In February 2023, the world marked the year of Russia’s war against Ukraine, which brought about horrific atrocities, including, as determined by the U.S. State Department, crimes against humanity. Th...
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The Destruction Of Religious Sites By Russian Forces In Ukraine
On February 24, 2022, Putin unleashed an attack on Ukraine without any provocation and without any credible justification. Subsequent months have seen evidence suggesting that Russian troops are perpe...
A Step Closer Towards A Treaty On Crimes Against Humanity
On October 18, 2022, the Sixth Committee, the primary forum for the consideration of legal questions in the U.N. General Assembly, approved a resolution on “Crimes against humanity” without a vote. Th...
International Community Is Failing The Uyghurs But A Change May Be Ahead
In 2021, several reports produced by experts found that the Uyghurs are subjected to genocide in Xinjiang, China. This finding was followed by several determinations of the atrocities as genocide by P...
Uyghurs May Be Subjected To Crimes Against Humanity In Xinjiang -United Nations’ Report Finds
On August 31, 2022, the Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights announced that it would publish its report on China after all, despite protests from the Chinese representation to the Uni...
French Judge Hears Claims Of Torture Overseen By UAE’s Interpol Chief
The Interpol logo at the Interpol Global Complex for Innovation building in Singapore on April 13, … [+] 2015. (Photo: ROSLAN RAHMAN/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images Two British citize...
United Nations On A Visit To Xinjiang, China
In May 2022, United Nations, including Michelle Bachelet, U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, are to visit Xinjiang, China, to investigate the allegations of serious human rights violations. This...
Is Putin Committing Genocide In Ukraine?
Early April 2022 has seen allegations of Putin committing genocide in Ukraine. These allegations, as expressed by President Zelensky, came after Russian troops were retreating from Bucha and Irpin rev...
Determination Of The Genocide Against The Rohingyas- A Step Toward Truth, Accountability, And Future
On March 21, 2022, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken formally recognized the atrocities against the Rohingyas as genocide and crimes against humanity, during his visit to the United States Holocaus...
Putin’s War on Ukrainian Children
Children are victims in every armed conflict. This is a given. According to reports, Ukraine is not an exception. After Putin unleashed an attack on Ukraine, without any provocation and any credible j...
Tigray Hospital In Urgent Need Of Assistance With Food And Medical Supplies
The conflict in Ethiopia continues to take new victims. Shortly after it began on November 4, 2020, evidence of mass killings of several hundred people in the western Tigray town of Mai Kadra, started...