by Camila Ponte | 11 April 2019 | News
The international community agreed on these groundbreaking documents with a view to “never again” allow atrocities as those committed against the Jews and other groups prior and during the Second World War. Both documents reflect that to prevent genocide...
by jakeloeffenames | 11 January 2019 | News
Examining the UN’s failure to protect the Rohingya population in Myanmar, Dr. Adams contrasts this with the quick reaction by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) when the situation in the Gambia rapidly deteriorated, calling it a successful...
by jakeloeffenames | 16 November 2018 | News
In a landmark judgment by the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC), the two most senior surviving leaders of the Khmer Rouge, Nuon Chea and Khieu Samphan, have been sentenced to life imprisonment for genocide and crimes against humanity carried out...
by jakeloeffenames | 6 November 2018 | News
On 5 November 2018, the Commission released the “International Declaration on Information and Democracy”. The Declaration stresses that the communication and information space is a common good and has social, cultural and democratic value, which must be...
by jakeloeffenames | 7 June 2018 | News
It argues that the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), unlike their predecesspr the MDGs, focus on achieving peace and justice by prioritizing sustainable peace and development. An important aspect of this is transitional justice, which helps a society to move from...
