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Ukraine's TCC: Forced Conscription on the Streets — Documented Cases
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Ukraine's TCC: Forced Conscription on the Streets — Documented Cases

Territorial Recruitment Centres replaced the Soviet-era military commissariats in 2022. They operate at the regional and district level....

Ukraine's Mobilization Law: Criminal Penalties for Refusing to Serve
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Ukraine's Mobilization Law: Criminal Penalties for Refusing to Serve

Ukraine's mobilization framework rests on several layers. The Constitution of Ukraine establishes the obligation of military service. The...

Tigray Conflict: UN-Documented War Crimes and Mass Displacement
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Tigray Conflict: UN-Documented War Crimes and Mass Displacement

The Tigray war began on 4 November 2020 when federal forces, Eritrean troops, and Amhara regional forces entered...

Oromo Persecution in Ethiopia: The Largest Ethnic Group Under Attack
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Oromo Persecution in Ethiopia: The Largest Ethnic Group Under Attack

The Oromo are an Afroasiatic-speaking people whose territory covers much of central, southern, and western Ethiopia. Despite being...

Kurdish Political Opposition in Iraq: Targeted by KDP, PUK, and Baghdad
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Kurdish Political Opposition in Iraq: Targeted by KDP, PUK, and Baghdad

The Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) is governed by a constitutional framework that, on paper, looks democratic. In...

Honour Killing in Iraq: Article 128 and Legal Protection of Killers
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Honour Killing in Iraq: Article 128 and Legal Protection of Killers

The Iraqi Penal Code, enacted in 1969 under the Ba'ath regime, remains largely in force in 2026. Two...

Honour Killing in Pakistan: Over 1,000 Women Killed Every Year
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Honour Killing in Pakistan: Over 1,000 Women Killed Every Year

The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan recorded at least 1,000 documented honour killings each year between 2018 and...

Pakistan's Blasphemy Law Section 295-C: Death Penalty Without Conviction
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Pakistan's Blasphemy Law Section 295-C: Death Penalty Without Conviction

Most people think the worst part of the Pakistan blasphemy law is the death sentence. But there is...

Honour Killing in India: When Your Family Becomes Your Persecutor
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Honour Killing in India: When Your Family Becomes Your Persecutor

In most asylum claims, the persecutor is the state. However, India honour killing cases show a different pattern....

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