All sides in Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict have violated international human rights, some of which may amount to crimes against humanity, a new report states. Extra-judicial executions, torture, rape, and attacks against refugees and displaced people were documented. A joint investigation by the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) and the UN Human Rights Office said there… Continue reading Nov 2021. Ethiopia Tigray Fighting
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Jun 2021. The Butcher of Bosnia
Convicted war criminal and former Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic has lost his appeal against his genocide conviction. UN (United Nations) judges decided to uphold Mladic’s convictions and life sentence for masterminding genocide and other atrocities throughout Bosnia’s 1992-95 war. The ruling will be the final verdict in the case against the man dubbed… Continue reading Jun 2021. The Butcher of Bosnia
Sep 2020. Saudi overturns Death Sentence on Jamal Khashoggi killing
A Saudi court has overturned five death sentences over dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s killing, a final ruling in the case that saw the Washington Post columnist killed and dismembered by a Saudi hit squad. The court on Monday handed 20-year sentences to five people and three others were sentenced to between seven to 10 years, state media reported. The… Continue reading Sep 2020. Saudi overturns Death Sentence on Jamal Khashoggi killing
Sep 2020. Former Myanmar Soldiers detail Mass Atrocities Part 2
“We wiped out about 20 villages,” Private Zaw Naing Tun said, adding that he, too, dumped bodies in a mass grave. The two soldiers’ video testimony, recorded by a rebel militia, is the first time that members of the Tatmadaw, as Myanmar’s military is known, have openly confessed to taking part in what United Nations… Continue reading Sep 2020. Former Myanmar Soldiers detail Mass Atrocities Part 2
Sep 2020. Former Myanmar Soldiers detail Mass Atrocities Part 1
Two Myanmar soldiers confess their crimes in a monotone, a few blinks of the eye their only betrayal of emotion: executions, mass burials, village obliterations and rape. The August 2017 order from his commanding officer was clear, Pvt. Myo Win Tun said in video testimony. “Shoot all you see and all you hear.” He said… Continue reading Sep 2020. Former Myanmar Soldiers detail Mass Atrocities Part 1
Aug 2020. The Situation in Mali
August 2020. Coup leaders in Mali say they are talking to opposition parties about appointing a transitional president, who could be civilian or military. They arrested Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta on Tuesday and forced him to resign, sparking global condemnation. West African leaders have called for him to be reinstated and the UN says all those… Continue reading Aug 2020. The Situation in Mali
Jul 2020. Lybia Prisoner Swap
July 2020. Both sides to the Libyan conflict have agreed to support the ongoing process of exchanging prisoners and extend negotiations aimed at reaching a comprehensive ceasefire agreement, according to a statement from the United Nations Support Mission in Libya. “Since the two parties agreed on the necessity of continuing negotiations in order to reach… Continue reading Jul 2020. Lybia Prisoner Swap
Jul 2020. Qatar ICJ Victory
July 2020. Qatar welcomed a decision by the UN’s top court Tuesday to back it in a dispute with Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) over an air blockade against Doha. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) rejected an appeal by the four countries against the jurisdiction of the International Civil Aviation… Continue reading Jul 2020. Qatar ICJ Victory
Jul 2020. South China Sea Conflict
July 2020. China’s South China Sea gambit is heading toward a rocky phase, the warning signs of which were witnessed on July 13 when U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo formally rejected China’s “historical rights” claims in the South China Sea. Terming the Chinese policy completely unlawful, he added that the international community will not… Continue reading Jul 2020. South China Sea Conflict
May 2020. Rwanda Genocide Trial
May 2020. The man accused of financing the Rwandan genocide has denied playing a role in the massacres. “All of this is lies. I have not killed any Tutsis. I was working with them,” Félicien Kabuga told a French court during a bail hearing. The 84-year-old businessman was arrested earlier this month in a suburb… Continue reading May 2020. Rwanda Genocide Trial