Read more Human Rights “False accusations bring pain, ends dreams” April 2, 2018 4416 views A false accusation can ruin dreams and lives, writes Richmond Setrana, 25, a Correspondent from Tema, Ghana, who calls for…
Read more Editor's Pick “Emulating Kenya’s judicial independence” September 23, 2017 1821 views A bold decision by the Supreme Court of Kenya offers lessons for the judiciary in other countries, writes Badru Walusansa,…
Read more Human Rights “The law says nobody deserves to be tortured” July 7, 2017 2619 views The UN has adopted the Convention Against Torture, but Ronald Tukachungurwa, 25, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Kampala in Uganda, argues…
Read more Editor's Pick “New Chief Justice faces a tough job” June 22, 2017 2134 views Ghana’s judicial system has been rocked by investigations into corruption, writes Michael Gyekye, 24, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Ghana, who…
Read more Editor's Pick “The Judiciary must be free from corruption” May 15, 2017 2307 views An independent judiciary is one of the pillars of democracy, but Badru Walusansa, 25, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Kampala in…
Read more Human Rights “Africa and the ICC – a dividing question” February 3, 2017 2334 views Controversy has engulfed the International Criminal Court, which since 2002 has been asked to prosecute genocide, war crimes and…
Read more Democracy & Participation “Bangladesh has solution for access to justice” October 18, 2016 3856 views Mahdy Hassan, 24, a Correspondent from Dhaka in Bangladesh, looks at an initiative in Bangladesh aimed at easing courtroom backlogs…
Read more Human Rights “Reforming justice to assist the poor” October 3, 2016 2733 views Courts and lawyers are the platforms and providers of justice, writes Sugandha Parmar, 22, a Correspondent in Kanpur, India, but globally,…
Read more Human Rights “Legal aid ensures access to justice” September 26, 2016 2313 views Access to justice is a fundamental human right, but as Mahdy Hassan, 24, a Correspondent from Dhaka in Bangladesh explains,…
Read more Democracy & Participation “A paradox of debate over retirement age” July 22, 2016 2321 views A controversy over retirement age of judges has provoked a political debate, writes Brian Dan Migowe, 25, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Kenya, who…