Jul 31, 2011 | Human rights, International Justice, Passage au crible (English), UN
By Yves Poirmeur
Translation: Davina Durgana
Passage au crible n°46
Indicted since 1995 for war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide by the ICTY (International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia), General Ratko Mladic was arrested on May 26th, 2011 by Serbian authorities…
May 28, 2011 | Human rights, Humanitarian, Passage au crible (English)
By Philippe Ryfman
Translation: Davina Durgana
Passage au crible n°43
Since mid-February 2011, the confrontations between insurgents and the loyal forces of Colonel Gaddafi have provoked a humanitarian crisis. Nearly 750,000 people (Libyans and Foreigners) have left the country since…
May 27, 2011 | China, Human rights, Passage au crible (English), Peace
By Anaïs Henry
Translation: Melissa Okabe
Passage au crible n°42
On March 10th, 2011, the fourteenth Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, decided to relinquish his political power to the Prime Minister of the Tibetan Government in Exile. Thus, since April 27th, Lobsang Sangay has held the role…
May 23, 2011 | European Union, Human rights, Passage au crible (English)
By Franck Petiteville
Translation: Davina Durgana
Passage au crible n°41
Faced with the Libyan Crisis in the Spring of 2011, the European Union (EU) has progressively taken part in the Benghazi protests, demanding the depart of Colonel Ghaddafi, by adopting sanctions against his regime…
May 2, 2011 | Human rights, International Justice, Passage au crible (English)
By Yves Poirmeur
Translation: Davina Durgana
Passage au crible n°40
The United Nations Security Council decided in Resolution 1970 on February 26th, 2011 to give jurisdiction to the ICC (International Criminal Court) on the situation in Libya. In fact, the regime of Colonel Ghadaffi is suspected…
Jan 20, 2011 | European Union, Human rights, Passage au crible (English)
By Catherine Wihtol de Wenden
Translation: Melissa Okabe
Passage au crible n°33
During the summer of 2010, the French government decided to redirect towards their country of origin – for the most part to Romania – the Roma camping in illegal zones in France. In return, the French government…