Human Rights
DIILS SUPPORTS ENHANCEMENTS TO MONGOLIA’S DEFENSE LEGAL CAPACITY
ULAANBAATAR -- A DIILS team engaged in discussions with the Office of Defense Cooperation here and with Mongolian defense representatives on the design of a sustainable professional development program for military legal advisors. DIILS continues to implement a multi-year Defense Institution-...
DIILS TEAM ENGAGES WITH GREECE
DIILS Team engages with Greece, April 2017.
DIILS TEAM ENGAGES WITH YEMENI FORCES ON ISSUES OF LAW OF ARMED CONFLICT AND HUMAN RIGHTS
DIILS conducted a Section 1206 engagement in Yemen on the law of armed conflict and human rights, as mandated by U.S. law. It focused on emerging issues related to the law of armed conflict and the challenges faced by a professional military confronting an internal armed conflict....
DIILS TEAM PARTNERS WITH BAHRAIN
DIILS traveled to Bahrain in July 2019, 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 Team Partners with Lebanon
DIILS traveled to Lebanon in April 2019, to discuss with members of the Lebanese military the Law of Armed Conflict and Human Rights as they apply to international and non-international armed conflict.
DIILS TEAM TRAVELS TO MEXICO CITY TO CONDUCT SEMINAR ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE LAW OF ARMED CONFLICT
DIILS presents plaque to Mexican Navy Admiral. In April 2012, an international DIILS team consisting of two DIILS attorneys, two attorneys from OSJA NORTCOM, one British military attorney, and one retired Sri Lankan Army officer now working as a human rights official in Sri...
DIILS’ FIRST VISIT TO MALI SINCE 2012 ADDRESSES LOAC AND HR
BAMAKO, MALI -- 32 Malian military officers, ministry of defense civilians, national police, and NGOs participated in a DIILS engagement on law of armed conflict and human rights from 8-11 September 2014. The engagement also included observers from the European Union Training Mission in...
Dynamics of Countering Human Trafficking in South Asia and the Gulf
From 30 August–1 September 2021, the Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies arranged a three-day virtual seminar to help participants assess, analyze, and identify opportunities to effectively counter human trafficking in South Asia and the Gulf and improve regional...
IN HONDURAS, DIILS WORKSHOP INCLUDES MILITARY, HUMAN RIGHTS NGOS
The Defense Institute of International Legal Studies conducted a workshop in Honduras 12-14 August 2013 on Human Rights and the Law of Armed Conflict in military operations. Attendees hailed from the Honduran Army, Navy, Air Force, and various Honduran human rights organizations,...
LAW OF ARMED CONFLICT AND HUMAN RIGHT COURSE "INFORMS IMPRESSES AND INSPIRES"
May 1 was Graduation Day for 16 international participants who attended the DIILS Law of Armed Conflict andHuman Rights (LCHR) course. The participants, who hailed from 9 countries, also learned about American cultureand history through field studies programs during the course. The three-week...
Marshall Center Professor Lectures on Human Rights, Civil Liberties to DoDEA High School Students
By GCMC Public Affairs OBERWESEL (Rhine Gorge), Germany (March 6, 2018) – Dr. Sebastian von Münchow, Marshall Center professor, gave a lecture on rights of the individual citizens verses public safety for the U.S. Department of Defense Education Activity’s 37th International Student...
NESA-AFRICOM 2023 Workshop Series and NESA Center Women, Peace, and Security E-Book Release
From 29 April – 6 May 2023, the Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies, in partnership with U.S. Africa Command, held three back-to-back workshop series in Bangkok, Thailand, for senior government and civilian security experts and a “whole of society” approach from 24...
NESA-AFRICOM-WJPC "Trans-Regional Illicit Commons: Drugs, Guns and People Workshop"
The William J. Perry Center for Strategic Studies (WJPC) in partnership with the Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies and U.S.Africa Command (USAFRICOM) conducted a Trans-Regional Illicit Commons: Drugs, Guns and People Workshop from 19-21 July 2016 in Casablanca, Morocco....
New Trafficking in Persons Module - Human Trafficking is the Third Largest Criminal Activity in the World
Human trafficking is the third largest criminal activity in the world, behind illegal arms and drug sales. It is a leading source of profits for organized crime, generating between $7 billion and $10 billion annually according to U.N. estimates. Human trafficking affects every country in the...
Pakistan can help win peace in Afghanistan, but only once it’s stable and secure itself
Shyam Tekwani has a new opinion piece in the South China Morning Post called “Pakistan can help win peace in Afghanistan, but only once it’s stable and secure itself.” Tekwani discusses Pakistan’s roadmap to peace in Afghanistan, its own internal challenges, and the opportunity to build an...
Perry Center facilitates Central American dialogue on human rights in complex security environments
Perry Center Professor of Practice William Godnick and Adjunct Professor Juan Carlos Gomez, with the support of the Inter American Institute of Human Rights (IIDH), facilitated a dialogue among 36 military, police, civilian government and civil society officials from 9 Central American and...
Perry Center Kicks Off Regional Seminar on Countering Transnational Threats
August 10, 2016 The William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies and Colombia’s Escuela Superior de Guerra/Centro Regional de Estudios Estratégicos de Seguridad have convened over 100 senior defense and security professionals, from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay,...
Perry Center Takes Transnational Threats Seminar to Guadalajara, Mexico
April 7-8, 2016, the Perry Center partnered with the University of Guadalajara’s Social Science and Humanities Department to carry out a “Countering Transnational Threats in the Americas Seminar” in Guadalajara, Mexico. Professors Boris Saavedra and Celina Realuyo presented before a crowd of...
Residential Phase of HR/ROL and CTTN 2019 Courses Come to a Close
April 08, 2019 On Friday, March 29, The Perry Center celebrated the graduation of students participating in the 2019 Combatting Transnational Threat Networks (CTTN) and Human Rights and Rule of Law (HR/ROL) courses. Attended by more than 80 civilian and military officials from across the...
SENATOR WHITEHOUSE HOSTS DIILS MILITARY LAW CLASS
MLDP participants meet U.S. Senator Whitehouse outsidehis Capitol Hill office. International military students participating in the DIILS Military Law Development Program (MLDP) visited the offices of U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (RI) during their class visit to Washington,...