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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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Yvonne McCain
These American Lives profile, The Whole Truth The first night that my children and I were at the Martinique was one of the worst nights of my life. I can still remember how desperate and scared I felt. I spent hours sponging … Continue reading
Posted in Children, human rights, Links, People, video
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Labo(u)r links
11 ways to get fired from Starbucks University of Minnesota teaching and research assistants organize a union. A member of the European Parliament takes her baby to work
Posted in Europe, global economy, human rights, Labor (Labour), USA
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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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Happy International Human Rights Day
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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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haitians & occupy
“We think that what is happening to Haiti is an amazing example of the beast that is destroying this country, destroying people of color, destroying working people,” said Ray LaForest, one of the organizers of a contingent of Haitians that … Continue reading
Posted in global economy, human rights, Labor (Labour), race class and ethnicity, USA
Tagged activism, haiti, occupy, ows
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#occupymn
“this is about building another kind of society.”
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