Tweet In a 2011 report[1], the United Nations (UN) counted internet access as a basic human right. However Vinton G. Cerf in the New York Times earlier this year noted that arguments to the effect that internet access is a basic human right “however well meaning, misses a larger point: technology is an enabler of…
Tweet by Ottilia Anna Maunganidze 1 July 2012 marks the tenth anniversary of the formation of the International Criminal Court (ICC). When it came into force in 2002, the ICC was heralded as a new dawn for international criminal justice and as a means through which victims of international crimes would not only see justice…
Tweet This week we have been greeted by another headline implicating South Sudanese officials in the plundering of billions from state coffers. This comes as no surprise to some. Post-conflict societies are often marred by a breakdown of law and order, resulting in the proliferation of many and varied forms of criminal activity including corruption….
Tweet by Bintou Ahmadou, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore Nelson Mandela said “education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world”. Whilst it is true that in Africa many still do not have access to basic education, many have had the privilege of being educated and are saddled with 2-3 letter…
