MacArthur seeks to further the development of an international system of justice and advance human rights around the globe, with a special focus on Mexico, Nigeria, and Russia.
Russia reversed its opposition to reforms in the European Court of Human Rights. The Duma passed legislation that clears the way for the Court to handle a large backlog of complaints, one-third of which were filed against Russia. Read the article »
This MacArthur-sponsored meeting sought to increase communication and coordination among elements of the states, NGOs, UN and humanitarian agencies, law enforcement bureaus, national legal officials, and organs of the International Criminal Court. Learn more »
MacArthur grantee POV airs the documentary, The Reckoning, which follows dynamic ICC Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo and his team for three years across four continents as he issues arrest warrants for Lord's Resistance Army leaders in Uganda, puts Congolese warlords on trial, shakes up the Colombian justice system, and charges Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir with genocide in Darfur. Watch this documentary »
Justice Goldstone’s opinion-editorial discussing the growing power and reach of the developing international system of justice appeared on May 31, 2009 in the International Herald Tribune. Read the op-ed »
The European Court of Human Rights found that Cyprus and Russia violated the rights of a 20-year-old Russian woman by failing to protect her from trafficking. The Court’s ruling further clarifies states’ obligations to protect against, as well as to investigate, trafficking. MacArthur grantee INTERIGHTS intervened in the case on behalf of the victim’s father, arguing the importance of cross-border cooperation in investigating incidents of trafficking. Oxana Rantseva was taken from Russia to Cypress, where she was sexually exploited in a cabaret, before she died after jumping from the apartment balcony of a cabaret employee. The Court ruled that both Russia and Cyprus failed to protect Rantseva from being trafficked, and that Cyprus did not adequately investigate her death. Cyprus was ordered to pay 40,000 euro in damages and Russia 2000 euro.
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