In a poignant piece at the New York Times, Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu examines the reasons behind a push by some African leaders to dismantle the International Criminal Court. He says they are “looking for a license to kill, maim and oppress their own people without consequence.” Members of the African Union will meet in Addis…

Desmond Tutu, who was slated to participate in last week’s Discovery Invest Leadership Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, refused to attend. The South African activist explains in the Observer why he couldn’t bring himself to sit beside former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Tony Blair, who led his country into war with Iraq based…