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Accountability Measures for Atrocities Committed in the Ongoing Ukraine-Russia Armed Conflict
Russia’s ‘special military operation’ in Ukraine has been recognised as an international armed conflict, drawing near-universal condemnation as an infringement of international law. States are, therefore, making a tremendous combined effort to prevent further escalation of the humanitarian crisis.
The Urgency of Procurement Reform after State Capture in South Africa
Even a cursory reading of the published parts of the report of the Zondo Commission leaves no doubt that public procurement was at the heart of state capture in South Africa.
The Failed Attempt to Expand the Criminalisation of Consensual Same-sex Relations in Uganda
An analysis of the Ugandan Parliament’s latest attempt to further criminalise consensual same-sex relations reveals the shortfalls of the Sexual Offences Bill, 2019.
Created in the Image of God, Criminalised by the Laws of Ghana
Amidst heated debates over the criminalisation of homosexual relationships, Ghana’s parliament is considering passing a Bill entitled the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values of 2021 (“Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill”). The Bill, if passed into law, will usher Ghana into another wave of criminalising homosexual conduct.
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