(This is the fourth in a series of papers analyzing the global and foreign policy views of the presumptive presidential nominees and how each candidate may govern as our nation’s next president.)   At the beginning of his quest to become president, then-governor George W. Bush wrote, “The world seeks America’s leadership, looks for leadership from a country whose values are freedom and jus...

(This is the second in a series of papers analyzing the global and foreign policy views of the presumptive presidential nominees and how each candidate may govern as our nation’s next president.) It’s become quite apparent that Senator Barack Obama is going to do whatever he can to link Senator John McCain to the Bush administration. Obama has labeled the Iraq War, the president’s econom...

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- On Wednesday, the House of Representatives passed the Genocide Accountability Act by voice vote.  This move comes on the heels of Senate passage and now goes to President Bush for his approval before it becomes law. Statement of Citizens for Global Solutions Interim Director Raj Purohit: "Citizens for Global Solutions welcomes the...

Washington, D.C. – President Bush’s nominee for Attorney General of the United States, Judge Michael Mukasey, in both his oral testimony and in follow up written statements to the Senate Judiciary Committee, refused to say whether waterboarding violates U.S. and international laws against torture.  Statement of Citizens for Global Solutions Interim Director Raj Purohit: “Citizens for ...

The Chautauqua Declaration Last week an unprecedented gathering of international war crimes prosecutors met with little fanfare (and even less media coverage) in Chautauqua, New York. These nine men sounded an international clarion call to end impunity by perpetrators of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide in drafting, signing and releasing...

Introduction The Nuremburg Trials held perpetrators of genocide accountable for crimes committed during the Holocaust. Nuremburg remains a testament to an international code of justice and a beacon for international law to this day. The United States has ratified the statute for the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, proving a long-held U.S. commitment to uph...

February 27, 2007 Washington, D.C. – Citizens for Global Solutions, a leading U.S.-based advocacy group for a strong and effective International Criminal Court (ICC) welcomes the ICC’s identification of two perpetrators in the on-going Darfur atrocities. In his announcement from The Hague today, ICC Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo requested a summons to appear for Ahmad Muhammad...

On December 14 the ICC’s Chief Prosecutor, Luis Moreno Ocampo, issued his fourth report on the situation in Darfur as required under United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 1593 (2005). Given that the Darfur situation was referred to the ICC by the UNSC, the Prosecutor is required to report to the Council every six months on the progress and status of his office’s investigation. Th...

Ta Mok, one of the key leaders of the former Khmer Rouge regime has died of natural causes while in detention in Cambodia. Nicknamed the “butcher” for his direct role in countless massacres and purges under the Khmer Rouge, Ta Mok was one of two remaining leaders in custody for inciting and participating in the Cambodian genocide. Over 1.5 million people died under the Khmer Rouge as a result...

Two weeks after  the Supreme Court decision blocking the use of military tribunals for "enemy combatants," the Bush Administration issued a memo stating that all prisoners detained in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and in other U.S. military custody shall be entitled to the protections guaranteed under Article 3 of the Geneva Conventions. The Geneva Conventions are a series of treaties and...