The foolish people elect Hasina and Khaleda to lead them. Both of them are in jail. But none of their Cabinet Secretaries are in jail yet. They are too big to be put in jail. You know why? Cabinet secretaries are all good people, they had no choice but follow the orders of their bosses. […]
Secrecy and Justice at the ICTY
By Simon Jennings in The Hague Lingering claims that the former prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, ICTY, struck a deal with Belgrade which led to controversial Serbian military documents being kept under wraps have fuelled a debate on whether there should be greater transparency of proceedings at the court. Tribunal-watchers have […]
China: EV71 Outbreak in China Sparks Criticisms
by George Sun While not bird flu related, the recent outbreak of HFMD (Hand Foot and Mouth Disease) in China gives us an opportunity to see how the Chinese government responds to an epidemic. During the weekend china issued a countrywide alert to control the disease as it is also spreading in many other parts of china. Still, […]
Bulgaria: Statehood in Crisis
by Yavor Mihaylov In early April, the crisis that had broken out as a result of the exposed corruption in the circles of the interior ministry, exacerbated even further. The public was outraged by the fact that the interior minister Rumen Petkov had meetings with the Galevi brothers, who are allegedly among the biggest mafia bosses […]
Kyrgyzstan Fast-Tracks Energy Sell-Off
– By IWPR staff in Bishkek (RCA No. 543, 25-Apr-08) Legislative changes allowing the Kyrgyz government to privatise the potentially lucrative energy sector without consulting parliament have raised concerns that it wants to speed ahead with sales with little accountability or transparency. On April 18, parliament passed three bills relating to energy privatisation in the […]
Nepal Poll Results: Naturalness Vs Surprise
Results of the Constituent Assembly Poll: Naturalness Vs Surprise The victory of the Maoist ex-rebels in Nepal’s constituent assembly elections amazed many blind critics and elite pundits distanced from grassroot agenda and rural psychology. Despite formal acceptance of results, the status-quoist mindset has not accepted the poll results in essence. However for many acquainted with […]
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