Laurent Gbagbo, the incumbent in Côte d'Ivoire's recent presidential run-off election, is refusing to accept defeat.
The Guardian posted an intriguing diplomatic cable from the Wikileaks archive in which the American Ambassador to Sri Lanka says very plainly that Sri Lankan government and military officials are responsible for a massacre of Tamil civilians
I am probably the only full time blogger to ever have worked at Interpol headquarters, so it behooves me to explain the "Interpol Red Notice," which is the mechanism through which the Swedish government is requesting the arrest and extradition of Jullian Assange for sex crimes.
Why Belgium might be the deciding factor in whether or not Sudan's indicted president is able to visit the Central African Republic tomorrow without fear of arrest. UPDATE: French diplomatic pressure forces Bashir's trip cancelled.
One memo on American intelligence gathering activities at the United Nations, revealed by Wikileaks, suggests a strongly progressive agenda for American engagement at the UN.
Human rights groups urged NATO member states to take humanitarian and human rights concerns seriously as plans are made for the phased withdrawal of foreign forces beginning early next year.
I blogginheaded with Mac McClelland, human rights reporter for Mother Jones. Mac has reported from both Burma and Haiti. We discuss the recent elections in Burma and Haiti's ongoing crises.
Every few year since 2007, the United Nations General Assembly votes on a resolution to impose a global moratorium on the death penalty. Like all General Assembly resolutions, it has no force of law per se, but it is an important symbolic gesture of global opinion.
Elections, elections, everywhere! This was a big weekend for the polls, with historic elections in Burma and Guinea.