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UN Security Council Passes Resolution Calling on States to Respect Framework Commitments in Great Lakes Region (December 8, 2017)

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Caitlin Behles

On December 8, 2017, the UN Security Council passed Resolution 2389, welcoming the renewed commitme

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UN Human Rights Office Releases Report on Ethnic Violence in Democratic Republic of the Congo (August 4, 2017)

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Caitlin Behles

On August 4, 2017, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights released a

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ITLOS Tribunal Rules on Maritime Boundary Dispute Between Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire (September 23, 2017)

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Caitlin Behles

On September 23, 2017, the Special Chamber of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) delivered its 

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ICC Pre-Trial Chamber Decides not to Refer South Africa for Failure to Arrest Omar Al-Bashir (July 5, 2017)

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Caitlin Behles

On July 4, 2017, the International Criminal Court (ICC) Pre-Trial Chamber II decided in Prosecutor v.

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UN Security Council Passes Resolution Extending Sanctions in Libya and Adding Attacks Against UN Personnel to Sanctions Criteria (June 29, 2017)

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Caitlin Behles

On June 29, 2017, the UN Security Council passed a resolution extend until November 15, 2018 the m

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UN Human Rights Council Adopts Resolution to Send International Experts to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (June 23, 2017)

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Caitlin Behles

On June 23, 2017, the United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution directing the UN High C

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African Court Rules Expelling Indigenous Population in Kenya Would Violate the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (May 26, 2017)

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Caitlin Behles

On May 26, 2017, the African Court on Human and People’s Rights

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United Nations Security Council Passes Resolution on the Situation in Abyei (May 15, 2017)

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Caitlin Behles

On May 15, 2017, the Security Council adopted a resolution extending the mandate of the United Nat