Foreign relations
Israeli Nuclear Whistleblower Says State Hounding Him
Nuclear whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu argued Monday Israel was unnecessarily hounding him 12 years after he was freed...
Make International Justice Work For All
Following a hard-fought civil society campaign, South Africa’s reversal of steps towards withdrawing from the Rome...
IMANI Report On ACILA Roundtable Discussion On African Leaders and the ICC
The African Centre for International Law & Accountability hosted a roundtable discussion (RTD) on 8 March 2017 to...
Vietnam Seizes 100 Kgs of Rhino Horn From Kenya
Vietnam police seized more than 100 kilograms of rhino horn smuggled into the country in suitcases from Kenya on...
NGO Pushes For Technology To Replace Use of Mercury
Friends of the Nation, a socio-economic advocacy NGO in the Western Region, has started a regional consultative...
Saudi-Led Coalition Used Cluster Bombs In Yemen
Amnesty International on Thursday accused the Saudi-led Arab coalition battling rebels in Yemen of using banned cluster...
South Africa Revokes ICC Withdrawal After Court Ruling
South Africa has revoked its withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC) after the High Court said the move...
S.Africa Revokes Decision To Leave ICC
South Africa has formally revoked its controversial decision to leave the International Criminal Court following last...
US Hasn’t Decided Yet On Iran Nuclear Deal
The new US administration has not yet decided what to do about the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, the head of the UN atomic...
France To Encourage Banks To Work With Iran
France wants to encourage the "normalisation" of banking relations with Iran to improve economic relations with the...
UN Watchdog Examines Eight Alleged Gas Attacks In Syria This Year
A UN chemical weapons watchdog is examining allegations of eight toxic gas attacks in Syria since the beginning of this...
UN Drugs Board Criticises Killings In Philippines
The UN-linked International Narcotics Control Board on Thursday condemned the use of extrajudicial killings in the...
Make Corruption Felony Offence
Former Commissioner of Human Rights and Administration Justice (CHRAJ), Justice Emile Short, has called for the...
Britain Urges Malaysia To Share Evidence On Kim VX Attack
Britain on Monday urged Malaysia to share evidence from the lethal VX nerve gas attack on Kim Jong-Un's half-brother...
Make Corruption A High Crime – Emile Short
Former head of the Commission on Human Rights and Administration Justice (CHRAJ, Mr Emile Short, has called for the...
Iran Complies With Nuclear Deal
Iran is complying with a landmark atomic deal signed with major world powers in 2015, according to a report from the UN...
N. Korea Has Large Chemical Weapons Stockpile
North Korea has up to 5,000 tonnes of chemical weapons, South Korean experts said Friday, including the toxin used to...
South African Court Says Government’s ICC Withdrawal Is Unconstitutional
A decision by South Africa to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC) is unconstitutional, the country's...
UN Chief Hails The Gambia’s Decision To Stay
Antonio Guterres, has hailed The Gambia on its decision to remain a party to the Rome Statute The United Nations (UN)...