Droits de la personne

« L’inflation » des droits humains : quel est le problème ?
- 25 février 2020
Au lieu de parler « d’inflation des droits », nous devrions comprendre que nous assistons à de nouvelles interprétations en réponse aux nouvelles luttes pour la dignité humaine.

Il est de plus en plus fréquent d’entendre des reproches sur le …
Par David Petrasek
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Bulldozing Human Rights in Tanzania
- 16 novembre 2018
by Dane Degenstein

Tanzania has recently started a campaign to identify, track down, and arrest gay people, an unprecedented move in a previously more tolerant country. The regional governor of Dar es Salaam, Paul Makonda, announced a task force to …
Par CIPS
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Khashoggi Murder Case a Test for Despots Everywhere
- 18 octobre 2018
The disappearance and possible murder of Saudi dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi is an important test case for despots everywhere. Can they get away with interrogating, kidnapping, and even assassinating their critics in other countries?

Khashoggi, a resident of the United …
Par Roland Paris
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Decisive Action is Overdue to Protect the Rohingyas
- 15 septembre 2018
By John Packer

Director of the Human Rights Research and Education Centre at the University of Ottawa and Neuberger-Jesin Professor of International Conflict Resolution

Finally, the United Nations Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar has stated the obvious: the Rohingya …
Par CIPS
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Germany: Yet Another Migration Debate?
- 1 août 2018
Asli Ilgit, Cukurova University

Audie Klotz, Syracuse University

Once again, pundits predict the downfall of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). Why? Her migration policies appear to fuel the rise of the nationalist …
Par CIPS
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Need More Proof of Genocide in Myanmar? It’s Being Born Right Now
- 3 juin 2018
by John Packer

Nine months since the violent attacks of August 25, 2017, and thereafter forced 700,000 Rohingya to flee to neighbouring Bangladesh, the first of thousands of pregnancies as a result of rape are coming to term.

For these …
Par CIPS
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: “I Have a Dream”
- 4 avril 2018
I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation.

Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand …
Par CIPS
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Time to Make the Rainbow Refugee Assistance Plan Permanent
- 21 mars 2018
In too many countries around the world, LGBTQ persons are criminalized — singled out for who they love — with criminal penalties including prison time and death. Canada’s refugee admission system is not perfect, but one of its great strengths …
Par Patti Tamara Lenard
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Another One Bites the Dust: What Future for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights?
- 8 février 2018
The announcement in December 2017 by Prince Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein of Jordan that he would not seek a second term as UN High Commissioner for Human Rights — leaving the post in the middle of 2018 — came as a …
Par David Petrasek
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A Pioneering War Crimes Tribunal Comes to an End
- 14 décembre 2017
At the end of December, the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) closes its doors after 24 years in business.

The United Nations court, situated in The Hague, was established in 1993 with the goal of providing accountability …
Par Srdjan Vucetic
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Gender, Data, and High-Risk Environments
- 6 décembre 2017
Collecting reliable data on state and political processes in insecure environments is a necessary first step to understanding and ultimately reducing violence. Gender shapes the data we collect, the ways it is collected, and ultimately the findings we produce and …
Par Gabrielle Bardall
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Zimbabwe: A Faustian Bargain with a Crocodile?
- 28 novembre 2017
After 37 years of rule, Robert Mugabe, the world’s oldest leader and one of Africa’s longest serving presidents, has finally lost power. In an unprecedented, unpredictable, and at times unbelievable series of events, the one-time liberation hero was deposed by …
Par Rita Abrahamsen
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