Genocide
US senators seek to declare China 'genocide' against Uighurs
The resolution was introduced by senators across the political spectrum, although it is unlikely to move quickly as the Senate is out of session until after...
UN prosecutors accuse Felicien Kabuga of bankrolling and arming ethnic Hutu militias that killed 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus in Rwanda during a 100-day period in 1994.
Asked if he understood the charges, Kabuga told the court through an interpreter: “All of this is lies. I have not killed any Tutsis. I was working with them.”
Despite the apology from former president FW de Klerk, we are left with the impression that he remains insensitive to the feelings of the mass of South Africans. He is simply out of touch.
Fabien Neretse, who protested his innocence, is the first person to be convicted in Belgium on such a charge and he now faces a possible life sentence.
The Nobel Peace laureate challenged allegations in a lawsuit brought by Gambia last month accusing Myanmar of violating the 1948 Genocide Convention.
In its filing, Gambia asked the court to grant so-called provisional measures to make sure Myanmar immediately 'stops atrocities and genocide against its own Rohingya people'.
According to legal sources, it is former presidential guard head Protais Mpiranya who is believed to be hiding in South Africa.
The men are accused by Rwanda of genocide, complicity in genocide, crimes against humanity, conspiracy to murder, forming a criminal gang and inciting disorder, but have reportedly denied any involvement.
A judge in New York said on Wednesday claims by descendants of the Herero and Nama tribes over Germany’s role in what some historians call the 20th century’s first genocide could not proceed in her jurisdiction.
According to the plaintiffs, thousands of Herero and Nama were slaughtered, left to starve or died at concentration camps from 1904 to 1908, when Namibia was known as South-West Africa, after the tribes rebelled against German rule.
Human Rights Day might not be a reason for celebrations but it is a helpful reminder that a great deal is already anchored in frameworks that recognise human dignity and well-being.
Britain’s secretary for international development, Priti Patel, has said that President Salva Kiir’s government was blocking access to aid.
Jean Claude Seyoboka is accused of genocide, planning genocide, and murder and rape as crimes against humanity.
The South African government's decision to withdraw from the ICC should not be seen in isolation.
The centre says the decision shows little regard for victims of genocide & crimes against humanity.
Africa Check takes a look at Genocide Watch which places SA on stage six of its ‘Ten Stages of Genocide’.
In the run-up to Pope Francis's trip, the Vatican has been at pains to avoid the 'genocide' label.
The Stockholm District Court said Claver Berinkindi was convicted of genocide and gross crime.