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24 Sep Open Letter from International Lawyers to EU States, the European Union and European Publics on the Refugee Crisis in Europe
...over 2,860 people have died at sea trying to get to Europe this year alone. Suspending carrier sanctions and issuing humanitarian visas would largely prevent the need for those seeking refuge to make dangerous journeys. – respect and protect the human rights of those seeking refuge once they are in Europe, including by enabling them to access asylum procedures or ensuring safe passage to countries where they wish to seek international protection. – immediately suspend Dublin returns of asylum-seekers to their first point of entry, but ensure that its rules...20 Jun Weekday News Wrap: Thursday, June 20, 2013
After a over a week of negotiations, Mali has reached a ceasefire agreement with the Tuareg rebels who have occupied the northern city of Kidal. The UK Supreme Court has held that sanctions imposed on the Iranian Bank Mellat are invalid because they were imposed through a secret court. The US Treasure Department has strongly criticized the decision. Britain’s attempt to include Hezbollah’s armed wing on the EU terror blacklist has for the second time failed to gain the required unanimity. The preliminary peace talks between the US and the...
07 May Unbreakable Bond: Tracing the Ties Between African and Palestinian Anti-Colonial Struggles (Call for Submissions)
...Israel The Palestinian-African solidarity movement The (paradoxical) role of international law in anti-colonial struggles The impact of international law on African domestic policies regarding Palestine How international law has shaped African countries’ responses to the Israeli occupation and the Palestinian struggle for liberation Legal and diplomatic measures taken by African countries at the AU, UN, and other regional and international fora Boycott, divestment, and sanctions as a strategy to challenge Israeli occupation The profound emotional, psychological, and phenomenological toll of the ongoing oppression faced by Palestinians and Africans The resistance...26 Feb Weekday News Wrap: Tuesday, February 26, 2013
...to talk, even to armed opposition groups while the rebels meanwhile have reportedly changed their tune, and are now willing again to participate in talks in Rome. US Senators have written to Herman Van Rompuy, the President of the EU Council, asking to do more to prevent use of European Central Bank accounts by Iran’s regime to circumvent US and EU sanctions. If Iran will curb its nuclear program, major powers will offer reduced financial santions later this week in talks in Kazakhstan. The BBC reports that its English-language radio...11 Feb Weekly News Wrap: Tuesday, February 11, 2014
...a UN human rights committee for failing to prevent priests raping and molesting tens of thousands of children over decades and for adopting policies that allowed abuse to continue once detected. The European Union must be ready to impose sanctions on Ukraine if it persists in using violence against protesters, the Czech foreign minister said, warning against what he saw as Soviet-style authoritarianism. European partners have threatened to review their relations with Switzerland after voters narrowly backed a proposal to curtail immigration into Switzerland from the EU in a referendum....25 Jun U.S. Reconsiders its Bilateral Immunity Agreement Policy
...the hearing yesterday in the House of Representatives where the Republican Dan Burton, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Latin America, asked the White House to change its policy. “Many of us are worried about the Chinese influence in the region”, said Burton, who said that Beijing does not have any problems with training Latin-American militaries if the US doesn’t. In similar terms, Eliot Engle, leader of the Democrats in the Subcommittee, said, “These sanctions are undermining seriously our interests in the region”, and argued the policy is a “failed policy”....