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February 8, 2010
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Statement
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February 8, 2010
Op-Ed
Newsweek
Joshua Kurlantzik argues, "the age of global human-rights advocacy has collapsed."
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February 4, 2010
Video
Listen to Luis Moreno-Ocampo, International Criminal Court prosecutor, outline his plans to investigate alleged crimes against humanity and the foreign policy implications of the ICC's work.
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February 4, 2010
Audio
Listen to Luis Moreno-Ocampo, International Criminal Court prosecutor, outline his plans to investigate alleged crimes against humanity and the foreign policy implications of the ICC’s work.
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January 21, 2010
Interview
Four experts discuss how legal and political developments should affect the Obama administration's promise to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay.
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January 20, 2010
Op-Ed
The National
Mohamad Bazzi argues that the failure to advance democracy and human rights in the Middle East has been one of the Obama administration's biggest disappointments.
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January 18, 2010
Op-Ed
Washington Times
John B. Bellinger III examines the dilemma posed by the allowance of civil suits, in the United States, of foreign government officials.
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January 5, 2010
Op-Ed
New York Times
Princeton Lyman addresses the complex issue of reparations for the millions of black South Africans who suffered under the apartheid regime.
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December 23, 2009
Op-Ed
South China Morning Post
Jerome Cohen criticizes China's controversial decision to execute Akmal Shaikh, a British subject of Pakistani descent.
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December 22, 2009
Essential Documents
Resolution
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