More than 50 years after independence from the French, Guineans will cast their vote in the second round of their first democratic presidential election.
Parties aligned with Burma's military junta will claim victory in a sham election. So will the election portend more misery for the long suffering Burmese people? Maybe. But maybe not.
A couple of countries with more hostile relations with the USA took the opportunity to score some political points. But most of the conversation was not anything different from the kind of discussion you might find if Harold Koh were to discuss America's human rights record at a town hall meeting in, say, Denver.
Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf sacks her entire cabinet - except for one minister - on the eve of a national holiday and an overseas trip, only one week after her party nominated her for the 2011 presidential election.
Are you a despondent Democrat who woke up feeling salty about last night's election returns? If so, here is some news that might brighten your day.
On Friday, the human rights record of the United States will be the subject of a debate at the UN Human Rights Council. If you care about scoring cheap shots against the Obama administration, this is a terrible thing! If you actually care about the advancement of human rights around the world, this is definitely a positive development.
In the second part of the three-part series, we look at Guinea's military history and the critical political role of security forces.
Between 2003 and 2009, more than 4.5 million Iraqis were expelled and displaced amid Iraq’s sectarian civil war — new, grim details of which are contained in the WikiLeaks trove. It's time to revive the idea of a truth and reconciliation commission.
The Inter-Governmental Authority on Development issued a last minute change of venue for its summit in order to accomodate Sudanese leader Omar al Bashir, who risked arrest.