Institute for Security Studies
Pan African Parliament II and the Potential for the Development of a Strong Continental Legislative Organ
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 29th October 2009 The opening of the second Pan African Parliament benefited from an opening address by South African President, Jacob Zuma. In his address,... →
The MDC “disengagement” a knee-jerk reaction
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 29th October 2009 On Monday 28 September 2009, the announcement came that the Supreme Court of Zimbabwe had upheld human rights activist Jestina Mukoko's application... →
The Myth of Democratic Consolidation in Namibia
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 21st October 2009 The elections in Namibia during November will mark the 4th round of national democratic elections since independence in 1990. The preceding 3 have... →
Africa Continues to Actively Promote the Convention on Cluster Munitions
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 15th October 2009 Africa accounts for nearly a third of the countries affected by cluster munitions. These are Uganda, Angola, Chad, the Democratic Republic of Congo... →
Recruitment, Integrity and Allegations of Torture Against the Hawks
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 14th October 2009 Three months ago the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (better known as the ‘Hawks') was formally launched. The Hawks replaced the... →
South Africans Fighting for International Criminal Justice
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 8th October 2009 The prospect of prosecutions for grave international crimes is an important weapon in the arsenal of human rights protections. The past two decades... →
African Opposition Parties Have Their Share of the Blame
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 7th October 2009 The end of the Cold War led to or coincided with the establishment or re-introduction of multiparty political systems across Africa. In the early... →
Containing Dirty Diamond Dealings in Zimbabwe: Can the Kimberley Process do it Alone?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 1st October 2009 According to research by US-based policy analyst, Taya Weiss, “trillions of dollars are siphoned through lawful and unlawful transactions involving... →
Police Fetishism, Inequality and a Culture of Violence
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 1st October 2009 On the 14th of September, members of the South African Police Services (SAPS) killed six alleged would-be cash heist robbers in a shootout in... →
US War on Terror: Failing Somalia and its Best Chance for Peace
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 23rd September 2009 Three days after the eighth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the US launched an airstrike in Somalia that killed a wanted Al-Qaeda... →
