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Uhuru Kenyatta

Kenya: ICC Ruling Hard Blow to Presidential Candidates

Dr. Thomas Obel Hansen June 6, 2011 Dr. Thomas Obel Hansen

 

 

The faith of two major presidential candidates in Kenya accused of sponsoring the 2008 electoral violence has become increasingly clear following a landmark ruling of Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on May 30.

Saharawi refugee Najla Mahamed

Western Sahara Refugees Host International Film Festival in the Desert

Stefan Simanowitz June 2, 2011 Stefan Simanowitz

Western Sahara’s eighth Sahara International Film Festival the world's most remote film festival, took place in early May this year deep in the Algerian desert.

Haiti: Homes and Land Are Sources of Life

Beverly Bell June 1, 2011 Beverly Bell

During the International Forum on the Crisis of Housing, held in Port-au-Prince, hundreds of Haitians, plus allies from around the Americas, developed strategies to force a solution to Haiti’s greatest crisis: homelessness.

José Cláudio Ribeiro da Silva and Maria do Espírito Santo da Silva

Blood in the Amazon: Brazilian Activists Murdered as Deforestation Increases

Benjamin Dangl May 31, 2011 Benjamin Dangl







 

 

The recent murder of two environmental activists took place the same day the Brazilian Congress passed legislation  that would allow agribusinesses and ranchers to clear even more land in the Amazon.

Ratko Mladic

The Arrest and Coming Trial of Ratko Mladic: A Step Forward for World Law

Rene Wadlow May 30, 2011 Rene Wadlow









On May 26, 2011, President Boris Tadic of Serbia announced the arrest of General Ratko Mladic, the Yugoslav general who had been charged by the War Crimes Tribunal for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes.

Pride week painting by Thang Sothea

LGBT Pride Week in Cambodia: Reconciling Family Norms with Sexual Orientation

Siena Anstis May 26, 2011 Siena Anstis

Last week, Cambodia finished celebrating its third official lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) pride celebration, a week of movie screenings, workshops and other activities organized by Rainbow Community Kampuchea.

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