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UN General Assembly Elects Fourteen Members to UN Human Rights Council (November 12, 2013)

Author: 
Adom Malcolm Cooper

On November 12, 2013, the United Nations General Assembly elected fourteen countries to serve on the United Nations Human Rights Council, including Algeria, China, Cuba, France Maldives, Mexico, Mo

UN Security Council Authorizes Temporary Boost in Use of Force for the African Union Mission in Somalia (November 12, 2013)

Author: 
Adom Malcolm Cooper

On November 12, 2013, the United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution extending the deployment of t

UN Releases Reports on Illicit Drug Production in Afghanistan (September 10, 2013 & November 13, 2013)

Author: 
Adom Malcolm Cooper

In a pair of reports issued this month, entitled Afghanistan: Survey of Commercial

Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights Rules Against Sweden For Failing to Protect Rights of Minor Girl (November 12, 2013)

Author: 
Steven Arrigg Koh

The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights ruled in Söderman v.

International Court of Justice Affirms Cambodian Sovereignty Over Whole Territory of the Promontory of Preah Vihear (November 11, 2013)

Author: 
Steven Arrigg Koh

The International Court of Justice issued a Judgment in the case concerning the Request for Interpretation of the

European Court of Justice Finds that Homosexual Applicants May Constitute a Particular Social Group for Asylum Purposes (November 7, 2013)

Author: 
Steven Arrigg Koh

The European Court of Justice

Bangladesh War Crimes Tribunal Issues Death Sentences (November 3, 2013; November 5, 2013)

Author: 
Kathleen A. Doty

The International Crimes Tribunal Bangladesh reportedly sentenced

UN General Assembly Calls for End to U.S. Embargo Against Cuba (October 29, 2013)

Author: 
Kathleen A. Doty

On October 29, 2013, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution calling for an end to the economic, commerci

UN Inter-Agency Project on Human Trafficking Report Finds Lack of Reintegration for Victims (October 14, 2013)

Author: 
Kathleen A. Doty

A new UN-backed report,

International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia Nominates New Judge to Šešelj case (October 31, 2013)

Author: 
Steven Arrigg Koh

Judge Carmel Agius, Acting President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, issued a decision assig