-
Paper Examines Japanese Hate Speech Law
April 20, 2018
The U.S.-Asia Law Institute recently presented a paper by Ayako Hatano of the University of Tokyo examining the Japanese government's implementation of UN human rights body recommendations in the form of its Hate Speech Dissolution Act and the process of "internalization" of human rights norms developed in international fora.
-
Al-Qaeda Affiliate Shows Strong Resilience in Syria
April 19, 2018
US military and intelligence experts are warning about the threat of "the largest al-Qaeda safe haven since 9/11," in the form of the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, an al-Qaeda affiliate that has used IS practices to establish control of large swathes of territory in northwestern Syria and whose goal is the conquest of Damascus and establishment of a sharia state.
-
Story of American IS Wife Highlights Repatriation Challenges
April 19, 2018
The story of the struggle for repatriation to the US by the American wife of an Islamic State (IS) fighter in Syria highlights the challenging legal, security, and personal dimensions of a general phenomenon confronting US security officials.
-
UN Chief Seeks Focus on Societal Causes of Terror
April 19, 2018
At an advisory board meeting of the UN Counter-terrorism Centre in Saudi Arabia, UN Secretary-General António Guterres promoted a "root cause" approach to terrorism prevention, seeking an initial focus on "prolonged unresolved conflicts, lack of the rule of law and socioeconomic marginalization" to counter radicalization efforts.
-
UN Mission: Facebook Played Key Role in Rohingya Flight
April 19, 2018
Members of the UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission has warned that the social media platform Facebook played a "determining role" in spreading "hate speech" in Myanmar that led to the religious cleansing of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims since August last year.
Copyright 2024 Global Governance Watch. All Rights Reserved.
A project of The Federalist Society for Law & Public Policy Studies