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21 Sep The Devil and the Apocalypse
...the empire and Israel firing on the people of Palestine and Lebanon…. What we now have to do is define the future of the world. Dawn is breaking out all over. You can see it in Africa and Europe and Latin America and Oceanea. I want to emphasize that optimistic vision. We have to strengthen ourselves, our will to do battle, our awareness. We have to build a new and better world. Venezuela joins that struggle, and that’s why we are threatened…. You know that my personal doctor had to...
17 Jun The Domestic Definitions of the Crime of Genocide: A Dizzying Diversity
...literature only focused on a select number of jurisdictions and generally held that even though there are a few notable examples of changes in domestic criminal legislation, these can be seen as aberrations and the overwhelming majority of states implemented the international definition. However, after conducting a comprehensive review of the domestic criminal laws of 196 countries (all 193 UN Member States and the Holy See, Kosovo, and Palestine) and the Special Administrative Region of Macao, I have found that the differences are actually much more significant than hitherto assumed....13 Nov Small Sovereign Archipelago Seeks New, Elevated Homeland
...residents of Malé, the world’s most densely populated town where more than 100,000 people cram into 2 square kilometers (see the photo above). Nasheed’s solution? Find new land to relocate the population: “We can do nothing to stop climate change on our own and so we have to buy land elsewhere. It’s an insurance policy for the worst possible outcome. After all, the Israelis [began by buying] land in Palestine,” said Nasheed . . . The president, a human rights activist who swept to power in elections last month after...05 May We Should Try This in the U.S. (Minus Donald Trump, Of Course)
...our own,” he said backstage during the filming of the latest episode of his show which has whittled 1,200 potential presidents to 16. He added: “There are a lot of people who say we don’t have leaders, so we need to prove to them that there are a lot of leaders in Palestine. We want to teach the people that democracy is possible whenever we want”. Contestants are filmed taking on tasks – being an ambassador to a European country for a day, running a major corporation, taking questions from...04 Jan Weekly News Wrap: January 4, 2016
...Sudan have agreed on which firms will carry out studies on the potential impact of Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam on the flow of the Nile, their foreign and water ministers said. Middle East and Northern Africa Saudi Arabia cut ties with Iran on Sunday, responding to the storming of its embassy in Tehran in an escalating row between the rival Middle East powers over Riyadh’s execution of a Shi’ite Muslim cleric. An agreement signed last year making the Vatican’s de facto recognition of Palestine in 2012 official has come into...22 Nov Overcoming the Veto to Save Lives
[Mona Ali Khalil is an internationally recognized public international lawyer with 25 years of UN and other experience dealing with the rule of law and international peace and security efforts including peacekeeping, sanctions, disarmament and counterterrorism.] In the face of a veto by any permanent member of the UN Security Council blocking enforcement action against the mass atrocities in Palestine, Myanmar, Syria and Yemen and elsewhere, is the international community helpless to help – failing to fulfill its responsibility to protect? Proponents of the use of force for purposes of...24 Apr Events and Announcements: April 24, 2016
Sponsored Announcements Admissions to the third edition of the Master in Democratic Governance – Democracy and Human Rights in the MENA Region (DE.MA) are open: first round deadline – 30 May 2016; second round deadline – 30 June 2016. DE.MA was created thanks to the support of the European Union and of the Danish Institute for Human Rights. It is based on a partnership between EIUC and the following universities: International University of Rabat (Rabat, Morocco), Birzeit University (Birzeit, Palestine), St Joseph University (Beirut, Lebanon), Ca’ Foscari University (Venice, Italy)...
14 Jun In Serbia, Justice Overruled: 25 Years after NATO Intervention, a Pass for Atrocity Crimes
[Fred Abrahams covered the Kosovo conflict for Human Rights Watch . He wrote the book Modern Albania and co-wrote A Village Destroyed: War Crimes in Kosovo . Marija Ristic covered Serbian war crimes trials as a journalist for local and international media.] This April, a modest courtroom in Belgrade, Serbia, offered a lens into the global debate on justice for atrocity crimes. The case dealt with mass killings in Kosovo committed 25 years ago but the topic has relevance for Sudan, Ukraine, Israel/Palestine and other conflicts today. In the dimly...