Impunity

Investigating Kenya: What's In A Name?

Seth Engel | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Human Rights, Kenya, William Schabas, Myanmar, Africa, International Justice, Callixte Mbarushimana, Impunity, London Riots, Syria, International Criminal Court, World News
Seth Engel

Let's hope that the next cases brought in the ICC are winners with real "organizational policies" committing the most serious of crimes.

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Suck on This

Jonathan Weiler | Posted 06.05.2011

Read More: Joe Barton, Alan Greenspan, Impunity, Transocean, Wall Street Fraud, Tim Geithner, Connck vs. Thompson, Politics News
Jonathan Weiler

Here are some notes from a nation in which the wealthy and powerful increasingly act with near impunity and the lesser off just have to "suck on this" -- in the immortal and unwittingly apt phrase of one of our elite pundits.

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Egypt: New Regime, Some Old Abuses

Amnesty International | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: #jan25, Mubarak, Human Rights, Impunity, Egypt Revolution, Egypt, World News
Amnesty International

By Geoffrey Mock, the Egypt country specialist and chair of the Middle East County Specialists for Amnesty International USA. Nearly a month after E...

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Will There Be Justice for Murdered Egyptian Blogger?

Amnesty International | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Brutality, Individuals at Risk, Amnesty International, Human Rights, Impunity, Egypt, Torture, World News
Amnesty International

Impunity is one of the great building blocks of the state of oppression in Egypt. In a government where torture and abuse is systematic, police and security officials rarely are brought to trial for their actions.

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The Long Arm of Justice

Mark V. Vlasic | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Serbia, War Crimes, Radovan Karadzic, Srebrenica, Genocide, Mark Vlasic, Impunity, Justice, Milosevic, World News
Mark V. Vlasic

As Radovan Karadzic sits between two UN prison guards in an international tribunal, one must wonder, is the end of impunity finally coming to a close?

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Central America's Rule of Law: Guatemala Captures Portillo But Honduras Rewards Micheletti

Daniel Altschuler | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Amnesty, Guatemala, Central America, Rule of Law, Alfonso Portillo, Honduras, Rodrigo Rosenberg, Porfirio Lobo, Manuel Zelaya, World News, Impunity, Roberto Micheletti, Alvaro Colóm, Cicig, Minugua, World News
Daniel Altschuler

For decades, impunity has reined in Central America. Dictatorial rule, coups, murder, and genocide have, for the most part, gone unpunished. This mont...

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Turning a Blind Eye to Killing and Rape in DR Congo

Navi Pillay | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lambert Mende, War Crimes, Human Rights, Colonel Zimulinda, DRC Violence, Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict, UN Security Council, Impunity, Impact News
Navi Pillay

Turning a blind eye to egregious human rights abuses is a recipe for disaster. The UN Security Council, when discussing the protection of civilians in armed conflict, must hold perpetrators of these abuses accountable.

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