November 2018 – Creating Rights

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The haunting shadows of the trauma of forced marriages during the Khmer Rouge Regime expressed through classical dance

28 November 2018 0Comments 0Reactions

By Nolwenn Guibert On 16 November 2018, the Trial Chamber of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) pronounced its judgement in Case 002/02 against NUON Chea, the Deputy Secretary of the Communist Party of Kampuchea and KHIEU Samphan, the Head of State of Democratic Kampuchea. In a landmark ruling, the two most senior…

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Young Liberian artists join the debate over accountability for war-time crimes

23 November 2018 0Comments 0Reactions

By Felix Lüth*** The movement demanding accountability for crimes committed during the two civil wars in Liberia was recently joined by a new and somewhat unusual group – young Liberian artists. So far, the debate (see previous blog posts here and here) had been carried by established justice advocates including prominent journalists, lawyers and other Liberian…

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Celebrations of the 20 years of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court in Paris

4 November 2018 0Comments 0Reactions

See below for English Exposition « Juger/Créer. Regards sur la Cour pénale internationale » Du lundi 26 novembre jusqu’au vendredi 14 décembre 2018. Entrée libre du lundi au samedi, de 14H à 19H. Le ministère de la Justice, le ministère de l’Europe et des Affaires étrangères, l’Institut des hautes études sur la Justice (voir ici la page de présentation de…

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The Power of Narratives

2 November 2018 0Comments 0Reactions

by Njomza Miftari Often times, human rights concerns become a hot topic when they occur in grave violations or in places far away from us but sometimes we can also learn from situations taking place in smaller communities. On the 29th of October 2018, I attended a small exhibition in Nuremberg, Germany, where a number of master’s…