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Libya's Long Reach: Transnational Repression and the Infrastructure of Disappearance
Executive Summary Authoritarian states increasingly reach beyond their borders to monitor, intimidate, and disappear their critics abroad. Libya is among the states that best exemplify the use of transnational repression, including enforced disappearance,
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Central Asia Roundup: August 2026
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan's election for its new unicameral parliament took place Aug. 23, with the Central Election Commission confirming final results Aug. 25, showing that five parties cleared the 5% threshold for representation in the Kurultai. The newly
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Uzbekistan Views its Future in Trade and Investment Diversity
Thirty-five years since independence, Uzbekistan is looking forward when it comes to regional trade networks and relations with the United States. On Aug. 27, the Embassy of Uzbekistan in Washington, D.C., brought together a group of regional experts and
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Protecting Civilians in Real Time: The Case for Unarmed Civilian Protection in Contemporary Conflict
As civilians increasingly bear the brunt of contemporary warfare, civilian harm has become not only normalized but, in many contexts, central to how conflict is conducted. In contexts where international accountability mechanisms are delayed, ineffective,
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Silencing Civil Society: Transnational Repression of NGOs
Executive Summary While violent forms of transnational repression receive significant attention, an increasing number of authoritarian and democratically backsliding states are deploying legal and administrative tools to repress activists in exile. These
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Preventing Industrialized Atrocity: From World War to the Age of Automation
Mutual dependence often defines the relationship between industry and warfare. Wartime technological demand places pressure on civilian industries to support state defense-building while providing powerful financial incentives to do so - and most technolo
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The United States Battles International Law
On Aug. 11, Human Rights Watch, joined by the American Friends Service Committee, the Center for Constitutional Rights, and the Open Society Foundations, sued the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump for targeting the International Criminal Court
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From Reaction to Prevention: WPS and Artificial Intelligence
Executive Summary Artificial intelligence, when intentionally aligned with the prevention pillar of the Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) agenda, can serve as a powerful tool for anticipating conflict, protecting individual security, and strengthening demo
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Condemnation of Israeli Settler Violence Must Be Correctly Framed
Israeli settler violence has dominated media coverage of Israel and the Palestinian territories over the last few weeks. Escalating violations of human rights and international law continue to be blamed on the government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
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Central Asia Roundup: July 2026
Kazakhstan After Kazakhstan's new constitution took effect on July 1, the country shifted into campaign mode as elections for its new representative body, the Kurultai, were set. After the final session of the bicameral Kazakh parliament was held June 30,
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