Abduction for ransom in Afghanistan.
Act of abduction is detaining an individual by force in order to obtain an economic or political benefit. This brutal act has…
Act of abduction is detaining an individual by force in order to obtain an economic or political benefit. This brutal act has…
Is the United Nations the Titanic with a couple of Captains giving the order or an armada of nations plying toward shared objectives?…
None have joined the International Criminal Court, but India, Pakistan, Israel and North Korea have become “nuclear club”…
UNSG Ban Ki-moon should refuse to meet Gambia’s strongman Yahya Jammeh unless/until such heeds the plea of UN officials to halt…
Judgment, critical assessment, and courage to face the truth are necessary to make constructive societal changes to further…
Diplomacy has not worked very well for Syria. So how about rethinking the whole diplomacy thing in Syria-Diplomats not talking so…
Women/girls cannot be saddled with another guilt for rape forced upon them as US Congressman Todd Akin’s comments would appear…
Why has Syria still not been referred to the ICC? Big Power ambiguity/hostility to the ICC, particularly China, Russia but also the…
From a recent interview by Jordan’s King to the UN Refugee agency (UNHCR) the record of deliberate targeting of refugees…
... or at least, can UN borrow "intelligence" capacities of others? The UN does try to anticipate both crisis, threats to international…
Assad, Kremlin and Beijing had counted on Kofi Annan’s diplomacy to effectively act as buffer against more sanctions or greater…
It had become more of a stand-off between the big powers than about Syria’s neighbors or even that country’s citizens.…
Rwanda and Uganda have been accused of supporting/instigating a renegade arm of Congo’s (DRC) military and former rebel group…
“UNSMIS is not a static mission – it will continually adapt and reconfigure to best serve the needs and aspirations…
“Those responsible for attacks against civilians must be held accountable, and so I reiterated my call on the Security Council…
Could banks be prosecuted under the US Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO)? The evidence and admission of rigging…
Did Court succumb to political pressure or simply lapse in legal judgment in dismissing the broad genocide charge against…
New Russia in Syria is looking very much like the old one as Putin seeks to regenerate the Empire. The UN is blocked from acting…
A “Press Statement” representing the consensus of all 15 members, the UNSC “urge(d) Libyan authorities at…
“With the increasing violence and deepening sectarian tensions, the risk of further mass atrocity crimes is high. The time for…
“Those who bear the greatest responsibility have been indicted. The current challenge is their arrest,” according…
“There is a need for prompt, independent and impartial international investigations into all serious human rights violations…
Later today (May 30, 2012) UN Security Council will meet on Syria for a briefing from Kofi Annan’s Deputy. The Council has already…
UN Observers under Kofi Annan and General Robert Mood’s command are witness to a crime that now Secretary General Ban Ki-moon…
Judgment, critical assessment, and courage to face the truth are necessary to make constructive societal changes to further…
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…
Someways similar to Syria today, war crimes were being committed against the citizens of Bosnia & Herzegovina in 1992 as newly…
According to UNSG Ban Ki-moon the Governments of Sudan and South Sudan have achieved significant progress in talks aimed at resolving…
Bashar Assad’s Syrian Regime has employed Kofi Annan’s diplomatic mission as cover to actually extend its brutal crackdown and…
ICC has issued its first verdict ever, only 13+ years after the Court has been established by the Rome Statute of 1998 & less than…
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…
DIPLOMATICALLY INCORRECT contributor JIM OKORE presents his concrete legal analysis of AMBASSADOR SACIRBEY’s recent report “Will…
The International Criminal Court’s low support in Africa may be further eroded by ruling that 4 prominent Kenyans, including the…