(New York) – The United Nations Security Council should urgently increase the number of peacekeepers in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to protect civilians in the face of new fighting and mounting civilian deaths, Human Rights Watch said today. The Security Council is meeting today with Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Alain Le Roy to discuss the situation.
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(The Hague, November 12, 2008) - International Criminal Court (ICC) member countries should speak up to support the court's independence and mandate during their annual meeting beginning November 14, 2008, Human Rights Watch said today. They should also pledge increased international cooperation on arrest warrants and should resolve to carry out arrests in the coming year.
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Australasian Journal of Disaster and Trauma Studies, no. 2008-1 [full-text]
- This issue focuses on psychosocial support programs.
AWR Bulletin, vol. 46, no. 1 (2008) [contents]
- Mix of articles on migrants/asylum seekers in Europe.
Georgetown Immigration Law Journal, vol. 22, no. 2 (Winter 2008) [contents]
- Mix of articles including one on the use of teleconferencing in asylum removal...
Asylon(s), no. 2 (nov. 2007) [full-text]
- Theme of this issue is "Terrains d'ASILES."
Australasian Journal of Disaster and Trauma Studies, no. 2007-2 (Nov. 2007) [full-text]
- Mix of articles, with several on psychosocial aspects of disasters.
Conflict, Security & Development, vol. 7, no. 4 (2007) [contents]
- Mix of articles, including one on conflict-generated diasporas.
Disasters, vol....
The second English edition of the Practical Guide to Humanitarian Law, by F. Bouchet-Saulnier, was published in February 2007. Using an alphabetically organized dictionary format, the guide provides introductions to and definitions of key concepts in humanitarian law.
Book reviews of the first edition of the Guide (2002) can be found online at:
Journal of Humanitarian Assistance, Internet...