United Nations News
- Mar 21
South Sudan: ‘Hellish Existence’ for Women and Girls
Widespread sexual violence against women and girls in conflict is being fueled by systemic impunity, the United Nations Commission on...
Al Jazeera
- Mar 18
Abuses by South Sudan Govt Amount to ‘War Crimes’: UN
UN human rights body highlights names of 142 individuals who warrant an investigation for a ‘range of crimes’ under international law. At...
ICC Investigates Russian War Crimes in Ukraine
International Criminal Court building (2016) in The Hague. (OSeveno, https://tinyurl.com/mphjvm88; CC BY-SA 4.0,...
Human Rights Watch
- Feb 21
India: Biased Investigations 2 Years After Delhi Riot
Drop Fabricated Charges Against Activists, Peaceful Protesters A municipal worker stands where communal clashes took place in New Delhi,...
The ICJ and Lawful Representation of Myanmar
The ICJ and the Issue of Lawful Representation in The Gambia v Myanmar By John Packer, Gregory Stanton, Nathalie Chaar, Loujain El-Sahli,...
Genocide Watch
- Jan 27
Country Report: Lebanon
Lebanon faces a severe economic crisis that threatens to tear apart the delicate social fabric maintained since the end of the 1975-1990...
The Guardian
- Jan 25
Victory for Indigenous Women Raped During Guatemalan Civil War
Five men were sentenced to 30 years each in prison in a ruling hailed as vindication for survivors who have spent years fighting for...
Syrian Prison Torturer and Murderer Convicted in Germany
Murder, Torture, Rape: A Landmark Conviction on State Violence in Syria The New York Times January 13, 2022 By Ben Hubbard and Katrin...
NACLA
- Jan 11
Ex-Paramilitaries Face Trial for Rape of Indigenous Women
Forty years after the heinous state-sponsored crimes were committed, Maya Achi women get their day in court. By Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo...
Al Jazeera
- Jan 3
Guatemalans Seek Justice, 25 Years After Civil War’s End
Survivors decry new amnesty bill that would free perpetrators of crimes against humanity during 1960-1996 civil war. Photographs of...
Amnesty International
- Dec 9, 2021
CAR: War Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity Suspects at Large
Only one out of 25 Special court arrest warrants carried out The release of a government figure is the latest example of the Special...
The Guardian
- Dec 6, 2021
Rohingya Sue Facebook for £150bn Over Myanmar Genocide
Victims in US and UK legal action accuse social media firm of failing to prevent incitement of violence By Dan Milmo Residents of the...