UN Expert Reports on Myanmar’s ‘Raging Fire of Brutality’ An independent United Nations expert on Myanmar has described the situation in the country as a “raging fire of brutality”. Since the military coup in 2021, more than 4,000 civilians have been killed by military forces. In a UN General Assembly […]
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Rwanda Continues the Pursuit of Justice: Genocide Mastermind Arrested
Alleged Genocide Mastermind Arrested in Rwanda: Pursuit of Justice Continues On May 24th, 2023, Fulgence Kayishema, a suspect in the 1994 Rwandan genocide, was arrested in South Africa after evading justice for over two decades. He is accused of being involved in the massacre of more than 2,000 men, women, […]
The Ongoing Tragedy of Ethnic Cleansing in Ethiopia’s Tigray Region.
Ethnic Cleansing Persists Under Tigray Truce in Ethiopia Local authorities and Amhara forces in Western Tigray, in northern Ethiopia, have continued an ethnic cleansing campaign against Tigrayans since the November 2, 2022, truce agreement. The Ethiopian government should suspend, investigate, and appropriately prosecute security forces and officials implicated in serious […]
“New Treaty Calls for Global Support in Delivering Justice for Victims of Genocide and War Crimes”
States around the world need to adopt a new treaty to strengthen international legal cooperation in the investigation of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide, according to Amnesty International. The proposed Convention on International Cooperation in the Investigation and Prosecution of Genocide, Crimes against Humanity, War Crimes and other […]