Crime
The ICJ and the crime of genocide
Often seen as the "crime of crimes", genocide is defined by the special intent to "destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group".
H.E. Shlomit Sufa
Results for "US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield"
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Africa
South Africa calls on ICC to issue arrest warrant for Israel's Prime Minister
SA's Minister in the Presidency said if the ICC did not do this, it would signal a "total failure" of global governance.
BBC
Others
Qatar sentences Indian ex-naval officers to death
The men were allegedly accused of "breaching sensitive secrets"
BBC
Africa
Uganda pushes for release of citizens held in Turkey
Fifty-seven of them were arrested for overstaying their visas in a government crackdown on undocumented migrants, which has seen more than 10,000 people reportedly deported in July.
BBC
Africa
‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero to be freed after 25-year terrorism sentence commuted
Rusesabagina, an outspoken critic of President Paul Kagame, is best known for saving hundreds of Rwandans during the country’s genocide by sheltering them in the hotel he managed.
CNN
Africa
Ecowas diplomat gets death threats on Facebook
In a letter to the Liberian justice ministry, Ms Nkrumah said the user, identified as Carson, posted on Facebook urging the Monrovia mayor to send her "down six feet".
BBC
Africa
Kenyan court convicts Venezuelan diplomat of murder
Dwight Sagaray, who was the Venezuelan embassy's first secretary, was found guilty of the killing of Olga Fonseca on 27 July 2012.
BBC
Europe
Ukraine war: Britons Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner sentenced to death
The court, which is not internationally recognized, is in the pro-Russian so-called Donetsk People's Republic.
BBC
General
International Labour Organization elects first African and former PM of Togo as new Director-General
Mr. Gilbert F. Houngbo, a Togolese national, takes over from United Kingdom's Guy Ryder, who has held the position since 2012.
DL News
General
Retired Justice, Kwasi Anto Ofori Atta appointed Sole Inquirer over Bulgarian Embassy building situation
Justice Ofori Atta, also a former chairman of the Ashanti Regional Lands Commission is to make among other things, appropriate recommendations relating to the land being used at the Bulgarian embassy.
DL News
Africa
Nigerians banned from going to fight in Ukraine
This follows reports of alleged recruitment of volunteers in the country to fight on the side of Ukraine.
BBC
General
AG dismisses reports of presenting new Legal Professions Bill to Parliament
With the current tussle with legal education in Ghana, some Members of Parliament have presented private members bills, seeking to address challenges associated with legal education in Ghana.
DL News
General
350, 000 to enjoy improved power
The project will also lead to a significant reduction in technical losses along the GRIDCo transmission system and ECG’s power distribution networks,
Graphic Online
Asia
Malaysia summons Chinese envoy over South China Sea ‘encroachment’
According to the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative China has 27 outposts in the disputed waters and also controls Scarborough Shoal, which it seized from the Philippines in 2012.
DL News
General
2 million capsules of Tramadol, Tapentadol intercepted at Tema Port
In June 2018, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) launched an integrated strategy to support countries in addressing the on-going synthetic opioids crisis affecting mainly North America with fentanyl and its analogues, and...
DL News
General
18,000 convicts on Police database-Inspector General of Police
The West Africa Police Information System (WAPIS) Programme is implemented by INTERPOL with funding from the European Union.
DL News
Africa
Algeria cuts diplomatic relations with Morocco
Algeria will remain firm in its positions on the issue of Western Sahara
DL News
Asia
China: Canadian citizen loses appeal against death penalty
The court said it upheld Robert Lloyd Schellenberg’s sentence because evidence against him was “sufficient”.
DL News
Crime
Medical And Dental Council arrests quack practitioners
Quack Doctor Samuel Lanquaye Snr was arrested for practicing illegally with forged certificates from the Ghana Health Service and the Ministry of Health, his daughter Albertha Lamiorkor was also arrested for practicing medicine illegally at...
DL News
Africa
South Africa hits at AU Commission over decision to “reward” Israel with AU observer status
Israel was granted observer status on July 23, 2021, after nearly 20 years of diplomatic efforts.
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