Politics
AFGHANISTAN PROTECTION OF CIVILIANS IN ARMED CONFLICT ANNUAL REPORT 2016
Source: UNAMA AFGHANISTAN PROTECTION OF CIVILIANS IN ARMED CONFLICT ANNUAL REPORT 2016 KABUL, AFGHANISTAN FEBRUARY 2017 “This appalling conflict destroys lives and tears communities apart in every corner of Afghanistan. Real protection of civilians requires commitment […]
Friday 16 June 2017Many criticisms of International Criminal Court have validity
Source: The Irish Times By Ray Murphy Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga, who was convicted by the International Criminal Court for recruiting child soldiers. Photograph: Reuters When the International Criminal Court (ICC) was established in 2002, […]
Friday 16 June 2017“Fifteen years of violence there have shown that there can be no military solution to the conflict.”
Source: U.K Government Statement by Helen Mulvein, Legal Counsellor at the UK Mission to the United Nations, on the ICC and the situation in Darfur. Thank you Mr President. I would like to thank the Prosecutor […]
Friday 16 June 2017Culture of Impunity Must End for Justice to Prevail in Darfur, International Criminal Court Prosecutor Tells Security Council
Source: U.N Delegates Split on Handling of Sudan’s President, Other War Crimes Suspects The pervading toxic culture of impunity must be tackled in order for justice to prevail in Darfur, the International Criminal Court’s Prosecutor […]
Friday 16 June 2017Washington’s “Jihadi Express”: Indonesia – Afghanistan – Syria – Philippines
Source: 21st Century Wire By Andre Vltchek 21st Century Wire It was late at night but the new Terminal 3 at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport outside Jakarta was still bustling with families and friends waiting […]
Friday 16 June 2017Is The ICC’s Alleged Negative Bias Towards African Countries Undermining Its Legitimacy?
Source: The Critique By Professor Jovana Davidovic (University of Iowa) September 13, 2016 This article is part of The Critique’s September/October 2016 Issue “The Bright Continent: Illuminating The Challenges, Opportunities & Promises Of A […]
Saturday 10 June 2017Nonviolence They Choose For Afghanistan
Source: Anita McKone (11 March 2011) Dedicated to the Afghan Youth Peace Volunteers (now Afghan Peace Volunteers) http://ourjourneytosmile.com LISTEN AND LEARN MORE HERE ON SOUNDCLOUD Lyrics: So many fathers are gone, lost to the fighting What can […]
Saturday 10 June 2017The International Criminal Court’s Africa problem
Source: Al Jazeera At the beginning of 2013, all cases launched so far by the ICC involve Africans, throwing into question the court’s “international” nature. African political leaders widely believe that the the International Criminal […]
Saturday 10 June 2017They fled Afghanistan fearing for their lives but Europe forced them back
Source: Amnesty International By Anna Shea The moment you step outside the airport in Kabul, the first thing that strikes you are the roses. They are everywhere — lining the dusty motorway into town, […]
Saturday 10 June 2017AFGHANISTAN’S THEORIST-IN-CHIEF, Ashraf Ghani (2016)
Source: The New Yorker By George Packer President Ashraf Ghani is an expert on failed states. Can he save his country from collapse? Ashraf Ghani, the President of Afghanistan, wakes up before five every morning […]
Saturday 10 June 2017
