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Tension in Kenya as election result delayed again
NAIROBI, Kenya -- As tensions mounted over repeated failures to issue results in Kenya’s tightly fought presidential contest, the election commission Friday said there would be a further delay but promised the announcement later in the evening....
Tags: International Law, War Crimes, Elections, Voting, Science and Technology
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Kenya: Election officials reject call to stop tallying votes
A political coalition in Kenya called Thursday for a halt to tallying votes in the country's presidential race, alleging that the process “lacks integrity” and should be restarted. The running mate of Prime Minister Raila Odinga, who has...
Tags: International Law, Elections, Kenya, Politics, International Court or Tribunal
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Kenyans flock to the polls, hoping to avoid tribal clashes
Nairobi, KENYA -- Kenyans lined up before dawn Monday to vote in a tight presidential election, with tribal tensions simmering beneath the surface despite vows by politicians and activists to prevent the bloody clashes that marred a disputed 2007...Tags: International Law, Elections, Voting, Politics, International Court or Tribunal
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Use of torture by authorities has risen in Mexico, groups say
MEXICO CITY — On the eve of Mexico's Day of the Dead this year, authorities in Veracruz declared triumphantly that they had solved one of the decade's most notorious slayings of a journalist in Mexico. They trotted before reporters a sad-sack...Tags: Mexico, Felipe Calderon, Civil Rights, International Court or Tribunal, Government
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Libya ordered to surrender former Kadafi spy chief
Libya must hand over its former intelligence chief under ousted strongman Moammar Kadafi, the International Criminal Court has ordered. The push to surrender Abdullah Senussi is the latest turn in the tug-of-war over where Kadafi insiders will stand...
Tags: Judges, Civil Rights, Libya, International Court or Tribunal, Human Rights
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International court launches investigation of Mali abuses
As aid groups bemoan the suffering of people in embattled Mali, the International Criminal Court said it launched an investigation Wednesday of alleged crimes against humanity committed by armed groups in the country. The suspected crimes include...
Tags: United Nations, Rebellions, Civil Rights, Relief and Aid Organizations, Mali
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Kadafi son appears in Libyan court for 'undermining security'
The son of the late strongman Moammar Kadafi appeared in a Libyan court Thursday for the first time, facing charges tied to the controversial detention of his attorney last year. Seif Islam Kadafi has been accused of crimes against humanity by the...
Tags: Trials, International Law, Muammar Gaddafi, North Africa, Libya
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Central African Republic peace talks lead to coalition government
JOHANNESBURG – Opposition forces in the Central African Republic who took control of a large swath of the country in recent weeks have succeeded in forcing President Francois Bozize’s government to share power, officials said Friday. In a...
Tags: Italy, International Court or Tribunal, National Government, Government, March 23 Movement
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African Union tells Central African Republic rebels to end uprising
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- The African Union on Monday warned rebels who are threatening to oust the Central African Republic government that they would face isolation in Africa, suspension from the organization and sanctions if they do so. Nkosana...
Tags: African Union, International Court or Tribunal, Pakistan, Thomas Yayi Boni, Central African Republic
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Don't punish Palestinians for seeking justice
Very few things unite Democratic and Republican senators in Washington. But unfortunately, one thing that does is attacking the human rights of Palestinians. And now they're are at it again. This time in the form of an anti-Palestinian amendment sponsored...Tags: United Nations, Civil Rights, John Barrasso, International Court or Tribunal, Palestine
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Ending the cycle of abuse in Congo
KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo — On Nov. 19, armed men from a rebel group called the M23 were looking for a prominent civil society leader in a village outside Goma, a provincial capital in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. He'd been...
Tags: United Nations, War Crimes, Civil Rights, Rebellions, International Court or Tribunal
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U.N. vote on Palestine status inflicts new divides in Europe, NATO
Thursday’s overwhelming U.N. vote to elevate the status of Palestine at the world body inflicts yet another fracture in the facade of Western solidarity, exposing a divide among European Union and NATO member states over U.S. policy in the Middle...
Tags: West Bank, Hamas, Palestine, Czech Republic, Israel
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