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Interviewing Vice President Riek Machar while covering the South Sudan referendum for The Washington Post
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Commission on Unalienable Rights
On May 30, without fanfare, a notice of intent to establish a State Department Commission on Unalienable Rights was published in the Federal Register. The stated purpose of the Commission is to provide “fresh thinking about human rights” … Read more >>
It Takes a Village to Make a Monster
The world loves to hate a villain, and Sudan’s recently ousted president, Omar al-Bashir, is a villain worthy of despise. During his 30 years of autocratic rule, he presided over the deaths of millions of Sudanese citizens, oversaw the … Read more >>
Sudan’s new ruler is no democrat – and he has Darfur to answer for
After 30 years, President Omar al Bashir is no longer the ruler of Sudan. Following months of protests, the Sudanese military has taken charge of the country. This marks the fifth military coup in Sudan’s post-independence history. And … Read more >>
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Atrocity Prevention in the New Media Landscape
Journalists have traditionally played a crucial role in building public pressure on government officials to uphold their legal obligations under the 1948 UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Genocide. But over the past twenty … Read more >>
User-Generated Evidence
Rebecca Hamilton, User-Generated Evidence, Col. J. Transnat'l L. (forthcoming) Around the world, people are using their smartphones to document atrocities. Smartphone apps designed to allow Users to record material that will meet … Read more >>
State-Enabled Crimes
Rebecca Hamilton, State-Enabled Crimes, 41 (2) Yale J. Intl. L. 102 (2016) International crimes are committed by individuals, but many – from genocide in Rwanda to torture at Abu Ghraib – would not have occurred without the integral … Read more >>
Voices from Fighting for Darfur
