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How to Prosecute Putin

How to Prosecute Putin

Gordon Brown | Putting PUTIN on trial for the international crime of aggression would be more straightforward than trying him for war crimes and crimes against humanity. Since the International Criminal Court has no mandate to prosecute such crimes, a special international tribunal must be formed.

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African states and the Ukraine war at the UN: Nuanced, not neutral

The illusion of lukewarm African support against the war in Ukraine doesn’t stand scrutiny

#114 The G|O Briefing, October 20, 2022

"Ukraine and the West will never defeat Russia," Russian Ambassador in Geneva says | The UN reviews its humanitarian strategy

#113 The G|O Briefing, October 13, 2022

GESDA: SCIENCE AT THE MULTILATERAL TABLE | HAITI 'S TOTAL COLLAPSE | LATEST ADDITION TO UN GVA CAMPUS STILL PLAGUED BY PROBLEMS | MUSICAL CHAIRS

Building permanent support for UN mandated investigations

Late this afternoon of May 19, in Room XXIII of the Palais des Nations in Geneva—a cool respite from the brutal outside heat—Stephen Rapp, former US Ambassador at Large for Global Criminal Justice and former prosecutor in Rwanda and Sierra Leone, could not resist sharing a joke before

#98 The G|O Briefing, May 19, 2022

A new report offers models to strengthen the UN's investigative capacity - A tighter relationship between China and Russia

Sarah Brooks, on China at the UN

Sarah Brooks, on China at the UN

“China’s development agenda has increasingly appeared in stark contrast with a human rights-based approach, undercutting the interdependence of the UN’s development and human rights pillars.”

From Index Cards to AI: HURIDOCS' use of technology to document human rights offenses

"The need remains for solid, accurate information and incontrovertible documentary evidence to hold human rights abusers accountable for their crimes."

More justice for civilian victims in cases of deliberate starvation

Thanks to Switzerland, a "glaring gap" in international law has been closed.

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