The United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime is applicable to all forms of serious crime of transnational nature committed by organized criminal groups. More than two decades after its adoption it is among the most ratified international legal instruments. Organized crime thrives worldwide, affecting governance and political processes, and weakening the advancement of the […]

The impunity for crimes against journalists is likely to end through more awareness on role of media at a local level and trust building among key stakeholders such as journalists, police, and policy makers. Ending impunity for crimes against journalists is one of the most important and complicated challenges of recent times. Many journalists, media […]

The recent elections of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Ethiopia and Kenya to the United Nations Human Rights Council raise complex questions, but they also offer an opportunity for these countries to improve their human rights records. The three countries, DR Congo, Ethiopia, and Kenya, are among the African countries recently elected to the […]

The United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime is applicable to all forms of serious crime of transnational nature committed by organized criminal groups. More than two decades after its adoption it is among the most ratified international legal instruments. Organized crime thrives worldwide, affecting governance and political processes, and weakening the advancement of the […]

The impunity for crimes against journalists is likely to end through more awareness on role of media at a local level and trust building among key stakeholders such as journalists, police, and policy makers. Ending impunity for crimes against journalists is one of the most important and complicated challenges of recent times. Many journalists, media […]

The recent elections of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Ethiopia and Kenya to the United Nations Human Rights Council raise complex questions, but they also offer an opportunity for these countries to improve their human rights records. The three countries, DR Congo, Ethiopia, and Kenya, are among the African countries recently elected to the […]