Accountability

Steps the ICC must take to modernize compliance and embrace accountability, shifting from quiet management of misconduct to adopting robust frameworks for lasting legitimacy.

The unraveling of press freedom in the United States mirrors Putin's capture of the Russian media, write two experts who know both terrains.

The Trump administration has operated outside the appropriations process and congressional oversight through its law firm settlements.

The South Sudan government should be held strictly to its commitment to establish and politically support new truth commission legislation.

Assad’s frozen, sanctioned assets should be structured into reparation programs to help Syrian families afford rebuilding their lives.

Technology can help bring justice for Ukrainian survivors of sexual and gender-based crimes, but the process is not without challenges.

A new code marks a serious commitment by states to regulate digital surveillance tools, but stops short of agreeing to hard legal standards.

The ouster of Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik, with constitutional reform, would finally put Bosnia on a path to stability and the EU.

Disappearance of vital resources from government websites exposes a fragile ecosystem in which accountability mechanisms have broken down.

The Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine cannot be treated as a bargaining chip in negotiations to end hostilities.

As threats to open data and financial accountability grow in the United States, it is essential to protect transparency at all costs.

A new series on what is at stake — and what can be done — to ensure government information remains publicly accessible and properly stored.