Human Rights
Human Rights Rights and freedoms to which all humans are entitled. Proponents of the concept usually assert that everyone is endowed with certain entitlements merely by reason of being human.
2023 Dynamics of Countering Human Trafficking in South Asia and the Gulf Seminar
From22– 25 May 2023, the NESA Center conducted a seminar titled “Dynamics of Countering Human Trafficking in South Asia and the Gulf.” The four-day seminar was held in Muscat, Oman. It was designed to help participants assess, analyze, and identify opportunities to effectively counter human...
34 INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPANTS GRADUATE
May 5, 2016 was Graduation Day for 34 international officers and civilian officials who attended the DIILS Law of Armed Conflict and Human Rights (LCHR) course. The three-week seminar at Naval Station Newport, RI enabled these participants to ascertain how they, and their respective countries...
AFRICOM LEGAL ENGAGEMENTS CHIEF VISITS DIILS MILITARY LAW DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
Photo caption:AFRICOM Legal Engagements Chief meets with MLDP participants from African countries. NEWPORT - U.S. Coast Guard Commander Michelle Bas, a Judge Advocate who leads the Engagements Division of the Office of Legal Counsel at United States Africa Command, observed participant...
Another Strategic Error from Myanmar’s Military Junta
ByDr. Miemie Winn Byrd Dr. Byrd is a professor at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies. The views expressed in this article are her own and do not necessarily reflect those of DKI APCSS, the U.S. Department of Defense, or the U.S. Government. On Monday morning (...
CONGRATULATIONS TO GRADUATES OF DIILS MILITARY JUSTICE RESIDENT COURSE
DIILS recently graduated 15 students from our Military Justice Resident Course. Countries represented were Egypt, Kenya, Lithuania, Slovak Republic, Moldova, Mongolia, Republic of North Macedonia, Nigeria, Nepal, Philippines, Sierra Leone, Ukraine, Burkina Faso, and Zambia. The three week...
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE DIILS GRADUATES OF THE LAW OF ARMED CONFLICT AND HUMAN RIGHTS COURSE
DIILS graduated 25 students from the 2020 LCHR Course. Countries represented were Cameroon, Egypt, Guatemala, Maldives, Philippines, Mali, Kenya, Lithuania, Slovak Republic, Moldova, Mongolia, Republic of North Macedonia, Nigeria, Nepal, Sierra Leone, Ukraine, Burkina Faso and Zambia. LCHR is...
DIILS ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT
MAJ Korbieh with fellow DIILS alum Olga Scripovscaia on the occasion of the Ghana Contingent's Medals Day parade in Bouake, Ivory Coast, November 2014. Name: Major Felix Korbieh Country: GHANA (Army) Attended: “Military Law Development Program” (MLDP),...
DIILS ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT
Major Peter Waiaki is currently deployed as a Military Liaison Officer on UN duties (UNMISS) in South Sudan. He deployed mid-August 2016 and will end his mission the end of August 2017. He wants to sincerely thank the DIILS staff for preparing him to face the challenges in South Sudan. The...
DIILS AND LEBANESE ARMED FORCES CONDUCT EXCHANGE ON PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION
NEWPORT -- A delegation from Lebanon visited the United States to learn about professional military education of American soldiers on the Law of Armed Conflict and International Human Rights Law. The delegation, headed by the Director of International Humanitarian Law of the Lebanese Armed...
DIILS CONDUCTS 1206 ENGAGEMENT IN VALLETTA, MALTA
Graduation photo for Maltese Participants, shown here with DIILS instructors. The Defense Institute of International Legal Studies (DIILS) traveled to Malta from 30-31 January where we conducted an interactive, 2-day seminar on international human rights and humanitarian law. ...
DIILS CONDUCTS 14th RESIDENT COURSE ON THE LAW OF ARMED CONFLICT AND HUMAN RIGHTS
NEWPORT -- 16 international participants graduated from the 14th DIILS "Law of Armed Conflict and Human Rights" course. The participants lived and studied at Naval Station Newport, Rhode Island while attending this three week seminar, which enabled them to ascertain how they and their...
DIILS CONDUCTS HR/IHL SEMINAR IN KENYA
DIILS conducted a seminar on human rights and international humanitarian law in Nairobi, Kenya. The 1206 seminar, mandated by U.S. law, focused on emerging issues involving the law of armed conflict and the responsibilities of nations and military commanders in the prevention,...
DIILS CONDUCTS HUMAN RIGHTS AND COUNTER-TERRORISM SEMINAR IN MAURITANIA
DIILS Adjunct team and participants in Nouakchott, Mauritania, August 2012. DIILS adjunct legal instructors recently completed a mission in Nouakchott, the capital city of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania. Military and civilian leaders attending the U.S. human rights and...
DIILS CONDUCTS HUMAN RIGHTS ENGAGEMENT IN BULGARIA
Concentration International humanitarian law and human rights were the topics of two DIILS seminars in Bulgaria with personnel from the Second Light Infantry Brigade and the 61st Mechanized Brigade of the Bulgarian Army. The seminars in Stara Zagora and Karlovo focused on the...
DIILS CONDUCTS HUMAN RIGHTS ENGAGEMENT IN BURUNDI
DIILS recently conducted a program in Bujumbura, Burundi on the law of armed conflict and human rights, as mandated by Section 1206 of the National Defense Authorization Act. Fifty-eight soldiers from the Burundian National Defense Forces participated. The program focused on emerging...
DIILS CONDUCTS LEGAL ENGAGEMENT IN ETHIOPIA
A DIILS team conducted an important bridge-building legal engagement in a remote training area close to the village of Bare, in the Somali region (Kilil) of Ethiopia. The Human Rights seminar focused on the law of armed conflict (LOAC) in international and non-international armed conflict...
DIILS CONDUCTS PROGRAM IN BANGLADESH
A DIILS Team traveled to Bangladesh to discuss with members of their military the Law of Armed Conflict and Human Rights as they apply to international and non-international armed conflict.
DIILS CONDUCTS WORKSHOP ON LEGAL ASPECTS OF MARITIME SECURITY OPERATIONS AND HUMAN RIGHTS WITH MAURITIUS
A DIILS Team traveled to Mauritius to conduct a workshop on the Legal Aspects of Maritime Security Operations and Human Rights. Participants included officials from the National Coast Guard, Police Prosecution Offices, Attorney General's Office, Ports Authority, Oceanography Institute, and...
DIILS CONTINUES PARTNERSHIP WITH CONGOLESE ON RULE OF LAW
KINSHASA – A graduation ceremony for 56 members of the Congolese armed forces(FARDC) served as the most recent reminder of DIILS long-standing military justiceengagement program with the FARDC. This successful partnership involved a DIILSteam of Navy Reservists and Congolese...
DIILS DISCUSSES LAW OF ARMED CONFLICT, RULES OF ENGAGEMENT AND HUMAN RIGHTS WITH UZBEKISTAN
DIILS recently completed a Legal Considerations in Military Operations Seminar in Uzbekistan. The seminar, held in the historic capital, Tashkent, was attended by 24 military officers and one representative of the Ministry of Interior. The event focused on the law of armed conflict (LOAC) in...
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Alumni Publication: Ayman al-Zawahiri's Death and Political-Economic Fragility in South Asia
Political and economic dysfunction is an invitation for terrorism to flourish in the least integrated region in the world, South Asia. P.R Chari, director atIPCS India, captured this a year after the 9/11 attack in a paper called “Combating Terrorism: Devising cooperative countermeasures,” arguing...
Human Rights Watch World Report 2023
Human Rights Watchreleased its annual review of human rights around the globe in its World Report 2023. Human Rights Watch is an independent, international organization that works as part of a vibrant movement to uphold human dignity and advance the cause of human rights for all. The 33rd...
Alumni Publication: Pressure the Taliban to protect women’s rights by Shanthie Mariet D’Souza
NESA Center AlumnaShanthie Mariet D'Souzaauthored an opinion piecepublished by the Hindustan Timeson 19 January 2023 titled “Pressure the Taliban to protect women’s rights.” Read the piece here The views presented in this article are those of the speaker or author and do not...
Mantraya Special Report: Sunken Dreams: Rohingya Refugee Crisis
ABSTRACT: Hopelessly stuck in the wretched camps in Bangladesh for over five years, Rohingya refugees are undertaking perilous sea journeys to Malaysia, across the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea. While thousands have reached their destination in search of better lives, hundreds have sunk into...
Alumni Publication: Turkey’s Upcoming General Election and LGBTQ+ Issues by Simone Bekker and NESA Center Alum Hussein Solomon
NESA Center Alum Hussein Solomon andSimone Bekker authored an article published byMiddle East Trackeron 4 February 2023 titled "Turkey’s Upcoming General Election and LGBTQ+ Issues." Read the article here The views presented in this article are those of the speaker or author and...
2023 Legatum Prosperity Index
On 27 February 2023, the Legatum Institute published the 16th edition of the Legatum Prosperity Index. The Legatum Prosperity Index is a tool for transformation, offering a unique insight into how prosperity is forming and evolving across the world. Leaders around the world can use it to help set...
Amnesty International Report 2022/23: "The state of the world’s human rights"
The "Amnesty International Report 2022/23: The state of the world’s human rights"– published on 27 March 2023–"analyzes the 2022 human rights situation in 156 countries and the calls for action." "2022 saw new, renewed and protracted conflicts that led to appalling tragedies. Some of them...
CIVIC-POMED Fact Sheet: "The Leahy Law 'Duty to Inform' and Human Rights Vetting for Non-Traceable Assistance"
A new fact sheet from Center for Civilians in Conflict (CIVIC) and Project on Middle East Democracy (POMED),“Closing a Leahy Law Loophole: The ‘Duty to Inform’ and Human Rights Vetting for Non-Traceable Assistance,”takes stock of a new amendment to the Leahy Law that seeks to address this loophole...
Alumni Publication: "North African Feminism’s Growing Impact" by Moha Ennaji
On 06 April 2023,Project Syndicate publishedNESA Center alumnus Moha Ennaji's article titled"North African Feminism’s Growing Impact." "Since the Arab Spring, feminist movements have transformed gender roles in Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia, and secured hard-fought real-world gains for women and...
Alumni Publication: "Society Needs to Use Religion to Counter Extremism" by Charani Patabendige
On 29 June,International Policy Digest published NESA Center alumnaCharani Patabendige's latest Op-Ed"Society Needs to Use Religion to Counter Extremism." "Harnessing the true tenets of religion is key to fostering a unified front against extremism. A multi-faceted approach involving various...
Atlantic Council 2023 Freedom and Prosperity Indexes
On 6 July 2023, the Atlantic Council's Freedom and Prosperity Center released its second annual Freedom and Prosperity Indexes, which use a diverse set of data to provide a unique, comprehensive measurement of freedom and prosperity in 164 countries around the world. The Freedom Index measures...
Alumni Publication: "2 Years of Structural Violence and Humanitarian Crisis Under the Taliban" by Shanthie Mariet D’Souza
On 16 August 2023, The Diplomat published NESA Center alumnaShanthie Mariet D’Souza's Op-Ed "2 Years of Structural Violence and Humanitarian Crisis Under the Taliban." "Since the fall of Kabul in August 2021, the Taliban have entrenched themselves in power and common Afghans have been driven...
Alumni Publication: "Unleashing the Potential of Political Literacy for Informed Participation: Lessons Learned from 'Aragalaya 2022'" by Charani Patabendige
On 6 September 2023,Modern Diplomacypublished NESA Center alumnaCharani Patabendige's latest article on political literacy and human rights titled"Unleashing the Potential of Political Literacy for Informed Participation: Lessons Learned from 'Aragalaya 2022.'" "...political literacy empowers...
Alumni Publication: "Human Security Perspectives on Hate Speech" by Charani Patabendige
On 29 September 2023,Modern Diplomacypublished NESA Center alumnaCharani Patabendige's latest article"Human Security Perspectives on Hate Speech." "Regardless of its nature, severity, or impact, hate speech is harmful and acts as a barrier to the well-being of our society," writesPatabendige...
Alumni Publication: "Earthquake in Afghanistan: Natural disasters, international isolation, and Taliban incapacity" by Shanthie Mariet D'Souza
On 18 October 2023, theMiddle East Institutepublished NESA Center alumna Shanthie Mariet D'Souza's article "Earthquake in Afghanistan: Natural disasters, international isolation, and Taliban incapacity." "In natural disaster-prone Afghanistan, official familiarity with such calamities and...
NESA Center Update: July – October 2023
TheNESA CenterJuly – October 2023 Updatefocuses onLevant region trends. The update also highlights July through October NESA Center programs and events, faculty and staff engagements, alumni contributions, and a calendar with upcoming events. Regional Trends – The Levant: The 7 October...
Alumni Publication: "The Plight of Deported Afghans" by Shanthie Mariet D'Souza
On 15 January 2024, The Diplomat published NESA Center alumnaShanthie Mariet D'Souza's article,"The Plight of Deported Afghans," on "an unending refugee and humanitarian crisis the world seems to have forgotten." "The unrelenting season of forced homecoming continues for Afghans who had sought...