by Sarah Kim | Jul 24, 2018 | Case Studies
UPR: Background The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is an instrument that periodically reviews the human rights situations of all 193 UN member states. It was established in 2006 as the centerpiece of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC). While other human rights...
by Sarah Kim | May 26, 2018 | Case Studies
Background to the ECCC The Khmer Rouge (KR) regime ruled Cambodia from April 1975 until December 1979. Under Pol Pot’s leadership, approximately 2 million people – a quarter of Cambodia’s population – died in mass executions and from...
by Sarah Kim | May 2, 2018 | Law
Tribunals Background An important aspect of transitional justice is the ability to prosecute suspects of crimes such as genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity through international tribunals. Changes in the transitional justice landscape can be observed...
by Sarah Kim | Apr 27, 2018 | Case Studies
Background on the Rwandan Genocide The Rwandan Genocide was rooted in decades of tension between Rwanda’s two main ethnic groups, the Hutu majority and the Tutsi minority. The day former Rwandan president Habyarimana was killed by Hutu extremists in a plane...
by Sarah Kim | Apr 10, 2018 | Case Studies
Introduction: UN COI On March 21, 2013, the UN Human Rights Council established the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) on Human Rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK, North Korea). A CoI is a diplomatic tool in which a delegation of legal experts or...
