Category: Legal Matters

GENEVA — A new report finds half of all countries globally lack early warning systems that could save lives by alerting communities of impending disasters, including typhoons, droughts, and heatwaves. The joint report by the U.N. Office for Disaster Ri…

TWO teams of judges and registry officers from the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (AfCHPR) have visited the International Criminal Court (ICC) intending to enhance and exchange issues concerning international justice.All the delegates from …

ARUSHA— The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights Judges will undertake a five-day peer-to-peer visit to the European Court of Human Rights, the International Court of Justice, and the International Criminal Court.   The visit which is fixed for Sept 26 – 30 is aimed at exchanging experiences, and enhancing cooperation among the continental […]

ARUSHA (Tanzania)— The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights, on Thursday, called on the Tunisian state to regain the path of democracy, within a period not exceeding two years from the date of delivery of this judgment.   The decision concerns a request made against the Tunisian Republic by lawyer Brahim Belghith in October […]

From drought to floods and rising sea levels, the cost of damage caused by climate change will only get higher as the world warms, sparking concerns from both top officials and activists about how to pay for it.”Loss and damage from the climate crisis …

Myanmar’s displaced Rohingya Muslims are marking a solemn anniversary this week.On August 25, 2017, the Myanmar military began a brutal “clearance operation” in response to government reports that a Rohingya insurgent group called the Arakan Rohingya S…