UN to Send Political Mission to Nepal

United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan today authorized the creation of a special UN political mission in Nepal to advance reconciliation, support a transitional government, and assist with elections. The mission consists of a small group of multi-disciplinary civilian advisors led by Ian Martin, in his new role as special envoy. Martin returns on Monday […]

UN Peace Operation Needed in Nepal

In a significant breakthrough, Nepal’s government and the Maoist rebels today submitted a five-point letter to the United Nations requesting assistance with the ceasefire and the elections. The two sides specifically asked for a UN peace operation to monitor human rights, the ceasefire code of conduct, arms management of the rebels, the confinement of the […]

Maoist Shining Path Leader Abimael GuzmÃ¡n Sentenced Again to Life

Fourteen years after a secret military tribunal sentenced Maoist Shining Path leader Abimael GuzmÃ¡n to life imprisonment in October 1992, a Peruvian civil court on Friday handed down the same life sentence. GuzmÃ¡n’s year-long retrial resulted from a 60-page ruling by the Peruvian Constitutional Court in 2003 that declared secret military tribunals unconstitutional and in […]

“State of Fear: The Truth About Terrorism” Film Screening

Attorneys and law students from three continents gathered in Washington, D.C. for the film screening of “State of Fear: The Truth About Terrorism,” the award-wining human rights documentary about Peru’s struggle with terrorism 1980-2000. The film traces the rise of the Maoist Shining Path guerilla movement (Sendero Luminoso) in the 1980s under the leadership of […]

International Laws Aid Fujimori’s Extradition

The Chilean Supreme Court justice who will decide whether to extradite former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori said he will interview Fujimori once or twice more before rendering his decision. Fujimori faces extradition to Peru to stand trial on twelve criminal counts: ten charges of political corruption and two charges of human rights abuses. If extradited, […]

Burundi Constitutional Referendum Scheduled

After enduring more than a decade of civil war and the postponement of a constitutional referendum three times in 2004, Burundians will soon decide whether to adopt a new constitution.

The Future of Nuclear Weapons

As part of the UNA-USA Annual Meeting on 10 June 2006, two nuclear weapons experts with differing views revealed their crystal ball predictions for the future of nuclear weapons and their recommendations to increase the utility and legitimacy of the 1968 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. The session featured Leonard Spector, Deputy Director of the Center for […]

UNESCO – United States National Commission Annual Conference

The United States National Commission for UNESCO held its two-day annual conference for commissioners from 1-2 June 2006 in Washington, D.C. This year marks the 60th anniversary of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The purpose of the meeting was for the commissioners to develop recommendations on issues related to education, science, […]

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NPT RevCon 2005 Ends Without Consensus

The 2005 Review Conference of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) concluded this week without the adoption of a final resolution, making it the third RevCon to end without some type of consensus since the treaty entered into force in 1970. Only the conferences in 1980 and 1990 also failed to produce final resolutions. While the […]