Rwanda’s President leads genocide commemoration 30 years on
Kigali, Rwanda Reuters Rwanda’s president on Sunday led commemorations to mark 30 years since the 1994 genocide that killed more than 1 million people and said the conditions that led to the slaughter would never be allowed to exist again in his country’s politics. Over 100 days, starting on 7th April, 1994, Tutsis and moderate […]
Essay: Thirty years after genocide – Rwanda’s older generations fear a return of ethnic tensions, but youth feel more united
Long-time Rwanda scholar, JONATHAN BELOFF looks – in an article first published on The Conversation – at how different generations are responding to efforts to build unity in the country…
UN expert in Israel genocide accusation says she has been threatened
Geneva, Switzerland Reuters A United Nations expert who published a report saying there were reasonable grounds to believe Israel has committed genocide in Gaza during its military campaign against Hamas said on Wednesday she had received threats throughout her mandate. Francesca Albanese, the Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in the West Bank and […]
Namibian communities demand return of land in dispute over German genocide legacy
Windhoek, Namibia Reuters Namibian communities whose ancestors were massacred by German colonial forces and had their property seized more than a century ago are calling for fresh talks with Berlin to negotiate the return of ancestral land. Germany agreed in May 2021 to fund projects worth €1.1 billion over 30 years to make up for […]
Key takeaways from the World Court decision in Israeli genocide case
The Hague, The Netherlands Reuters The International Court of Justice ordered Israel on Friday to take action to prevent acts of genocide as it wages war against Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip but stopped short of calling for an immediate ceasefire. The top United Nations court for handling disputes between states was ruling in […]
World Court says Israel must prevent genocide in Gaza, stops short of ceasefire order
The Hague, The Netherlands/Gaza Reuters The World Court ordered Israel on Friday to prevent acts of genocide against the Palestinians and do more to help civilians, although it stopped short of ordering a ceasefire as requested by the plaintiff South Africa. While the ruling denied Palestinian hopes of a binding order to halt the war […]
Israeli air strike kills 11 in Gaza; UN says Israel blocks aid to north
Gaza/Doha, Qatar Reuters Israel’s latest attacks on Gaza have killed at least 151 people, including 11 in a single house, Palestinian health officials said on Friday, while the UN humanitarian office accused Israel of blocking its efforts to send aid to the north. Residents reported continued aerial and ground fire across the territory from Israel, […]
Essay: The landmark Genocide Convention has had mixed results since the UN approved it 75 years ago
Genocide scholar ALEXANDER HINTON, in an article first published on The Conversation, looks at the legacy of the key global treaty…
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…
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…