Jean-Pierre Bemba Sentenced at IOC for War Crimes
Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo the ex-rebel leader of DR Congo Army has received a jail sentence of 18 years following a landmark conviction at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Hague for his activity in war crimes and including sexual violence. He had been convicted earlier in March for crimes committed in the neighbouring Continue Reading
Exclusive : UN says Ireland’s Abortion Laws violate Human Rights
The UN Human Rights Committee’s ground-breaking decision that Ireland’s law prohibiting and criminalizing abortion violated the human rights of a woman who had a diagnosis of fatal foetal impairment will advance women’s rights in Ireland and beyond. The UN Committee’s ruling today said Ireland’s laws prohibiting abortion violated the Continue Reading