Campaign for Humanity: Exposing the Dangerous Normalization of Sovereignty Violations in the Name of Counterterrorism The Dangerous Normalization of Sovereignty Violations in the Age of Counterterrorism Israel’s 2025 Strike in Qatar: Immediate Facts and Dangerous Precedent In June 2025, the world was jolted by news that Israeli forces had carried out targeted airstrikes on Hamas leadership reportedly operating from within Qatari territory 45 . The official Israeli justification, invoking the United States’ 2011 operation to kill Osama bin Laden in Pakistan, sent shockwaves not for its tactical boldness, but for its precedent: the open flouting of a neutral state’s sovereignty in the name of counterterrorism 4 . International reaction was swift and sharply divided. The State of Qatar, long viewed as a mediator rather than a combatant, strongly condemned the incursion on its soil, warning that the “global order is at stake” if powerful nations can project force in this way ...

 A Decade Between Promises and Proofs Comparative Analysis – UNHRC High Commissioner Visits to Sri Lanka (2016 vs 2025)   Introduction This comparative analysis examines two pivotal visits to Sri Lanka by successive United Nations High Commissioners for Human Rights — Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein in 2016 and Volker Türk in 2025 — and the evolving international approach to accountability, reconciliation, and human rights in the country. Separated by nearly a decade, these visits bookend a critical period in which the Sri Lankan government’s commitments under Human Rights Council resolutions shifted from ambitious pledges to contested, often delayed, implementation. The 2016 visit took place in the immediate aftermath of Sri Lanka’s co‑sponsorship of HRC Resolution 30/1, when optimism was tempered by the need for credible, internationally‑assisted justice mechanisms. The 2025 visit occurred in a markedly different climate — after years of stalled reforms, reversals, and renewe...