Children among 547 detained Syrians declared dead – rights monitor
Beirut, LebanonReuters Ever since Yehya Hijazi and his two sons were detained in 2012 by the Syrian Government, their relatives had clung onto the hope they were still alive and might be released one day. But after a decade of silence from the authorities, their hopes were shattered when the independent Syrian Network for Human […]
NGO accuses Italian, Maltese politicians of crimes against humanity on migrants
Rome, Italy Reuters A German charity said on Wednesday it had reported senior European politicians including Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini to the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity over their treatment of migrants. Those accused by the European Centre for Constitutional and Human Rights include Maltese Premier Robert Abela and Salvini, who […]
China may have committed crimes against humanity in Xinjiang, says UN
Reuters China’s “arbitrary and discriminatory detention” of Uyghurs and other Muslims in the country’s Xinjiang region may constitute crimes against humanity, the outgoing UN human rights chief said in a long-awaited report on Wednesday. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet, who has faced criticism from some diplomats and rights groups for being too […]
Children killed, tortured in Myanmar junta’s crackdown, UN expert says
Reuters Scores of children have been killed in Myanmar since last year’s coup, not just in the crossfire of conflict but as deliberate targets of a military willing to inflict immense suffering, a United Nations expert said on Tuesday. Minors had been beaten and stabbed and had fingernails or teeth removed during interrogation, while some […]
Brazil Senate committee approves report calling for Bolsonaro to be indicted
Brasilia, BrazilReuters A Brazilian Senate investigative committee approved a report on Tuesday that calls for President Jair Bolsonaro to be indicted for nine crimes related to his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, including crimes against humanity. The report, which is more than 1,300 pages long and took the opposition-controlled committee about six months to prepare, […]
Genocide conviction upheld against former Bosnian Serb military chief Mladic
The Hague, The NetherlandsReuters United Nations war crimes judges on Tuesday upheld a genocide conviction and life sentence against former Bosnian Serb military commander Ratko Mladic, confirming his central role in Europe’s worst atrocities since World War II. Mladic, 78, led Bosnian Serb forces during Bosnia’s 1992-95 war. He was convicted in 2017 on charges […]
Rape, sexual slavery are weapons in Central African Republic war – report
Thomson Reuters Foundation Armed groups in Central African Republic are using rape and sexual slavery as weapons of war in an abuse that may amount to crimes against humanity, a rights group said last Thursday. Thousands have died and a fifth of Central Africans have been uprooted in a conflict that broke out after the […]
Christian Solidarity Worldwide among international coalition calling for North Korea to be held accountable for alleged “crimes against humanity”
Religious freedom advocacy Christian Solidarity Worldwide is among a coalition of groups calling for the North Korean Government to be held to account for alleged crimes against humanity. The International Coalition to Stop Crimes Against Humanity in North Korea (ICNK), whose members include the UK based organisation, this week voiced its support for two UN reports […]