Kenyans gave their clear support to the proposal for a new constitution, and the referendum was held without violence and unrest. Today, the new constitution comes into force, and people rejoice over a reborn Kenya. “The expectations are now high that the constitution should be the turning point for the country and that it paves the way for important social and political reforms”, the president of Oslo Center, Kjell Magne Bondevik, says in this article.

Several independent sources have documented persistent and systematic abuses of the civil population in Burma in the recent years. Last week it was made known that the U.S. supports the proposal from the UN Special Rapporteur to set up a commission to investigate whether the abuses in Burma can be categorised as war crimes. “The U.S. support for such a commission is important, and now the European countries should follow. Also Norway should support the initiative”, says President of the Oslo Center, Kjell Magne Bondevik.