Defender of the Week #4: Kimberley Motley
(Photo: Helle Moos/made in Copenhagen) “The laws are ours, and no matter what your ethnicity, nationality, gender, race, they belong
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Author: Phoebe Egoroff
ICC: Calls to Convict Congolese Rebel
(Photo: initial appearance of Bosco Ntaganda, 26 March 2013 © ICC-CPI) This week the International Criminal Court (ICC) has heard
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Defender of the Week #3: Kofi Annan
“Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family.” – Kofi
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Kavumu Trial: An Historic Breakthrough
Facts The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s High Military Court (HMC) has confirmed the condemnation of the accused in the
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Defender of the Week #2: Dr Denis Mukwege
“We need to eradicate rape as a weapon of war … like nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons.” – Dr Denis
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Defender of the Week #1: Rigoberta Menchú
“We are not myths of the past, ruins in the jungle, or zoos. We are people and we want to
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Celebrating 20 Years of the Rome Statute
(Photo: the signing of the Rome Statute in Rome, 1998) On 17th July, the International Criminal Court (ICC) celebrated the
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How One Immigrant Highlighted USA’s Draconian Human Rights Record
“Michelle Obama, our beloved First Lady that I care so much about, said: ‘When they go low, we go high.’
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Obama Not Welcome in Africa After Activists Urge Foundation to Withdraw Invite
In a bold move, activists in South Africa have urged the Nelson Mandela Foundation to revoke their invitation to have
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UN Chief Puts Forward New Global Disarmament Agenda
[UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferre] Last Thursday UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, announced a new global disarmament agenda at the University of Geneva,
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