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Lawrence J. Gist II is a human rights attorney and adjunct professor of legal studies, having earned a Doctor of Jurisprudence (Cum Laude) from Gonzaga University School of Law and currently studying international humanitarian law at Harvard University's Program on Humanitarian Policy and Conflict Research.

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Norwegian Legal Expert Joins United Nations Group on Arbitrary Detention

Mads Andenas, Professor at the Law Faculty of the University of Oslo and former Director of the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights has joined the...
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International Alternative Dispute Resolution

It’s a familiar story – businesses battling it out with other businesses, governments, individuals – all in court and at huge...
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Speaker of the Iranian Parliament Called Upon to Investigate Rape or Other Torture of Detainees

Torture allegations now emerging in Iran must be urgently and independently investigated, Irene Khan, Amnesty International’s Secretary General...
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Court of Women Hears the Testimonies of Trafficked and Sexually Exploited Women and Girls

The jury deliberating on a most unusual trial – the first South East Asia Court of Women on HIV and Human Trafficking in...
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Sex-Trafficked Women and Girls have a Higher Risk of Contracting a Sexually Transmitted Infection

Sex-trafficked women and girls in South East Asia are at substantial risk of sexually transmitted infections including HIV,...
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50 Million Women in Asia at Risk of HIV from their Intimate Partners

An estimated 50 million women in Asia are at risk of becoming infected with HIV from their intimate partners. Evidence from many Asian countries...
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UN Special Representative for Afghanistan Visited US Military Detention Facilities

The UN Special Representative for Afghanistan Kai Eide visited US military detention facilities at Bagram this past week as part of ongoing efforts to...
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United Nagtions Provides Help After Deadly Attack in East of Democratic Republic of the Congo

The United Nations peacekeeping operation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is providing medical assistance to the victims of a deadly...
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Survey Reveals Israelis Attitudes Towards Rules of War

Fifty percent of Israelis think that it is prohibited to attack enemy fighters in populated areas knowing that many women and children would be...
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Ongoing Conflict in Iraq Claims Hundreds of Civilian Lives Every Month

Despite the common perception that the armed conflict in Iraq is largely over, widespread violence and a lack of respect for human life continue to...
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