The continent can’t afford business as usual at the African Union
Closer collaboration between the AU and the UN in peacekeeping operations is a critical issue.
Humanitarian Law
The Geneva Conventions need teeth to be effective
States need an appropriate instrument to respond to serious violations of international humanitarian law, to prevent such crimes in the future.
International law fails to protect civilians from warmongers
Recent events show that international and humanitarian law are often no more than forms of convenient discourse for those at war.
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Pillay faces a political minefield
Mary Robinson, a former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (HCHR), who faulted countries such as the United States, China and Israel for transgressions of humanitarian law and civil liberties, was forced to retire because of intense lobbying against an extended tenure for her, writes Thalif Deen. A former president of Ireland, Robinson was […]
