Human RightsGeneva Conventions turn 60!
Today marks the 60th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions. In 1949, four treaties and three additional protocols were established as World War...
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NewsAung San Suu Kyi Found Guilty
Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi was found guilty of violating security laws by a Burmese Court on August 11. She has...
Global JusticeU.S. Interests in the International Criminal Court
Last week, Secretary Clinton lamented that the U.S. was not a member of the ICC, saying that this was "a great regret...
Global JusticeSecretary Clinton Says the U.S. Supports the International Criminal Court
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spoke at the University of Nairobi in Kenya today and expressed the United States support of the...
Global JusticeTo Catch a War Criminal: A Look at the International Criminal Court
The National Public Radio show "On Point" featured an hour long segment about the International Criminal Court on August 5th, 2009. It...
Global JusticeAfrican Union Declaration Against the ICC Not What it Seems
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's eleven day visit to Africa is intended to affirm the Obama administration's commitment to engage the conflict...
NewsBill Clinton and Detained Journalists Return from North Korea
On the morning of August 5, former President Bill Clinton returned from North Korea around 6:00 a.m., along with Euna Lee and...
NewsCongress Negotiates Nuclear Program
On July 23, a bipartisan group of six senior senators (including John Kerry, chair of the Foreign Relations committee; Carl Levin, chair...
NewsKenya May Turn to ICC in Addressing Domestic Violence
On Thursday, July 30, Kenyan cabinet members decided to keep all options open after discussing whether to form a local tribunal or...
NewsSpecial Envoy to Sudan Speaks to Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U.S. special envoy to Sudan Scott Gration spoke before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Thursday, July 30. He criticized Sudan's inclusion...
Responsibility to Protect versus “Humanitarian Imperialism” in the U.N. Debate
The United Nations General Assembly's debate on the Responsibility to Protect [R2P], held on July 23, showed conflicting beliefs about the role...
Obama Signs Disability Rights Convention
On Friday, July 24, 2009, President Obama will sign the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. This is...