United Nations
INTERNATIONAL : ICC review defines 'aggression' crime
The International Criminal Court (ICC) review conference ended in Kampala on June 18. The...
INTERNATIONAL: Economic crisis fuels human trafficking
According to a report yesterday by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, human trafficking is the...
INTERNATIONAL: Genocide politicisation carries risks
Genocide, while defined legally in the 1948 genocide convention, has always also been a deeply...
INTERNATIONAL: MDGs face post-2015 rethink
The adoption of the MDGs ten years ago was a bold new step in strengthening international...
InternationalTURKEY: Israel and Iran policies may not help Erdogan
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday called on Arab states to step up efforts to end...
TurkeyINTERNATIONAL: R2P implementation faces opposition
The R2P principle involves an international commitment to protect civilians from systematic human...
IRAN/UN: Proposed sanctions are limited, but important
The UN Security Council (UNSC) on May 18 began considering a draft resolution for sanctions...
IranINTERNATIONAL: Crime links aid counter-terror efforts
This growing linkage poses significant challenges to the authorities, but also presents...