The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights has finally taken on a case—and it's a big one. The court recently weighed in on the ongoing human rights crisis in Libya.
Archive for April, 2011
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Roma schoolchildren in Greece and their families are returning to the European Court of Human Rights, demanding an end to segregation in Greek schools.
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Swaziland's King Mswati is in London to attend the royal wedding. But with 70 percent of his subjects living below the poverty line and Swazis taking to the streets to demonstrate against the government, could this trip be political suicide?
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Uniting labor, civil rights groups, feminists, and immigrant rights advocates, Ai-jen Poo's new form of organizing has forged one of the few successful workers rights campaigns in recent U.S. history.
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More than 30 years after the murderous Khmer Rouge were driven from power in Cambodia, the effort to bring justice to the victims stands on the brink of ignominious failure due to political interference from the Cambodian government and the indifference of the international community.
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In approving a new treatment for heroin addiction, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration relied on a single efficacy trial in Russia. That decision may put patients' health and safety at risk.
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Of the ten rape cases before the Kamituga mobile court, two involve sex with consent, albeit by a minor. These cases reveal what might be a flaw in Congo's laws governing rape—laws that too few people know about and too few consider a deterrent to following traditions.
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The recent calls for "ethnic solidarity" in Kenya are not only a concern for international justice, but for the country's history.
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The deep divisions between Ankara and Paris may undermine the European Union's hopes for the southern Mediterranean.
Posted in: Europe, Governance & Accountability
Topics: EU, European Commission, Heather Grabbe, NATO, Sinan Ulgen, Turkey
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The "Welcoming America" campaign aims to address the fears and concerns that many native-born Americans have about local immigrants.