Victims of human rights violations in Africa are watching a review conference in Kampala on the International Criminal Court (ICC) and of the international treaty which set it up, ... Read more »
Security Council votes to end the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Chad and the Central African Republic by the end of the year. Read more »
The failure of states to hold human rights violators accountable for their actions has been pin-pointed as a major problem across the continent by Amnesty International. Read more »
The global economic crisis and climate change threaten to curtail already slow progress on meeting the social development targets of the Millennium Development Goals, says a new ... Read more »
While some analysts say World Bank reforms have decreased African countries' share of votes, the bank says developing nations have increased their voting strength. Read more »
United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon has called on the world to adopt a new approach to bring peace to Somalia. Read more »
The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is set address the failure to halt the NESCO‐Obiang International Prize for Research in the ... Read more »
A ICTJ press release outlines the steps Liberia's Truth and Reconciliation Commission will need to take at this time of the post-conflict process. Read more »
Fresh clashes had erupted between the Government and one of the leading insurgent groups despite a peace process intended to end the conflict, says the UN. Read more »
Madagascar's ruler, Andry Rajoelina, is reported to be conducting talks with military leaders in an effort to meet their demands that he bring to an end the country's political ... Read more »
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