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Global JusticeHeroes and Zeros: Global Winners and Losers for The Week
If you're like me, there's nothing quite as much fun as making a list. And listing "winners and losers" on a weekly,...
Global JusticeICC Prosecutor: Stronger Commitment Needed to Arrest Bashir
Outgoing International Criminal Court Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo called on the United Nations Security Council to expedite the arrest of Sudanese president Omar...
Tibet Burns: A Desperate Cry for Help
While the world focuses on the democratic revolutions in the Middle East, similarly stirring protests in Tibet have seemed to receive less...
Global JusticeState Department Slams China In Human Rights Report
Over the past six decades of its rule, the Chinese government has gained a well-deserved reputation for a disturbing lack of regard...
Global JusticeNATO and G8 Summits Put Women Empowerment on the Agenda
"We agreed that both, when it comes to economic development and when it comes to peace and security issues, empowering women to...
Global JusticeWhen the Security Council Refuses to Change, Who Pays the Price?
It was not unexpected, but the news was still dispiriting and depressing. Yesterday, the United Nation's Secretary General's top lawyer effectively put...
ICC Prosecutor Asks for More Charges Against Bosco Ntaganda
Today, ICC Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo announced he would seek new charges against Bosco Ntaganda of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Ntaganda...
Global JusticeToo Young to Fight
Last week I attended a lecture on child soldiers in Africa at Georgetown University. The speaker was Ms. Veronica Eragu Bichetero, a...
Global JusticeThe World has a Girl Problem
There are staggering human rights violations happening right now. You won't find it in breaking news headlines or discussion boards because this...
NewsSudan and South Sudan: On the Brink of War?
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir addressed a party rally in Khartoum last week, vowing to never compromise with the “poisonous insects” of South...
NewsBREAKING NEWS: Charles Taylor Found Guilty by Special Court for Sierra Leone
Former Liberian President Charles Taylor was found guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity in the last trial of a major...