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Libya: Views on Humanitarian Intervention (update)
Image: People wave Libyan flags from a car during celebrations for the one-year anniversary of the “February 17 Revolution” (source) The Guardian, One year on: chaotic Libya reveals the perils of humanitarian intervention. The mission to remove Gaddafi was a noble one. But … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, colonialism, human rights, UK, UN, USA, video
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Who is Walter Rodney?
Who is Walter Rodney? Via Nate H.
Posted in Africa, Books and scholarship, colonialism, Education, Historical, Listening..., music, video
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Cesária Évora
Via Africasacountry: This morning, Cape Verdean singer Cesária Évora passed away in Mandelo, São Vicente, the island were she was born. One of the many meanings of “Sodade” — that most difficult to translate Creole word — is a feeling of … Continue reading
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ICC trials 2.0 – The Reckoning, Uganda, Men and more (updated)
I’m trying to keep track of interesting and easily accessible multimedia related to the International Criminal Court and international justice on this blog (see previous posts here and here). A lot of people are interested in what is happening in international justice but arrests, … Continue reading
ICC trials 2.0 – Gbagbo and Côte d’Ivoire
Former Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) President Laurent Gbagbo was arrested and handed over to the International Criminal Court (ICC) two week ago. He faces charges for crimes against humanity related to murder, sexual violence, persecution and other forms of violence. He’s the first former head of … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, human rights, international justice
Tagged Côte d’Ivoire, Gbagbo, icc, international criminal court, Ivory Coast
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Discourse on colonialism
“… ‘Europe’ is morally, spiritually indefensible. And today the indictment is brought against it, not by the European masses alone, but on a world scale, by tens and tens of thousands of millions of men who, from the depths of … Continue reading
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“a bunch of skinny black guys will get killed”
A few days a go, I noticed that some Twin Cities media people I follow on facebook/twitter were circulating a call for Somali Americans to audition for a Tom Hanks film. I also noticed that none of my East African … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Minnesota, race class and ethnicity
Tagged black hawk down, east africa, film, hollywood, minneapolis, piracy, somali community, somalia, tom hanks, twin cities
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Ghana’s Independence
Posted in Africa, cold war, colonialism, Europe, gender & sexuality, global economy, Historical, UK, video
Tagged Beauty Pageant, Ghana, Independence, Nkruma
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ICC Trials 2.0
This autumn I am in the Hague to learn more about the trials of the International Criminal Court (ICC). The ICC trials are not (yet) always adequately reported in the mainstream English-language press. If you are interested in learning more … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, human rights, international justice, Links, Netherlands, norms and ideas, video, war
Tagged bemba, CAR, central african republic, child soldiers, chui, democratic republic of congo, DRC, icc, international criminal court, katanga, kenya, lubanga, moreno ocampo, open society, soros, The Hague
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Men and Motorcycles
“Nairobi, Kenya,” a photo from Boing Boing reader Biketripper shared in the BB Flickr Pool. On the bikeflaps of one rider, “A Strong Enemy Is Better Than a Weak Friend.” Thanks, MY! (original source biketripper via boingboing)
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