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- Assad’s Cousin Atef Najib Appears in Damascus Court as Syria Launches Historic Transitional Justice Trials for Crimes Against Humanity
Published: Apr 27, 2026
Section: Middle East
Atef Najib, the former political security chief of Daraa and cousin of ousted President Bashar al-Assad, appeared behind bars in a Damascus courtroom on Sunday, marking the first p...
- ICC Appeals Chamber Rejects Duterte’s Jurisdiction Challenge Paving Way for Crimes Against Humanity Trial
Published: Apr 22, 2026
Section: Crime
Judges at the International Criminal Court have dismissed an appeal by former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte to block his prosecution over his administration's deadly drug wa...
- Australian Court Clears Extradition for Former Pinochet Secret Police Agent
Published: Apr 8, 2026
Section: Crime
Adriana Rivas, a 72 year old former agent for Chile’s secret police, has lost her legal challenge in Australia to avoid extradition to her home country. She faces charges of aggrav...
- A Living Archive: New Publication Chronicles 50 Years of Argentina’s Pursuit of Justice
Published: Apr 6, 2026
Section: New Releases
As Argentina approaches the 50th anniversary of the 1976 military coup, a significant new literary and journalistic project is seeking to preserve the harrowing testimonies that ha...
- Six Ukrainian Children to Be Repatriated From Russia Following Direct Intervention by Melania Trump
Published: Apr 2, 2026
Section: Ukraine War
The White House announced on April 2 that six Ukrainian children are being returned from Russia to their families, with a seventh scheduled for repatriation later this month. This...
- UN Commission Finds Mass Deportation Of Ukrainian Children To Russia Constitutes A Crime Against Humanity
Published: Mar 14, 2026
Section: Politics
A new United Nations investigation has concluded that the forcible transfer of thousands of Ukrainian children to Russia is a "carefully organized plan" coordinated by the highest...
- United Nations Formally Classifies Russian Deportation of Ukrainian Children as Crimes Against Humanity
Published: Mar 12, 2026
Section: Europe
A landmark U.N. inquiry has concluded that the Russian Federation committed crimes against humanity through the systematic deportation and forcible transfer of children from occupi...
- Forced Repatriation Of North Korean Defectors By China May Constitute Crimes Against Humanity Says New Report
Published: Mar 5, 2026
Section: Asia
A report by the Database Center for North Korean Human Rights alleges that China’s policy of forcibly returning defectors violates international law and the Rome Statute. Documente...
- Belgian Authorities Arrest Four Suspects Linked to Alleged War Crimes and Separatist Financing in Cameroon
Published: Mar 4, 2026
Section: Africa
Federal prosecutors in Belgium have detained four individuals suspected of directing armed attacks and raising funds for separatist insurgents in Cameroon from European soil. The c...
- Human Rights Watch Warns of War Crimes as Sudan Paramilitary Targets Civilians with Disabilities
Published: Feb 26, 2026
Section: Politics & Debate
Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported on February 26, 2026, that Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have systematically targeted, abused, and killed people with disabilities during the...
- Human Rights Watch Calls for International Accountability Over Gender Persecution and Crimes in Afghanistan
Published: Feb 26, 2026
Section: Politics & Debate
Human Rights Watch issued a comprehensive report on February 26, 2026, urging the international community to take decisive action against gender-based persecution in Afghanistan. T...
- International Prosecutors Alleged Systematic Command by Duterte in Lethal Drug Campaign
Published: Feb 24, 2026
Section: Politics
Prosecutors from the International Criminal Court (ICC) have released new findings claiming that former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte played a "central and indispensable" ro...