Responsibility to Protect Needs Prompt Response
“Six weeks ago, in visiting the memorial at Srebrenica, I said I did not want my successors to apologize years from now for……
“Six weeks ago, in visiting the memorial at Srebrenica, I said I did not want my successors to apologize years from now for……
Many want to present themselves as defenders of God, but again it appears that God is most abused by some of such would be enforcers.……
UNSG Ban Ki-moon should refuse to meet Gambia’s strongman Yahya Jammeh unless/until such heeds the plea of UN officials to halt……
It is believed that all those sentenced to multi-year terms are UN and international NGO aid workers, and apparently are Muslims.……
“These are already some of the most vulnerable families in the West Bank – forcibly displacing them from their……
Why has Syria still not been referred to the ICC? Big Power ambiguity/hostility to the ICC, particularly China, Russia but also the……
If you recall the Nicolas Cage character in the Hollywood's "Lord of War," he sold to anyone who would pay for the weapons. He reasoned……
It had become more of a stand-off between the big powers than about Syria’s neighbors or even that country’s citizens.……
Broader application for universal jurisdiction on grave violations of international humanitarian law? On its face, case before……
July 18 is Nelson Mandela Day. Found a few of these pictures/events telling. In confronting Apartheid over a decades long struggle,……
Rwanda and Uganda have been accused of supporting/instigating a renegade arm of Congo’s (DRC) military and former rebel group……
Syria's Assad, Libya's Gaddafi and Iraq's Saddam Hussein maintained some of closest relationship with Milosevic's Serbian Regime during……
The International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT), presumably will ensure no impunity for those responsible……
“The taking of life is too absolute, too irreversible, for one human being to inflict on another, even when backed by……
“Given the lack of transparency in court proceedings, major concerns remain about due process and fairness of trials in cases……
It has become a staple of de-facto reality TV in Mexico – arrest the big drug lord and then parade him in front of cameras and……
“Strengthening the Human Rights Treaty Body” is the title, but it assumes a broad evaluation and consequent recommendations.……
Attacks against churches and/or worshipers or even other Muslims in Nigeria who do not share Boko Haram’s extremist/violent……
Journalists are seen increasingly as either asset or vulnerability. The conflict in Bosnia & Herzegovina was one of first……
“I don't think we have a full answer to the legal framework and we certainly don't have the answer to the accountability……
Children have not only been targeted for murder and torture but have also been employed as human-shields by the Assad Regime……
After a meeting authorized by Libyan authorities with Saif al-Islam Gaddafi (Above), 4 ICC staff/affiliates have been “arrested”……
“Those who bear the greatest responsibility have been indicted. The current challenge is their arrest,” according……
In establishing General Ratko Mladic’s guilt, the Prosecutor defines the accused's role in the context of Commander and……
The UN Security Council will receive an update from ICC Prosecutor Louis Moreno Ocampo. Libya’s cooperation with the ICC is……
It is more than a rhetorical welcome as the UN’s Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Robert Serry, also has……
At the UN Security Council Ambassador Valentin Inzko, the “High Representative” representing the international community……
“Elections are the key means for the legitimate entry of more women to public office and for bringing women’s issues into policy……
“The last thing the people of these two countries need is another war – a war that could claim countless lives, destroy……
“Evictions of Palestinians from their homes and properties in occupied territory contravene international law, including the……
Anders Behring Breivik (Above Photo-Self-Portrait) acted as religiously/ideologically motivated terrorist killing 77 fellow Norwegians.……
Around 800,000 Rwandans, mostly ethnic Tutsi, were massacred by Hutu militia and government forces over a period of just 100 days……
Much talk but little action about the recent coups and Tuareg rebellion in Mali. As is often the case with its former colonies, France……
UN Refugee Agency alerted to an increase in the number of attacks in recent weeks by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA)……
“Violence against women is a pervasive phenomenon in Papua New Guinea, with a wide range of manifestations occurring in the……
Are current nuclear powers avoiding their responsibility by projecting focus on terror and rogue state threats? Failure by handful……
Four African states with UN and African Union (AU) backing join to go after the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) its leader, Joseph……
Pssst-Don't tell anyone but the UN is not unified re Syria despite rather transparently cosmetic efforts to speak with one voice.……
It is more likely than not, especially if US Authorities fail to provide remedy. The UN Human Rights Council Regularly now conducts……
UN Human Rights Council has endorsed formal investigation into alleged crimes against humanity/war crimes purportedly committed during……
“Human rights have guided 60-plus years of progress by providing a legal baseline for political actions. Human rights must now be……
“Violence against women starts at a young age, with the girl child being at risk of violence, both in the family and in the community,”……
Held by US forces in Afghanistan and Iraq and having been blocked in US Courts on Assertion of “no standing” - not being US Citizens……
France, Syria and Afghanistan, children appear to have been specifically targeted by killers focused on the ethnic/religious identity……
Or, another Diversion by Meles Zelawi? Regime After Ethiopian Regime troops launched assault upon Eritrea, the UNSG Ban Ki-moon issued……
After the initial shock of anyone, but especially a US soldier murdering 16 innocent Afghanistan civilians (9 of them toddlers), like……
Kofi Annan's current proposal to deploy monitors to Syria may be one of few options available to squeeze peace gradually out of the……
According to UNSG Ban Ki-moon the Governments of Sudan and South Sudan have achieved significant progress in talks aimed at resolving……
Reprisals against individuals or groups engaging directly with the UN and the regional human rights systems took the form of smear……
ICC has issued its first verdict ever, only 13+ years after the Court has been established by the Rome Statute of 1998 & less than……
While has become controversy, #StopKony Campaign has perhaps spurred UN and Regional Governments to develop a unified strategy. They……
Debating success or lack thereof of Kofi Annan’s Mission to Syria and the political track could detract from that which perhaps……
Debating success or lack thereof of Kofi Annan’s Mission to Syria and the political track could detract from that which perhaps……
Murder of at least 9 children and as many Afghani civilians by a US soldier gone mad, brings back one question: in their country what……
Peace mediators must not remain aloof from the crimes being committed while mediating a conflict, and this particularly applies to……
LRA Terror Chief and former alter boy Joseph Kony has managed to evade US Special Forces, International Criminal Court (ICC) and local……
After sending in US Special Forces and neighbors presumably teamed up to eradicate this scourge, the LRA is back to terrorizing local……
Both Gaddafi regime loyalists and its various militia opponents have been accused of grave violations of international humanitarian……
“…helping to end centuries of silence that have made rape an effective ‘secret weapon’,” from the Congo to Cambodia, and……
Crimes Against Humanity in Syria are broadly evident but to be actionable the investigation needs form to prompt prosecution and of……
In a case brought against Shell in New York by alleged victims of human rights abuses in Nigeria, the UN Human Rights Office (Office……