Al Jazeera
- Dec 10, 2020
CAR court rejects ex-president Bozize’s election candidacy
Francois Bozize did not satisfy morality clause due to international arrest warrant and UN sanctions against him. Published by Al Jazeera on December 3, 2020. A soldier takes position at daybreak in Bangui. (Andreea Campeanu/Reuters) The top court in the Central African Republic (CAR) has rejected the candidacy of former President Francois Bozize in the December 27 election. Bozize planned to run against President Faustin-Archange Touadera. But the Constitutional Court ruled
Human Rights Watch
- Dec 10, 2020
United Kingdom: ICC Prosecutor Ends Scrutiny of Iraq Abuses
The International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor’s decision to close a preliminary examination of alleged war crimes by British forces in Iraq is likely to fuel the perception of a double standard in international justice, Human Rights Watch said today. On December 9, 2020, the ICC prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, announced that after a six-year initial inquiry, her office will not pursue a formal investigation into alleged war crimes by United Kingdom nationals in the context
Human Rights Watch
- Dec 9, 2020
Côte d’Ivoire: Post-Election Violence, Repression
Over 50 Killed Since Presidential Poll; Dozen Opposition Leaders Arrested Published by Human Rights Watch on December 2, 2020. Ouattara’s decision to run for a third term has been met with protests - Diom Celest. (EPA) Côte d’Ivoire’s authorities should urgently investigate the killing of more than 50 people in the political and intercommunal violence that accompanied the October 31, 2020 presidential elections and ensure that anyone responsible for unlawful killings is prose
Adrienne Surprenant | The New Humanitarian
- Dec 9, 2020
Old faces, familiar fears: Central African Republic's tense election
‘Twenty-two months after the signature of the agreement, violence is at a level similar to what it was before.’ Published by The New Humanitarian on December 1, 2020. Anti-balaka militias in Gamba in south-east CAR in 2017. (AFP/Alexis Huguet) Tensions are building ahead of presidential and legislative elections this month in Central African Republic, amid friction between rival candidates and increasing violence by armed groups that still control much of the country despite
Jason Burke | The Guardian
- Dec 9, 2020
'Finding them is not rocket science': the hunt for the Rwandan genocide fugitives
Arrest of Félicien Kabuga in Paris has energised search for others accused of playing role in 1994 genocide Published by The Guardian on November 3, 2020. Félicien Kabuga was detained in Paris on 16 May 2020 after more than two decades on the run. (AFP) No one paid much attention to the stooped old man who lived in the third-floor apartment of the comfortable but unexceptional block in Asnières-sur-Seine, a suburb on the outskirts of Paris. He shuffled off for his daily walks
The Coalition for Genocide Response
- Dec 9, 2020
AN exceptional event: What Happened To The Promise? The Situations of Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh
Lord Alton of Liverpool and the Coalition for Genocide Response would like to invite you to a webinar marking the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime: What Happened To The Promise? The Situations of Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh in 2020 9 December 2020, 4:00 - 5:15 PM GMT (zoom webinar) The Armenian genocide took place between 1915 and 1923 when 1.5 million ethnic Armenians were arrested, d
Al Jazeera
- Dec 7, 2020
Ethiopia’s Abiy denies ‘insurgency’ emerging in Tigray
PM Abiy Ahmed says Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) is a ‘criminal clique’ that has been ‘thoroughly defeated’. Members of the Amhara state's militia in Dansha, Ethiopia [File: Eduardo Soteras/AFP] Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has denied a rebellious northern force his troops have been battling for more than a month would have the capacity to mount an armed offensive from the mountains of Tigray. Federal troops have captured the regional capital Mekelle from the
Joseph Nasr | Reuters
- Dec 7, 2020
Friends or foes? Syrian refugees divided on fate of defectors
GERA, Germany (Reuters) - Should former members of the Syrian security forces who have defected from President Bashar al-Assad’s government be prosecuted for war crimes, or should they serve as key witnesses in an effort to bring senior officials to justice? FILE PHOTO: Syrian defendant Anwar Raslan (2nd R), 57, accused of crimes against humanity, in the first trial of its kind to emerge from the Syrian conflict, arrives at court, in Koblenz, Germany June 4, 2020. Thomas Lohn
Amnesty International
- Dec 5, 2020
Pakistan: Surge in Targeted Killings of Ahmadis
26 November 2020, 04:00 UTC [Image - Deutsche Welle] Pakistani authorities should urgently and impartially investigate a surge in violent attacks on members of the Ahmadiyya religious community, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, and the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) said today. The authorities should take appropriate legal action against those responsible for threats and violence against Ahmadis. Since July 2020, there have been at least five apparently t
Chrispin Mwakideu | Deutsche Welle
- Dec 5, 2020
Nigeria: President Buhari's war on Boko Haram 'far from over'
Several recent attacks carried out by armed jihadists have dealt a blow to President Muhammadu Buhari's promise to end the Boko Haram insurgency. His government says it is doing its best to protect vulnerable citizens. Published by DW on December 1, 2020. Nigeria Region Borno Boko Haram (Audu Ali Marte/AFP/Getty Images) Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari came to power promising to defeat the Boko Haram insurgency and end the insecurity in Nigeria's restive northeastern regi
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