I sat in the gallery to watch his appearance – more poised and relaxed than any defendant I have seen in the ICC dock. The hearing itself was the usual formalities that go with a first appearance. The suspect gives his name, date of birth (he’s 46) and profession (“political commander”). The Judge – in […]
Questions for the advocacy community: Q2 – Nasredeen Abdulbari :الضجة مقابل السياسة السؤال رقم 2
May 18, 2009 by 1 Comment
Q2: Is citizen advocacy at its most effective when it generates maximum “noise” on an issue , or do citizen advocates need to attach particular policy prescriptions to the noise they make? Nasredeen Abdulbari: Politicians are usually pretty overwhelmed with their political activities and work, and rarely do they find time to lay down concrete […]
Questions for the advocacy community: Q2 – Ruth Messinger et al
May 18, 2009 by 1 Comment
Q2: Is citizen advocacy at its most effective when it generates maximum “noise” on an issue , or do citizen advocates need to attach particular policy prescriptions to the noise they make? Ruth Messinger, President, American Jewish World Service (AJWS); Ian Schwab, Senior Associate and National Grassroots Organizer at AJWS; and Leah Kaplan Robins, Senior […]
Taking care of survivors
May 17, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Survivors of genocide are people who we all, as part of a common human race, have some moral responsibility towards, as well as some recompense to pay for not having done whatever was necessary to stop the destruction of their families and communities. To me, taking care of the survivors of past genocides is also […]
Darfuri rebel suspected of attack on peacekeepers now at ICCوصول بحر ادريس أبو قردة إلى مباني المحكمة الجنائية الدولية Abu Garda est arrivé dans les locaux de la Cour pénale internationale
May 17, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Today, the first suspect to turn himself in voluntarily to the ICC arrived in The Hague following the issuance of a Summons to Appear (this is what the Prosecutor asks for in lieu of an arrest warrant if there is a chance the suspect will appear voluntarily). This is great news – both in terms […]
Perceptions from outside the U.S. #3: RwandaRwanda
May 14, 2009 by 1 Comment
Gaston Segakiga is a lawyer and human rights activist in Rwanda. Is there an advocacy movement for Darfur in Rwanda? There is no advocacy movement for Darfur in Rwanda. Many activists who could do it are still coping with post genocide consequences. Others do not see really what they could do to save lives of […]
Questions for the Advocacy Community
May 12, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Hi everyone Below are the first posts in the “questions for the advocacy community” conversation I’ll be running on this site over the coming weeks. As more contributions come in, I’ll probably start commenting, but I would also love to hear what you think. In the posts on Q1, KTJ Scott and Alex de Waal […]
Q1: Alex de Waal
May 12, 2009 by 1 Comment
Q1: Can pressure from citizens ever add a foreign policy issue to the list of traditional national interests? Or can citizens only impact the sense of urgency around an issue that was already a traditional national interest to start with? Alex de Waal: Let me briefly look at two recent examples of how citizens’ activism […]
Q1: KTJ Scott
May 12, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Q1: Can pressure from citizens ever add a foreign policy issue to the list of traditional national interests? Or can citizens only impact the sense of urgency around an issue that was already a traditional national interest to start with? KTJ Scott: I am not entirely certain what is included on the list of national […]
Questions for the Advocacy Community – Part II
Hi everyone A series of interesting posts are coming up this week from Ruth Messinger, Nasredeen Abdulbari, Esther Sprague, Marc Gustafson, Erin Mazursky, Eric Reeves, Alex de Waal, John Norris and Jill Savitt on the question of whether citizen advocacy at its most effective when it generates maximum “noise” on an issue , or whether […]