Frustration deepens two years after UN report on China abuses

Geneva, Switzerland Reuters Human-rights groups and the United Nations are using Saturday’s two-year anniversary of a landmark UN report to call for action on the document which said that China may have committed crimes against humanity in the Xinjiang region. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet released the report on 31st August, 2022, […]
Nicaragua accused of violations “tantamount to crimes against humanity” by UN experts

San Jose, Costa Rica Reuters Nicaragua’s government committed human rights violations that amount to “crimes against humanity”, a United Nations-appointed team of human rights experts said in a report on Thursday. The report called for President Daniel Ortega and his wife and Vice President, Rosario Murillo, to be “held accountable by the international community” for […]
Essay: The global approach to serious crimes is shifting to domestic trials – here’s what I found in three African countries

PATRYK LABUDA, author of ‘International Criminal Tribunals and Domestic Accountability: In The Court’s Shadow’, looks at the pros and cons of in-country trials of those accused of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes…
UN experts say war crimes committed in Ethiopia despite formal end to conflict

Geneva, Switzerland Reuters War crimes and crimes against humanity are still being committed in Ethiopia nearly a year after government and regional forces from Tigray agreed to end fighting, UN experts said in a report published on Monday. Thousands died in the two-year conflict, which formally came to an end in November last year. Both sides […]
Essay: Genocide fears in Darfur are attracting little attention – have nations abandoned their responsibility to protect civilians?

In an article first published on The Conversation, MIKE BRAND, adjunct professor of genocide studies and human rights at the University of Connecticut, asks whether, with genocide and crimes against humanity garnering little international attention, the international community has completely turned its back its commitment to protect civilians…
Swiss court confirms historic war crimes ruling against Liberia warlord

Geneva, SwitzerlandReuters A Swiss court on Thursday upheld a guilty verdict for war crimes in the case of a former Liberian rebel commander and convicted him of crimes against humanity in a landmark case. Alieu Kosiah, who fought in the 1990s against then-President Charles Taylor’s army, was sentenced to 20 years in prison in June, […]
Iran violations may amount to crimes against humanity – UN expert

Geneva, Switzerland Reuters Iran’s authorities have committed violations in recent months that may amount to crimes against humanity, a UN-appointed expert told the Human Rights Council on Monday, citing cases of murder, imprisonment, enforced disappearances, torture, rape, sexual violence and persecution. Iran has been swept by protests since the death of a young Iranian Kurdish […]
Some Russian abuses in Ukraine may be crimes against humanity – UN inquiry finds

Geneva, Switzerland Reuters Russia has committed wide-ranging war crimes in Ukraine such as wilful killings and torture, a UN-mandated investigative body said on Thursday, in some cases making children watch loved ones being raped and detaining others alongside dead bodies. The alleged crimes, including the deportation of children, were detailed in a report by the […]
Taliban’s persecution of women could be ‘crime against humanity’ – UN report

Geneva, Switzerland Reuters The Taliban’s treatment of women and girls in Afghanistan could amount to a crime against humanity, according to a UN report presented on Monday at the Human Rights Council in Geneva. The Taliban seized power in August, 2021, drastically curtailing women’s freedoms and rights, including their ability to attend high school and […]
Nicaragua’s government committed crimes against humanity: UN experts

Geneva, Switzerland Reuters Nicaragua’s government has committed serious and systematic violations which amount to crimes against humanity, a United Nations-appointed team of human rights experts said on Thursday, calling for international sanctions against the government. The three-person body said the government has committed, and continues to commit, acts of torture, extrajudicial executions, arbitrary detention since […]