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HIV Patients Exposed to Expired Drugs

4 Mar 12

Wounds Still Fresh as Mugabe Calls for Elections

29 Feb 12

Mazoe Families Evicted to Pave Way for Mugabes

7 Feb 12

Tracking Down Shady Passport Trade in Afghanistan

Clandestine meetings and confrontational officials make pinning down details of illicit passport sales a difficult job.

3 Feb 12

Passports for Sale in Afghanistan

Shortage creates new illegal trade in travel documents.

12 Jan 12

Herat Officials Allege Interference by Elected Assembly

Police say provincial council members spring suspects from detention before they can be brought to trial.

1 Dec 11

Tajiks Now Ready for Death Penalty Abolition

22 Oct 11

Armenia: Scepticism Over Police Graft Charges

Officials say arrests show they are serious about tackling corruption, although opposition figures are not so sure.

9 Sep 11

ICC Victims' Role Under Scrutiny in Kenya

Hundreds of victims have been given a voice in trials, but some experts warn this will complicate judicial process.

21 Aug 11

Activists say the Mubarak trial has to prove that Egyptian institutions can be improved and that no-one can get away with doing something wrong.

Activists say the Mubarak trial has to prove that Egyptian institutions can be improved and that no-one can get away with doing something wrong. © Presidenza della Repubblica/Wikimedia

Trials of Ex-Dictators Under the Spotlight

What purpose do they serve and is there a danger of them turning into show trials?

9 Aug 11

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