The Commission to Undermine Human Rights
GJC's Elena Sarver and Merrite Johnson dive into the Trump administration’s new “Commission on Unalienable Rights.” The commission is stacked with soc...
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The Global Justice Center is a legal, human rights non profit based in New York City. Our work focuses on moving international humanitarian laws from paper to practice. Our staff consists of lawyers with international law expertise who work regularly with partners at the EU and the UN. In this podcast, we will analyze the latest news and break down the legality of what is happening using the framework of international law.
Justice and the Genocide of the Rohingya
Two years ago, hundreds of thousands of ethnic Rohingya were violently driven from their homes in Burma in a military campaign that the United Nations...
#BringBackOurGirls: Five Years Later
In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Mojúbàolú Olúfúnké Okome, Professor of Political Science, African & Women’s Studies at Brooklyn College, CUNY an...
Ireland's Abortion Referendum: A Conversation with Claire Pierson
In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Claire Pierson, a lecturer in Gender and Comparative Politics at the University of Liverpool, to discuss Ireland...
Refugee Detention and the Law
Are the indefinite detention of refugees and the separation of families at the border legal under international standards? GJC's legal experts Akila R...
Civil Society in Burma
In this episode of That's Illegal, we sat down with our partners Naw Hser Hser and Mu Gloria from the Women's League of Burma to talk about their work...
Freedom of Information
In this episode of That's Illegal, GJC's Executive Assistant Merrite Johnson explains the process of requesting information from the US Government via...
Prosecuting Genocide: A Conversation with Stephen Rapp
This week we sat down with Former US Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues Stephen Rapp. We discussed his firsthand experience prosecuting the Rwa...
Genocide and Justice, Part 2
What are the challenges to prosecuting the genocide of the Yazidi people? Special guest Sareta Ashraph joins GJC in this two part episode to discuss t...
Genocide and Justice, Part 1
Why are the Yazidis being targeted for genocide by ISIS and how is this genocide being carried out? Special guest Sareta Ashraph joins GJC in this two...