The Cost of Impunity for Liberian Ex-Leader
By Eric Witte in Luxembourg (Africa Reports No 44, 17-Oct-05)
By Eric Witte in Luxembourg (Africa Reports No 44, 17-Oct-05)
Constitutional referendum proved that minorities not only have a voice, but their voices can effect change.
Those who voted in favour of the constitution because they felt there was no alternative were mistaken.
As pessimists warn that continuing social conflict in Kyrgyzstan is the first sign of state disintegration, the friction may just be a necessary part of building a more democratic society.
These days only the former president’s most loyal supporters are interested in following the course of his trial.
The ex-president’s defence case made little sense until you considered what it was he hoped to achieve by it.
The ICC needs the backing of regional states and the full support of the UN if it is to secure the arrest of leaders of the Lords Resistance Army.
The silencing of the country's last independent radio station.
The difficulties of working as an independent journalist in the Russian Caucasus.