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By: Dan Kuwali, Affiliated Scholar*
Artificial intelligence (AI) represents a transformative, society-shaping technology. When applied in the military sphere, cognitive computing has far-reaching consequences for the conduct of warfare, influencing how decisions are taken, how operations are executed, and … Continue reading » “Accountability for Autonomous Lethality”
Continue readingBy Clemence Velon-Bazzana, Communication Associate
Latifa Jafari Alavi – 2024 RWI Research Fellow – delivered on December 5, 2025, an online discussion about the policy brief she published during her fellowship. In his opening remark, Richard Bennett, UN Special … Continue reading » “Beyond the Medical Crisis: Intersectionality, Gender Justice, and Maternal Health in Afghanistan”
Continue readingBy Arsen Markiv, Research Associate for Ukraine Team
The SITE 2025 Development Day “Steady against the wind: Ukraine’s and Moldova’s path towards EU membership” in which Zuzana Zalanova and I recently participated, served as a necessary reminder that European … Continue reading » “Reflections from the SITE Development Day 2025: Why Local Rule of Law Unlocks Ukraine’s EU Future?”
Continue readingBy: Peter Lundberg, RWI Executive Director
(This is an op-ed that was published in IISD’s SDG Knowledge Hub, accessible at https://sdg.iisd.org/commentary/guest-articles/reinforcing-a-human-rights-system-under-strain/)
Human Rights Day arrives this year at a moment when the global human rights system is under … Continue reading » “Reflections on UN Human Rights Day: Reinforcing a Human Rights System Under Strain”
Continue readingBy Maryam Safi, Research Fellow, RWI Afghanistan Programme
Recently, I was invited to speak on The Breakfast Show on Voice of Islam Radio to discuss the topic “Nobody Comes for Us: Afghan Women Trapped in a Broken Mental … Continue reading » “The Taliban turned Afghanistan into a Qala, or a fortress for Women”
Continue readingBy: Arnold Vardanyan, RWI Visiting Researcher*
Today, 2 October, marks the International Day of Non-Violence, celebrated on the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, the leader who employed nonviolent resistance to guide the successful campaign for India’s independence. The day … Continue reading » “Why Non-violence, Human Rights, and Civic Engagement Matter Today”
Continue readingBy: Elisa Lunardelli, Intern for Human Rights and the Environment Thematic Area
In September 2023, the Mediterranean Basin experienced its deadliest storm on record. Cyclone Daniel formed in southeastern Europe, striking Bulgaria, Turkey, and Greece before crossing the sea, laden … Continue reading » “Rethinking Environmental Mobility: A Regional Approach for the Mediterranean”
Continue readingBy: Clémence Vélon, Communications Associate
Since 1994, every 9 August the world has marked the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, a day established by the United Nations to raise awareness of the rights and needs of Indigenous … Continue reading » “International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples: A reminder of the needs and rights of Indigenous peoples”
Continue readingBy: Cornelia Walles, Communications Associate
Each year on August 4, we mark the birth of Raoul Wallenberg: a man whose story still humbles and challenges me, even as someone at the beginning of her professional journey in the field … Continue reading » “Honoring a Name with Meaning: A Personal Reflection on Raoul Wallenberg’s Birthday”
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