There is open war, and then there are human rights abuses on the quiet. If one side is fighting against another that wants to impose those abuses upon them, then enforcing a truce and “a rule of law” and “whoever currently holds the territory gets to keep it” can lead to WORSE outcomes than continuing the war, if only because the resources that were previously invested in keeping the hostile army away can now be reinvested into internal repression.
Rather similar to a bullied child fighting to take back their possessions that a bully took away—adults who don’t care about that, say it’s all “he said she said” and only want to stop the fight, factually cement the transfer of property.
There is open war, and then there are human rights abuses on the quiet. If one side is fighting against another that wants to impose those abuses upon them, then enforcing a truce and “a rule of law” and “whoever currently holds the territory gets to keep it” can lead to WORSE outcomes than continuing the war, if only because the resources that were previously invested in keeping the hostile army away can now be reinvested into internal repression.
Rather similar to a bullied child fighting to take back their possessions that a bully took away—adults who don’t care about that, say it’s all “he said she said” and only want to stop the fight, factually cement the transfer of property.