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The author, a professor of law, argues that both America’s campaign finance system and foreign policy decisions reflect a declining imperial power struggling to maintain global dominance, offering a provocative perspective on corruption and democratic deficits particularly relevant during Constitution Week, when Americans reflect on the foundational principles of their government… Suffice it to say [...]

Chile filed a declaration of intervention Friday in South Africa’s genocide case against Israel before the International Court of Justice (ICJ). The South American country submitted its declaration under Article 63 of the Statute of the ICJ, which gives states a right to intervene in the interpretation of a multilateral convention. Chile’s intervention emphasizes several [...]

Amnesty International has condemned the Libyan Arab Armed Forces (LAAF) in a Tuesday report for authorizing the Internal Security Agency (ISA) to increase crackdown on dissidents. Amnesty International interviewed detainees, including family, lawyers, and activists, and stated that the suppression of political rivals and activists has resulted in human rights abuses and two suspicious deaths [...]

Egypt’s Criminal Court has referred the case of Karim Salim, the notorious “al-Tagamoa Serial Killer,” to the Grand Mufti for approval of the preliminary death sentence passed against him. The decision was made on Saturday under Article 2-381 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, with the final verdict set to be announced on September 12. Salim, [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) revealed an extensive report on sexual violence perpetrated by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Khartoum, Sudan, amounting to war crimes and crimes against humanity. The report, titled “Khartoum is not Safe for Women!” details incidents of sexual violence in Khartoum, Bahri, and Omdurman based on testimonies from healthcare workers, social [...]

At least 25 people were reportedly killed and dozens wounded in an attack by Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) Saturday on the city of El-Fasher in western Darfur, local pro-democracy activists El-Fasher Resistance Committees shared on Facebook.  In their post, the Resistance Committees accused the militia of “indiscriminately shelling the city’s neighborhoods with heavy artillery.” [...]

The aid group, Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders – MSF), published a report on Monday demonstrating the extent of casualties, gender-based violence, and ethnic violence occurring in the war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The report,  “A war on people – The human cost of conflict and [...]

Egyptian security forces have detained 119 people, including at least one child, since the start of July for participating in anti-government protests, human rights advocacy organization Amnesty International reported Thursday. In recent weeks, frustrations about price hikes and power cuts have fueled demonstrations and calls for revolution against the government of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah [...]

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported on Tuesday that more than 10 million Sudanese, over 20 percent of the population, have been displaced from their homes. The Sudan Mobility Overview, a bi-monthly report, compiled data from the past few months gathered through the IOM’s Displacement Tracking Matrix. Since the Sudan conflict began in April [...]

US Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) was found guilty of bribery offenses and conspiracy to act as a foreign agent Tuesday after being charged for receiving more than $500,000 in cash, $100,000 worth of gold bars, and a Mercedes luxury car from three businessmen.  The senator’s trial lasted for a month, and jury deliberations took more [...]