Country Report: Japan July 2026
By Genocide Watch Image by Bloomberg via Getty Images Japan has long practiced historical revisionism regarding their Empire-era atrocities. From the late 1800s to 1945, the Japanese Empire committed numerous war crimes against multiple peoples across the Asia-Pacific region. Often referred to as the Asian Holocaust, these atrocities included genocide and other mass atrocities during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II. Its actions included, starvation, forced assim
Genocide Watch
Aug 10
Country Report: Germany August 2026
By: Alexander Smith Supporters of the Alternative for Germany party (AfD) wave flags as they take part in an AfD campaign rally in Hohenschoenhausen, Berlin, Germany, February 22, 2025. Image: Reuters/Christian Mang. Germany’s history of genocide began during its colonial rule of German South West Africa (GSWA), which Germany acquired at the Berlin Conference. Settlers forcibly took indigenous lands, massacred those that resisted German rule, established labor camps, and rape
Genocide Watch
Aug 6
Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission engages SA’s Public Protector about its citizens barred from hospitalS
By Pindai Dube The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission is working with SA’s Public Protector to address the barring of Zimbabwean citizens...
News24
Aug 6, 2025
How to deal with the hard-right threat in Germany
As extremists win more votes across Europe, forming moderate and effective governments is getting harder.
The Economist
Sep 5, 2024
Country Report: Poland
By Faith Marie Stahl In the 2020 Polish presidential elections, Andrzej Duda of the Law and Justice Party, was re-elected. Poland’s...
Genocide Watch
Jun 17, 2021
"I fear for Asian communities in Brazil"
As anti-Asian hate crimes rise in the Western world, can Brazil avoid joining the trend? Gabriel Leão | Al Jazeera Gabriel Leão is a...
Al Jazeera
Apr 6, 2021
