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Uzbeks Work on Rapprochement with US

Judges Dismiss Case Against Rebel Leader

ICC procedure under the spotlight as first Sudanese to appear before court will now not face trial.

Thoughts from a Petrol Queue

Long lines of cars waiting for fuel that rarely arrive form a strange subculture, with engine-less vehicles joining the queue, and street kids sleeping in Mercedes.

The Cost of Impunity for Liberian Ex-Leader

By Eric Witte in Luxembourg (Africa Reports No 44, 17-Oct-05)

Zimbabwean Radio Journalists to Face Trial

The silencing of the country's last independent radio station.

New Saddams” Must Also Face Justice

Now that Saddam has been convicted, Iraq's other criminals - its corrupt officials, militia leaders and terrorists - should be tried too.

Capital Punishment as a Means of Revenge

Iraqi rulers have long employed the death penalty as a way of getting back at their enemies.

Accountability in Darfur

ICC proceedings against two Darfur suspects signal that the court may be able to succeed in western Sudan, where there is little international political will for tough action and the UN Security Council is deadlocked.

Iraqi Kurdistan's Universities Need Reform

Equality and democracy in higher education must be practiced, not preached.

Medical Shortages Fatal for Kirkuk Patients

Patients in oil-rich city dying needlessly on the operating tables of its principal hospital.