Rwanda and the ECtHR

As a follow up to my talk with Stephanie Wolfe at Bennington College last Friday night, I was very interested in this post at IntLawGrrls on whether Rwanda is capable of offering a fair trial to Hutus (or former Hutus) accused of serious crimes in the 1994 genocide. Interesting stuff, and well worth a read.

(Corrected link with thanks to Kyle).

Palestine joins UNESCO

 

So, after Palestine's formal application for UN Membership in September, UNESCO has voted to admit Palestine as a full member today. This vote (107-14-52), with 81 positive votes required, has no direct bearing on the UN membership application, though the US threat to withhold their UNESCO assessments (22% in line with the UN assessment scales) is problematic.

More soon.