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Africa International Criminal Law 

Kavumu Trial: An Historic Breakthrough

August 7, 2018 Phoebe Egoroff 0 Comments conflict, DRC, evidence, High Military Court, rape, sexual violence

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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What are Human Rights? 

Defender of the Week #2: Dr Denis Mukwege

July 31, 2018December 3, 2019 Phoebe Egoroff 0 Comments conflict, Dr Denis Mukwege, DRC, sexual violence

“We need to eradicate rape as a weapon of war … like nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons.” – Dr Denis

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International Human Rights / Humanitarian Law Middle East Woman International 

Palestinian Activist, Ahed Tamimi, Finally Released from Israeli Prison

July 30, 2018September 20, 2018 Kitty Clement 0 Comments Ahed Tamimi, detention, Israel, Israeli-Palestinian conflict, minors, Palestine

Palestinian protest icon, Ahed Tamimi, has been released from an Israeli prison, after spending months behind bars.  As Tamimi and her

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What are Human Rights? 

Defender of the Week #1: Rigoberta Menchú

July 23, 2018December 3, 2019 Phoebe Egoroff 0 Comments Guatemala, human rights, Mayan, 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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What are Human Rights? 

Celebrating 20 Years of the Rome Statute

July 18, 2018December 3, 2019 Phoebe Egoroff 0 Comments Burundi, Congo, Hague, ICC, Rome Statute, UNSC

(Photo: the signing of the Rome Statute in Rome, 1998) On 17th July, the International Criminal Court (ICC) celebrated the

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International Human Rights / Humanitarian Law US & Canada 

How One Immigrant Highlighted USA’s Draconian Human Rights Record

July 7, 2018July 7, 2018 Phoebe Egoroff 0 Comments child separation policy, Trump, Trump administration, UNHRC, United Nations, US foreign policy, US-Mexico border

“Michelle Obama, our beloved First Lady that I care so much about, said: ‘When they go low, we go high.’

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Europe International Human Rights / Humanitarian Law 

International Pressure to Exclude Israel from EU Research Fund

July 5, 2018September 20, 2018 Kitty Clement 0 Comments EU, Israel, Palestine, tax

Israel Hayom daily reported that more than 150 organisations from 16 nations have petitioned EU legislators to exclude military companies

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Africa International Human Rights / Humanitarian Law 

Obama Not Welcome in Africa After Activists Urge Foundation to Withdraw Invite

June 28, 2018 Phoebe Egoroff 0 Comments Nelson Mandela, Obama, South Africa

In a bold move, activists in South Africa have urged the Nelson Mandela Foundation to revoke their invitation to have

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Europe International Human Rights / Humanitarian Law 

‘Stop Soros’: The Bill Set to Criminalise Aiding Undocumented Migrants

June 21, 2018September 20, 2018 Kitty Clement 0 Comments bill, ECHR, human rights, Hungary, Immigrants, refugees, Soros, World Refugee Day

[Photo: Bernadett Szabo] Almost a week has passed since the Hungarian parliament passed a bill on World Refugee Day criminalising aiding

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International Human Rights / Humanitarian Law 

UN Chief Puts Forward New Global Disarmament Agenda

May 29, 2018 Phoebe Egoroff 0 Comments Antonio Guterres, disarmament, peace, security, UN

[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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