We the Peoples: The Nobel Lecture Given by the 2001 Nobel Peace Laureate Kofi Annan
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Racism is a lawful freedom of expression According to Race Relations commissioner Joris de Bres, the Human Rights Commission [pdf], racism is a lawful freedom of expression under some circumstances, and Hone Harawira was within his rights to be racially offensive, because his comments were not insulting, abusive, or likely to bring contempt to any group. This is despite quite a few people considering...
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As Congressional Democrats prepare to reinstate the reign of back-alley wire-hanger abortions, Ann Jones in The Nation reminds us how difficult it is to overcome lethal misogyny, whether here or in Afghanistan. At this critical moment, as Obama tries to weigh options against our national security interests, his advisers can't be bothered with--as one US military officer put it to me--"the trivial...
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KENYAN leaders who sparked bloody ethnic clashes after the country's disputed 2007 elections look set to face trial at the International Criminal Court.
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
Nairobi - International Criminal Court Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo said Saturday that he believes he has a strong case against two or three high-profile figures suspected of orchestrating violence after Kenya's 2007 election. I'd like to be ...
UN News Centre (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has announced that he will ask the tribunal to open an investigation into the deadly post-election violence in Kenya in December 2007 and January 2008.
JURIST (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
[JURIST] The International Criminal Court (ICC) announced Friday that it has assigned three judges to the situation involving the violence perpetrated in the wake of Kenya's 2007 presidential elections. The decision came in response to a Thursday letter from chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo in which he said that he intends to request formal authorization in December to initiate an investigation...
The Independent (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Not only was it the year Neil Armstrong landed on the moon, Woodstock changed the concept of the music festival forever, and colour TV launched in the UK - 1969 was also the year that Sesame Street launched, 40 years ago today.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
THE recent call by former Secretary General of the United Nations (UN), Kofi Annan, for global cooperation to avert the catastrophic consequences of climate change ought to be heeded by Nigeria as the country falls within the category of vulnerable and least developed nations that would bear the brunt of the greenhouse emissions, if appropriate actions are not taken.
The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
NAIROBI – The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor will request an investigation into suspected crimes against humanity committed during Kenya’s post-election violence in 2008.
The Independent (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Some of Kenya's most powerful figures could find themselves in the dock at The Hague charged with crimes against humanity after the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) said he would pursue the masterminds behind the country's post-election violence last year.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
The historic signing of the National Accord by President Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga was supposed to herald a new beginning for Kenya. It was supposed to give the country the opportunity to institute far-reaching reforms to avoid the chaos that followed the bungled 2007 General Election.
JURIST (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
[JURIST] International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo on Thursday announced that he will ask the ICC to open a formal inquiry into violence perpetrated in the wake of Kenya's 2007 presidential elections. Following a meeting to discuss the ICC inquiry with Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki and opposition leader Raila Odinga, Moreno-Ocampo said that crimes against humanity committed...
The Independent (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Not only was it the year Neil Armstrong landed on the moon, Woodstock changed the concept of the music festival forever, and colour TV launched in the UK - 1969 was also the year that Sesame Street launched, 40 years ago today.
Reuters (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
NAIROBI (Reuters) - The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor will request that an investigation be opened into suspected crimes against humanity committed during Kenya's post-election violence in 2008.
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Nairobi - International Criminal Court Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo said Thursday he would attempt to initiate a probe into Kenya's deadly post-election violence by December. I consider the crimes in Kenya to be crimes against humanity ... in...
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