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Report: Congo mutineer forces 149 more boys, young men to fight
World NowA Congolese army general has forced at least 149 boys and young men to join his mutinying forces in less than a month, repeating the crime for which he has long been wanted by the International Criminal Court, according to a new report from Human Rights... -
Conviction of Liberia's Charles Taylor seen as double-edged
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — The litany of abuses was chilling: mass murder, rape, sexual slavery. Forcing children to fight. Chopping off victims' limbs. Former Liberian President Charles Taylor's conviction Thursday by an international tribunal...
Tags: Nigeria, NATO, Sierra Leone, International Law, Civil Rights
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Human Rights Watch accuses Syria's Bashar Assad of war crimes
World NowSyrian President Bashar Assad was negotiating with a United Nations envoy to end more than a year of violence in the country, his forces were committing "war crimes" in the northwest province of Idlib, according to a Human Rights Watch report released... -
Police take 'Kony 2012’s' Jason Russell to mental hospital
L.A. NOWPolice take Kony 2012’s Jason Russell to mental hospital... -
Child soldiers: A worldwide scourge
Last week in The Hague, the International Criminal Court, or ICC, found the Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga guilty of recruiting and using child soldiers in the armed conflict in that country, sealing his fate as the court's first convicted war criminal....
Tags: Politics, Kony 2012 (movie), Congo, Afghanistan, Armed Forces
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Kony 2012: Viral video tries to take down Uganda militia leader
World NowA viral video by the group Invisible Children is trying to use the power of the Internet to stop Joseph Kony, the head of a small but infamous militia that has terrorized northern Uganda with killings, kidnappings, mutilations and torture.... -
Stopping Kony: Why has the ICC tackled cases from only Africa?
World NowThe notorious Joseph Kony is wanted by the International Criminal Court, along with seven other men accused of heinous crimes. It’s hard not to notice that all of the wanted men are from Africa. African leaders have definitely noticed: Last year the... -
Senegal's president concedes defeat; victory for African democracy
World NowSenegal's incumbent president concedes defeat: Incumbent Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade's move to swiftly concede defeat after Sunday's presidential run-off election was seen as big step for African democracy, in a ieighborhhod better know for... -
Syria in the balance
The debate on what to do about Syria is intensifying by the day, yet a consensus seems as elusive as ever. The current argument is about whether to arm the rebels. The Obama administration and its allies are opposed despite increasing pressure from...
Tags: Kofi Annan, Kony 2012 (movie), Russia, International Law, United Nations
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Torture in Syria worst seen in 30 years, report says
World NowThe scale of torture throughout Syria since an anti-government uprising was sparked last March amounts to “crimes against humanity” and is the worst the country has experienced in 30 years, according to an Amnesty International report released... -
Court convicts former Congolese warlord of using child soldiers
World NowAfter waiting almost a decade for justice, Congolese victims of former warlord Thomas Lubanga saw him convicted Wednesday by the International Criminal Court at the Hague, the first verdict in the panel's 10-year history. Lubanga could face life... -
Syria can't escape international law's 'long reach,' Cameron says
World NowBritish Prime Minister David Cameron argued Wednesday while visiting the United States that Syria would not be able to escape the “long reach” of international law. His remarks came on the same day the International Criminal Court handed out...
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