecocidelaw Article: doi.org/10.1080/1364... Don’t miss the Ecocide, Human Rights & Environmental Justice Conf. 🗓️ 31 Oct | London + online: commonwealth.sas.ac.uk/news-events/... #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/10.1080/1364... #HumanRights #EcocideLaw #RightsOfNature

New research from Christopher Griffin challenges the "rights as possessions" metaphor that fuels zero-sum thinking and division. When we frame rights as things to be won or lost, we create false conflicts. Full article: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/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: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/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: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/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/10.1080/1364... #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: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/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: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/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:https://tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13642987.2025.2519583?src=exp-oa #HumanRights #Ecocide #Genocide

What happens when formal justice systems overlook spiritual dimensions of healing? Fangyi Li from Edinburgh University explores how survivors in #Cambodia & #Timor-Leste seek justice through Buddhist merit-making & Indigenous death rituals. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/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: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/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): www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... ✍️ Katie Sophie Gonser

Can rivers, forests & lands be victims of war? #Colombia’s transitional justice process says yes — with revolutionary implications. Open-access article by Rachel Killean & Elizabeth Newton. 🔗https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13642987.2025.2502561 #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.... #HumanRights

New article on housing justice: When emergency aid ends, what fills the gap? A study of eviction clinics in #NewHampshire shows that legal support alone isn't enough... Read here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... Authors: Sindiso Mnisi Weeks and Anthony Karwashan #Housingcrisis #HumanRights

📚 New Article: "The concept of vulnerability and its relation to the concepts of inequality and discrimination" Monika Mayrhofer finds: "Vulnerability" can mask the real causes of injustice & might not always help build fairer systems www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #HumanRights

How is public discourse on #hatespeech evolving? New study finds #USA media attention has shifted from a focus on prosecution to regulation — with growing emphasis on platform responsibility/online hate. 🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... Seungyeon Yang & Jeong-Woo Koo #HumanRights

🔍 Justice for Atrocities: Dialogues & Encounters between Latin America and Europe — new special issue out now! 🔹 Lessons from exile, amnesty & universal jurisdiction 🔗https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13642987.2025.2479560?src=exp-la ✍️ Marco Longobardo/Juan-Pablo Perez-Leon-Acevedo

📢 New study explores how undocumented Chinese immigrants in the #UK navigated COVID-19. 🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #HumanRights

Essential reading for those concerned with human rights, state violence, and justice in #LatinAmerica. 🔗 Full article here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... Author Thairi Moya Sánchez #HumanRights #Venezuela #TransitionalJustice #RacialJustice

🚨 New #OpenAccess article! The #ECtHR’s ‘domestication’ of #climatechange narrows protections & limits climate justice. DR. @cohelongo.bsky.social explains how the Court frames climate as a domestic issue, sidelining global equity concerns. Read: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Ecuador’s Constitutional Court is shaping the future of #RightsOfNature River protection, judicial activism, and the intersection of environmental & #humanrights. Authors: Mihnea Tănăsescu, Elizabeth Macpherson, David Jefferson & Julia Torres Ventura www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

📢 New Research! How is #humanrights discourse shaping judicial decisions in #China? 🇨🇳⚖️ 2,760 docs/ 31 provincial regions reveal how judges/ litigants use human rights arguments in judicial cases. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... By Yonghe Zhang & Xiaoyi Huang