Amnesty warns CAR Special Court at risk of closure
Central African Republic Special Criminal Court in session. credit: Facebook Amnesty International warns CAR Special Court at risk of closure JuristNews February12, 2026 By Cecilia Akoko Attiogbe Atayi Amnesty International has warned that the Special Criminal Court (SCC) of the Central African Republic (CAR), a hybrid tribunal established to prosecute war crimes and crimes against humanity, is facing a “serious risk of closure” because of severe funding shortages. Amnesty I
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Hague Prosecution of Kosovo Ex-Guerrilla Leaders
In closing statements at the trial of former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci and three others, prosecutors demanded 45 years in prison for each of them, based on the 'gravity' of the war-crimes charges against them. Hashim Thaci (R) and Rexhep Selimi (L) at the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague, February 9, 2026. Photo: Kosovo Specialist Chambers Livestream/Screenshot. On the first day of closing statements in the war-crimes trial of former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci a
Kosovo Retrial Finds Serb Ex-Policeman Guilty Of Massacre
A Pristina court for a second time found Muhamet Alidemaj, a former Serbian policeman, guilty of war crimes in the village of Izbice, where 130 men were shot dead in March 1999. Muhamet Alidemaj in court in Pristina on February 2, 2026. Photo: BIRN. After a retrial, Pristina Basic Court on Monday sentenced Muhamet Alidemaj, a former Serbian policeman, to 13 years’ imprisonment for participating in a massacre at Izbice during the Kosovo war in March 1999. Alidemaj had pleaded
Nigerian Christians Gunned Down by Fulani Militias
Mike Odeh James | Truth Nigeria Jun 6, 2025 Bishop Emmanuel Ande of UMC Credit Facebook of Bishop Ande . At least Fifty Christians Gunned Down by Fulani Militias. Dozens Killed in Coordinated Attacks in Taraba Farming Villages. Truth Nigeria First published June 6, 2025, taken down by hackers, republished December 24, 2025 By Mike Odeh James (Jalingo) At least 50 civilians—many of them Christians—have been confirmed dead and hundreds displaced after heavily armed militias,
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Dec 24, 2025
48 Christians Gunned Down in Taraba State, Nigeria
4 8 Christians Gunned Down in Taraba State Nigeria. Residents Charge Military Complicity TruthNigeria December 5, 2025 Community leaders in Takum Holding a meeting with religious cleric telling explain the situation of things. Photo by TruthNigeria. Village Heads Bribe Soldiers with Cash, Fuel and Food to No Avail Southern Taraba is reeling from a wave of deadly attacks that have left more than 48 Christians killed and hundreds of homes reduced to ashes. Entire communities
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Dec 5, 2025
Shah of Iran's Chief Torturer Sued in Florida
Parviz Sabeti crafted a low-profile life for his family – but now he faces a $225m lawsuit over atrocities committed in prisons in Tehran...
Richard Luscombe | The Guardian
Sep 14, 2025
Wagner group’s troubled paramilitary legacy in Mali
A new report has cast a harsh light on the Wagner Group's three years in Mali, showing how the Russian mercenary group was a source of...
Radio France Internationale
Sep 7, 2025
Peru: President Slams Court’s Call to Suspend Amnesty Law
The amnesty law would shield security forces from accountability for human rights abuses during Peru’s internal conflict. Peruvian...
Al Jazeera
Aug 5, 2025
Argentina: Human Rights Organizations Face Layoffs
The Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo protest President Javier Milei's reforms in Buenos Aires, January 2024 ©Shutterstock On the grounds of a...
CBS News
Aug 5, 2025
Argentina: Survivor Tracks Down "Death Flight" Plane
By Jon Wertheim , Aliza Chasan , Michael Gavshon, Nadim Roberts, Elizabeth Germino The Skyvan airplane is grounded at the former Navy...
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Jul 30, 2025
Hague Refuses Early Release for ‘Terminally Ill’ Mladic
Although the court acknowledged that 83-year-old genocide and war crimes convict’s condition is “precarious” and he does not have long to...
Milicia Stojanovic
Jul 29, 2025
HRW: Mali Army, Wagner Killed and Disappeared Fulani Civilians
African Union Should Press for Investigations, Prosecutions Russian fighters from the Wagner Group in northern Mali in an undated photo...
Human Rights Watch
Jul 24, 2025
