The International Criminal Court is the sole independent permanent court with the mandate to try genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes. But critics say that for its €100 million annual budget, the ICC needs to have more to show.
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The hypocrisy of an award recognizing scientists whose work has improved the “quality of life” being named after the leader of one of the worst-governed nations on earth is galling.
Posted in: Africa, Governance & Accountability, Justice
Topics: anticorruption, Equatorial Guinea, Erica Razook, obiang, unesco
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In light of the enormous environmental catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico, it may be worthwhile to revisit a few our discussions with experts on how oil economies operate, the distortions of power oil wealth introduces, and the future of oil as an energy source.
Posted in: Africa, Asia, Governance & Accountability, United States
Topics: Brock Boddie, Central Asia, Ed Kashi, energy, natural resources, Niger Delta, oil, photography, transparency
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Stanley Ibe of the Open Society Justice Initiative discusses the shocking, widespread levels of torture, rape, and murder at the hands of police in Nigeria, and what can be done about it.
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