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ISS VACANCY NOTICE: Addis Ababa: Programme Manager, Conflict Prevention and Risk Analysis Division. Closing date: 6 July 2012
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A New Tragedy in the Eastern DRC
Nyambura Githaiga, Researcher, Conflict Prevention and Risk Analysis Division, ISS Nairobi Office
As the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) marked 52 years of independence on 30 June, conflict and insecurity still plagues the nation.
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Negotiations for an Arms Trade Treaty a Victory for Advocacy Groups
Guy Lamb, Senior Research Fellow, Transnational Threats and International Crime Division, ISS Pretoria Office
Negotiations for the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) start at the UN headquarters in New York today, 2 July. These negotiations are arguably a major victory for organisations that have been vigorously lobbying governments for close to a decade for such a treaty.
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Special Presidential Pardons Undermine Truth and Reconciliation in South Africa
Chandre Gould, Senior Researcher, ISS Pretoria office and Howard Varney, Senior Programme Advisor, International Center for Transitional Justice
President Jacob Zuma is currently considering the applications of 149 perpetrators who have applied for ‘special pardon’, without sufficient disclosure. This would undermine the social contract that informed South Africa’s transition to democracy and entrench impunity.
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Will Egypt`s Mohamed Morsi make a deal or defy the military?
Solomon A. Dersso, Senior Researcher, Conflict Prevention and Risk Analysis Division, ISS Addis Ababa
The victory of the Muslim Brotherhood’s Mohamed Morsi in Egypt’s presidential elections marks the end of yet another crucial phase in the transition of post-Mubarak Egypt. Will it usher in a phase that will secure the demands of the revolution for a democratic transformation of Egypt? Read more...
Seminar Report: The Significance of Lesotho`s 2012 Political Transition and the Outlook for the New Administration
Generally, Lesotho`s postcolonial history
has revolved around the contestation for power during
and after elections. In
the postcolonial period, the military
was used as a politicised and partisan
tool, which even seized power and
governed for some years. The country’s
initial wave of
democratisation began in 1965 with the first parliamentary
elections that ushered in a democratically
elected government under the Basotho
National Party (BNP) and the country’s independence from British
rule in 1966. However,
the post-1966 political climate witnessed a reversal in the democratic gains
of
the country when the ruling BNP refused to transfer power to the Basutoland
Congress Party (BCP),
which had won the 1970 parliamentary elections.
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ISS Paper 235: Implications of the AU Decision to Give the African Court Jurisdiction Over International Crimes, Max du Plessis
This paper considers the decision by the African Union (AU) to expand
the jurisdiction of the African Court of Justice and Human Rights to
act as an international criminal court with jurisdiction over the
international crimes of genocide, war crimes and crimes against
humanity, as well as several transnational crimes..
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Seminar Report:
Revisiting the Question of Election-Related Violence and Government Mitigation Strategies
Kenyan
politicians are jostling for political space and vantage positions ahead of the
much-anticipated 2013 elections.
However, the question on the minds of many is:
will the next poll threaten the integrity and security of the state,
as was the
case with the last one? The infamous 2007/08 post-election violence resulted in
the death of at least 1 300 people,
the displacement of hundreds of thousands
and an unprecedented destruction of property.
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ISS 3rd International Crime Conference: Pre-conference workshop
The ISS and South African Crime Quarterly in
partnership with the journals Acta
Criminologica and Agenda are
planning a two-day workshop on 23 and 24 October. The workshop will take place
at the University of South Africa’s Kgorong building at their Pretoria Muckleneuk
campus.
This workshop is intended for academics and researchers who
would like to develop their skills in writing articles and getting published in
peer-reviewed journals in the field of criminology.
If you would like to participate in this workshop please
contact Chandre Gould ([email protected]) by 15 July
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South Africa Insight Episode 17
Liesl Louw-Vaudran speaks to Hamadziripi Tamukamoyo from the ISS Crime and Justice programme about the ANC national policy conference that ended on Friday 30 June.
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This Week in Africa, Episode 45
Paul-Simon Handy comments on the destruction of ancient tombs in Timbuktu, the recent terror attacks in Kenya and the ANC national policy conference.
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La semaine en Afrique Episode 45
Interview : Paul-Simon Handy analyse la situation au Nord Mali; les attaques terrorists au Kenya et la lutte de pouvoir au sein de l’ANC.
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