The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday informed the UN Security Council and the Assembly of States Parties about a recent visit by Sudanese President Omar-al Bashir to Djibouti [BBC...
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Somalia violence may constitute war crimes: UN rights commissioner
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said Thursday that human rights violations committed during recent Somalian conflicts may amount to war crimes . Pillay said that ongoing violence between Islamist rebels and the newly-formed...
UN refugee agency urges parties to Somalia conflict to respect international law
The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Tuesday condemned the violence perpetrated against civilians in Mogadishu, Somalia, during an uptick in fighting between government and militia forces over the weekend, as...
The Somali parliament voted Saturday to adopt Islamic Sharia law . A parliamentary spokesperson said that more than 300 Somali MPs voted for the implementation of Sharia law as part of an attempt...
Somalia president announces support for Sharia law in peace negotiations
Somali President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed said Saturday that he would support the imposition of a moderate form of Sharia , Islamic religious law, as part of a cease-fire agreement with the country's Hizb...
Japan orders navy to engage pirates despite constitutional risk
Japanese defense minister Yasukazu Hamada on Wednesday ordered the country's Maritime Self-Defense Force to prepare to travel to the waters surrounding Somalia to combat piracy in the region, despite concerns that combat could...
German bid to block WWII damages claims puts sovereign immunity on trial
Guillermo Otálora Lozano : "The Italian rulings against Germany for crimes committed during the occupation reflect a growing trend in domestic courts' practice towards the lifting of immunities when international crimes...
ICJ rules Djibouti not entitled to France documents under international agreement
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) Wednesday rejected Djibouti's attempt to obtain records concerning murdered French judge Bernard Borrel . Djibouti claimed that France...
Elisabeth Borrel : "At the beginning the two states , France and Djibouti, and in particular their two presidents - Chirac and Guelleh - agreed to ask...
Bernard Nicholas : "Cette audience devant la C.I.J de La Haye est en effet un épisode important de cette affaire.La République de Djibouti appuie sa demande sur un accord...
