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African leaders sign regional peace treaty

The leaders of nearly a dozen African countries came together Sunday to sign the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Region, a document aimed at bringing peace and stability to parts of East and Central Africa that have remained ravaged by conflict for years.

12:24 25.02.2013

Russia to back soft power approach to dealing with organized crime

Russia will back the use of "soft power" in the fight against organized crime at a UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs meeting in Vienna in March.

15:48 22.02.2013

UN Commission blames both sides for war crimes in Syria conflict

The UN commission charged with investigating violations of human rights in the context of the Syria conflict is pointing fingers at both sides of the conflict that has ravaged Syria for the past two years, accusing both the rebels and the ruling regime of war crimes and crimes against humanity in its damning fourth report.

17:46 19.02.2013

Communists lobby for ratification of UN convention's article on illicit enrichment

The Communist Party seeks to initiate the ratification of the Article on Illicit Enrichment of the UN Convention Against Corruption, says party's deputy chief Ivan Melnikov.

17:21 29.01.2013

UN approves Russia-initiated resolution on Nazism

The UN General Assembly has approved a Russia-initiated resolution against glorifying Nazism.

15:26 21.12.2012

Frigate detained in Ghana to return to Argentina in early January

The Argentinean frigate Libertad, detained under a claim by international financial fund NML Capital in Ghana, will return home on January 9.

12:54 18.12.2012

Obstacles remain in the path to Palestine's statehood

By an overwhelming majority, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) voted on Thursday to grant Palestine the status of a non-member observer state in the United Nations (UN).

14:46 30.11.2012

UN tribunal to rule on detained frigate

On December 15 the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea will hand down a ruling on the Argentinean frigate Libertad, which is being held in Ghana, , the Argentinean media reported citing a statement by judge Rudiger Wolfrum.

13:21 30.11.2012

UN proposes Russia should consider torture as a separate crime

The UN Committee Against Torture (CAT) has found that torture is employed in the Russian law enforcement system, in the military and in families and has proposed that Russia should introduce a notion of "torture" as a separate crime to the Criminal Code and should stipulate the punishment of officials at all levels for using it.

12:00 26.11.2012

UN Security Council urges states to play a stronger role in fighting pirates

In calling upon members of the international community to bring domestic piracy legislation up to speed with the applicable international law Monday, the UN Security Council urged states to consider prosecuting and imprisoning pirates and their enablers.

19:01 20.11.2012

UN concerned with international humanitarian law in Gaza

Expressing deep sadness over an attack that killed ten members of one family Sunday, including women and children, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon urged an end to the violence raging between Israeli and Palestinian forces in the Gaza Strip. He further lamented the loss of several Israeli civilian casualties.

15:15 19.11.2012

Syrian rebels apparently caught on video committing war crimes

A video clip released Thursday appears to depict a group of Syrian rebels summarily executing a number of unarmed men alleged to be captive soldiers in violation of international humanitarian law.

18:32 02.11.2012

UNHCR calls for investigation into Ukraines involvement in Razvozzhayev case

Ukraine may be found guilty of violating international law if it is found that it transferred Russian oppositionist Leonid Razvozzhayev to Russia after he had requested political asylum in Ukraine; Razvozzhayev is involved in the case on organizing riots in Russia.

12:48 23.10.2012

UN lambasts Syria for violating international law

In a show of solidarity lacking in recent precedent, the UN Security Council (UNSC) unanimously “strongly condemned” the Syrian armed forces for having violated international law, and called out the Assad regime for its failure to respect Turkey’s territorial sovereignty.

18:59 05.10.2012

Kosovo organ-harvesting claims may lead to prosecution in special court

An investigation into the allegations that ethnic Albanian rebels harvested the organs of prisoners of war for sale on the black market in the aftermath of the Kosovo conflict may lead either to prosecution in front of the international judges already serving the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo’s (EULEX), or to the creation of a special tribunal, EULEX Special Investigative Task Force [SITF] spokesman Juri Laas told RAPSI Wednesday.

11:48 12.09.2012

A Western intervention in Syria? Probably not.

According to sources on the ground, August 2012 was the deadliest month thus far in the Syria conflict. As the violence escalates and the UNSC remains politically deadlocked, some speculate that it’s only a matter of time before the West intervenes. This time, however, it may not be so easy. RAPSI takes a look at the relevant legal doctrine and speaks to experts in the field to shed light on the issue.

11:34 04.09.2012

UN hits and misses between the illegal arms trade and the right to bear arms

The United Nations is currently hosting its second conference in as many months aimed at regulating illicit arms trafficking. July’s conference strived, albeit unsuccessfully, to reach consensus on a binding international treaty that would regulate the global arms trade as a whole. The conference currently underway aims only to review the progress made by UN member nations individually and the international community as a whole in terms of the implementation of an action plan adopted by consensus in 2001 in order to combat the illegal trade of small arms and light weapons.

19:46 30.08.2012