The mosaic effect: the revelation risks of combining humanitarian and social protection data
As the world faces more frequent and intense crises—driven in part by climate change, political and social conflict, cyber attacks, and disease outbreak—humanitarians are working to protect vulnerable...
18 Touko 202115min
We may need more humanitarian bureaucracy, not less
In the humanitarian sector, bureaucracy has been faulted for everything from ageism and the suppression of talent to a bloated and inefficient response, as examined by Hugo Slim on this blog last year...
18 Touko 20216min
GCIII Commentary: Common Article 1 and State responsibility
The extent to which States have legal responsibilities under international humanitarian law in relation to the conduct of others has long been contested. Under general international law, the law on St...
18 Touko 202113min
GCIII Commentary: an Islamic perspective on the treatment of prisoners of war
While ratification of the Geneva Conventions is a relatively recent phenomenon, warfare has always been subject to certain principles and customs. Two thirds of today’s armed conflicts are taking plac...
18 Touko 20217min
GCIII Commentary: a Buddhist perspective on the treatment of prisoners of war
While ratification of the Geneva Conventions is a relatively recent phenomenon, warfare has always been subject to certain principles and customs. International humanitarian law has its roots in the r...
18 Touko 20216min
You can’t handle the truth: misinformation and humanitarian action
Misinformation is on the rise, and the humanitarian sector has not escaped the consequences. The misinformation environment not only sustains itself in a vicious cycle, but also increases data protect...
18 Touko 202110min
Who are you calling ‘vulnerable’? Muslim women and inclusive humanitarianism
In generalizing groups as homogeneously ‘vulnerable’, we risk closing our eyes to existing spheres of power, diversity and capacity that exist among populations affected by armed conflict and other si...
18 Touko 20216min
GCIII Commentary: I’m a woman and a POW in a pandemic. What does GClll mean for me?
While a woman’s experience in a prisoners of war (POW) camp may not differ drastically from men in all cases, the Third Geneva Convention (GCIII) operates to ensure equal treatment in a number of ways...
14 Touko 202113min
