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Where is the ICC Prosecutor?
The silence emanating from the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan, is growing louder by the hour. Three full days after Hamas perpetrated atrocities inside Israel and took civilian hostages into Gaza, Khan has made no public statement. This is not the norm for … -
Facebook Beware
In its public-facing quarterly financial reports, Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, labels all countries in Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East as the “Rest of World.” Although one-third of Facebook’s daily active users, 638 million people, live in the “Rest … -
Prosecuting Putin for Going to War
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Prosecutor v. President Vladmir Putin
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The Int’l Criminal Court’s Ukraine Investigation: A Test Case for User-Generated Evidence
The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim A.A. Khan QC, announced Monday that he is opening an investigation into the situation in Ukraine. This will present a test case for the ICC’s ability to absorb and analyze massive amounts of user-generated evidence – … -
Sudanese Democracy is Hanging in the Balance
On Oct. 25, the head of the Sudanese Armed Forces, Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, seized power from Sudan’s transitional government, established after mass protests in 2019 ousted longtime dictator Omar Hassan al-Bashir. The Sudanese people and the international community promptly condemned Burhan’s coup. Now, an agreement between … -
Sudan’s Coup is a Gamble That Nobody Will Care
The Sudanese military seized power expecting not to face resistance at home or abroad. That’s wishful thinking. -
After the Coup in Sudan: Key (Short-Term) Indicators
On Monday morning, the Sudanese military seized power from the transitional government led by Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok, which had been in place since the Sudanese people overthrew long-time dictator Omar al Bashir in 2019. -
Facebook’s Unconscionable Action in Australia – and What It Means for the Rest of the World
The proposed law that the tech giant is fighting has problems, but Facebook’s removal of news is inexcusable.
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De-Platforming Following Capitol Insurrection Highlights Global Inequities in Content Moderation
The de-platforming of President Donald Trump and the associated purge of white supremacist social media accounts has spurred news coverage heralding the “unprecedented” nature of the bans that companies, including Twitter, YouTube, and Facebook, have put in place. Such claims stem from a United States-centric …
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