Wednesday, August 20, 2014
Biometrics expert is helping to ensure an honest election in Somaliland
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| Left and right iris images from one Somaliland trial voter registration record |
Mention the name Somaliland, and most people will have
images from the movies "Black Hawk Down" and "Captain
Phillips" spring to mind. However, those images are more correctly
associated with Somalia, not Somaliland, which is an independent state that is
internationally recognized as an autonomous region of Somalia.
Somaliland declared itself independent in 1991
and has been transforming itself into a rare, multiparty democracy in the Horn
of Africa. University of Notre Dame Biometrics expert Kevin Bowyer and his
Ph.D. students Estefan Ortiz and Amanda Sgroi are playing a critical role in
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“They were war crimes”: The specific, legal case for international charges against Israel
Israeli officials have prided the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) on abiding by principles of international law at war, or international humanitarian law (IHL) as it is commonly referred to. In fact, the Israeli ambassador to the U.S., Ron Dermer, declared that the IDF deserves a Nobel Peace Prize for its “unimaginable restraint.”
The civilian death toll for the past three weeks alone in the Gaza Strip has risen over 1,500, hundreds of which are children. This is a clear indication that the Israeli forces are not exercising restraint, but rather, are committing war crimes.
Article 51 of the UN Charter states clearly: “Nothing shall impair the inherent right of individual or collective self-defence if an armed attack occurs against a Member of the United Nations.” Tuesday, August 5, 2014
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