When President Obama addresses the African Union tomorrow, he will have plenty to say about development, good governance, justice and international cooperation and the promise of African unity upon which the AU was founded. And on these latter points, the...
The world today is racked with issues, conflicts – some small and some of epic proportions – and we live in an era where ripple effects are powerful. World Refugee Day, which falls this Saturday, June 20, is an opportunity...
The challenge of justice for victims of the CAR crisis
European Court of Human Rights upholds the French burqa and niqab ban
Radko Mladic and Radovan Karadzic together in the Hague
Lors d'une cérémonie sobre à Yamoussokro, la capitale politique de la Côte d'Ivoire, Alassane Ouattara a intronisé la nouvelle Commission pour le Dialogue, la Vérité et la Réconciliation, dont le mandat est de "panser les plaies" de la population ivoirienne, pour que le pays puisse avancer sereinement et en paix.
C'est un premier pas pour la justice en Côte d'Ivoire: Laurent et Simone Gbagbo ont été inculpés hier par le procureur de la République d'Abidjan. L'inculpation porte sur les "crimes économiques" commis par l'ancien président et sa femme.
If talks with the Taliban are still possible at this late stage, they will be fraught with bitter political choices, unsettled grievances, legal binds and ethical dilemmas.
Any day now, the UN's Special Tribunal for Lebanon is expected to hand down indictments for the slaying of a former Prime Minister and his supporters. Will this kind of justice lead to reconciliation or renewed conflict?