Richard Boykin, a Cook County commissioner who has for a year urged accountability for Homan Square, said on Monday that the warehouse "must be closed immediately".
But without a guaranteed amnesty, which would upset those urging accountability, such a system is unlikely to do any better at luring Mr Kony and his accomplices out of the bush and into court.
He has urged greater accountability and transparency, and stricter oversight, for banking and other financial institutions.
Mr. Méndez's statement followed a call this week by the United Nations' human rights chief, Prince Zeid Ra'ad Zeid al Hussein, urging full accountability for those involved in the C.I.A. torture.
The U.N. said on Thursday it would investigate the reports, a development welcomed by U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Susan Rice, who urged full accountability from the Syrian government.
Hawkins, whose mother is a police officer, said he "grew up seeing both sides" of the issue and urged for accountability and dialogue between both civilians and the police.
Adding to chorus of overbilled ratepayers urging more accountability at LA DWP, a new LA Times report shows the city's so-called "ratepayer advocate" wrote himself a five year contract extension into Charter Measure RRR at $280,000 per year, roughly $40,000 more than the Mayor makes, and failed to disclose the self-dealing in the ballot summary he wrote.
The Libyan delegation at the United Nations, led by Ambassador Abdel Rahman Shalgham and Deputy Ambassador Ibrahim Dabbashi, played an essential role, recording a historical precedent by addressing the Security Council as representatives of Libya to urge measures of accountability and the prosecution of Muammar Gaddafi and his regime.
Critics say that the investigations hardly improve Italy's credibility at a time when its euro zone partners are urging greater national accountability.
In 2014-15, the Institute and students in the Human Rights Clinic have worked with U.S. and international civil society groups to develop joint NGO letters to both the U.N. and the U.S. government urging greater transparency, accountability, and compliance with international law in the use of drones for lethal targeting.
Then on Saturday, the European Union, while condemning Assad and calling for accountability, urged that all actions and responses must go through the UN process.
