Human Rights
Thursday, September 5, 2013 - 07:31
The Government of Liberia has expressed with dismay the alleged use of chemical weapons in the ongoing Syrian conflict that killed over one thousand persons including children.
Thursday, September 5, 2013 - 07:24
The International Criminal Court's cases against Kenya's president and deputy will go ahead, the prosecutor said on Thursday in a statement released hours before the Kenyan parliament votes on withdrawing from the court's jurisdiction.
Thursday, September 5, 2013 - 00:00
Romano is accused of committing almost 100 human rights crimes while working as a prosecutor during Argentina's 1976-83 military dictatorship.
Thursday, September 5, 2013 - 00:00
The statement by the National Association of Magistrates of the Judiciary comes a week before the 40th anniversary of the coup that brought General Pinochet to power.
Thursday, September 5, 2013 - 00:00
Chile's judges issued a long-awaited apology on Wednesday to relatives of those who sought missing loved ones under the military regime of Dictator Augusto Pinochet only to have courts shrug them off.
Wednesday, September 4, 2013 - 13:37
The United Nations Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Somalia, Shamsul Bari, hailed the adoption of a Human Rights Road Map by the Somali Federal Government, which lays the foundation for improving the protection and promotion of human rights in Somalia. However, he urged the authorities to broaden the consultation process to include Regional Administrations and civil society organisations.
Wednesday, September 4, 2013 - 13:36
Recent political developments in South Sudan have raised concerns about the new nation’s current stability and future peace. USIP’s Susan Stigant discusses the latest.
Wednesday, September 4, 2013 - 13:14
The situation in the fragile eastern Democratic Republic Congo appeared to escalate during the week amid reports that Rwanda is massing troops at its border with Kinshasa to defend its territory against attacks by the Congolese army.
Wednesday, September 4, 2013 - 13:07
Somalia's president has escaped unhurt from an ambush on his military-escorted motorcade that the armed group al-Shabaab said it carried out.
Wednesday, September 4, 2013 - 13:03
An independent United Nations expert today hailed the approval by Somalia of a "road map" to help promote and protect human rights in the country, but urged the Government to consult more with civil society and regional administrations before the document is finalized.