In mid-January, I went to London England to research what is happening with Julian Assange. We could not visit him. He is in Belmarsh Maximum Security prison and even his lawyers could only see him for two hours over the entire previous month.
Weaponizing Lawfare in The Philippines
I salute those who have convened and are participating in this International Forum on Lawfare, and wish that I could have been with you in person to share this experience directly rather than addressing you from a distance.
Syria and “Transitional Justice”
by Helena Cobban This piece is crossposted from the Just World News blog of JWE President Helena Cobban. Almost from the beginning of the US-supported regime-change project in Syria, US policymakers have …
A hierarchy of vulnerability
by Alice Rothchild This piece, by JWE Board Member Alice Rothchild, is crossposted from Mondoweiss. I was recently passing through customs where I popped my US passport face down on …
The Decline of International Law: Reflections of a True Believer
by Richard Falk This piece is crossposted from the personal blog of JWE Board member Richard Falk. [Prefatory Note from R. Falk: This post was initially published on January 27, …
Facing the Global Crisis
by Richard Falk This piece is crossposted from a portion of the interview as published on the personal blog of JWE Board member Richard Falk. [Prefatory Note by R. Falk: …
Hoodlums tried to hide Mohammad Sabaaneh’s art– at the ICC!
On December 2, Palestinian artist Mohammad Sabaaneh was delighted to travel to the headquarters of the International Criminal Court in The Hague to open an exhibition of his art mounted …
Our ‘Story/Backstory’ project produced great new discourse-expanding resources
One of Just World Ed’s major projects in Spring 2019 was the “Story/Backstory” project, in which– over a 13-week period– JWE President Helena Cobban produced weekly packages providing richly informed …
Amb. Chas Freeman warns of global consequences of any US war on Iran
Washington DC, May 18– Any U.S. military attack against Iran could very well trigger Iranian retaliation using such means as bombings and cyber attacks, and if these in turn should …
Palestinian prisoners in Israel’s jail: Facts and resources
Prepared with the help of Yousef al-Jamal According to the Ramallah-based prisoners-rights organization Ad-Dameer, as of March 2019, 5,450 Palestinian political prisoners are in Israeli jails and they are scattered …