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Euro-Med Monitor called on the ICC to initiate investigations and not to yield to any political pressures or allow the parties involved to evade responsibility.
Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor has called on Denmark to rethink its decision to return Syrian refugees to Damascus.
Goalkeeper, celibate millionaire, Gaddafi adviser vie for Peru presidency
Eighteen candidates will contest a first round of presidential elections in Peru.
Uighur women violated and repressed by Xinjiang's draconian policies
Uighur women and girls are not only enduring unspeakable cruelties in internment camps, subject to draconian sterilisation procedures, rape and ...
Protesters commemorate anniversary of Syrian regime Douma chemical massacre
Protesters in Idlib gathered to remember the victims of the 2018 chemical weapons attack on Douma that killed 39, and to demand accountability.
Algeria rights group demands justice for French landmine victims
The head of the Algerian National Human Rights Council said the 'crime of the French coloniser cannot remain unpunished'.
Israel's Netanyahu to call meeting on ICC investigation
Netanyahu is expected to convene a meeting with Defence Minister Benny Gantz, Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi and other senior officials, ...
US lifts Trump sanctions on Hague prosecutor, seeking cooperation
The US will lift sanctions on ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda, previously imposed by the Trump administration.
EU ministers vow Syria 'war criminals' won't go unpunished
EU foreign ministers vowed they would demand "accountability" from the "war criminals and torturers" of Syria's civil war.
Impassioned Blinken demands more crossings for Syria aid
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged the UN Security Council to reopen border crossings into Syria blocked by Russia, saying world powers ...
Top Islamic State group leader killed in Egypt's Sinai
The high-ranking Wilayat Sinai figure was reportedly killed in a joint operation by the Egyptian military and local tribal forces.
We Are Bellingcat: The emergence and growth of OSINT
Book Club: We Are Bellingcat details an insider's account of the emergence and growth of OSINT and new forms of citizen investigations.
How diaspora activism lives on after the Arab Spring
In-depth: A decade after the Arab Spring, exiled activists have not given up hope, with groups and individuals working to bring justice and ...
China bristles at West over sanctions for Uyghur abuses
Beijing has banned 10 Europeans, including EU parliamentarians, from entry over the new sanctions.
Houthis inflicting 'grave abuses' on Yemeni women: report
The report collected testimonies of victims, relatives of victims and eyewitnesses who suffered during the years of war, especially those in ...
Armenia denounces Azerbaijan's 'war crimes' after HRW report
A spokesperson for Yerevan's foreign ministry said the HRW report proved Baku committed "large scale war crimes against Armenian prisoners of war".
BBC journalist detained as junta crackdown triggers Yangon exodus
The BBC said it was "extremely concerned" about Burmese journalist Aung Thura. Much of Yangon has descended into chaos as some residents try to ...
UN agrees to Ethiopia request for joint Tigray inquiry
The Ethiopian government has rejected allegations that it committed atrocities while fighting a former guerrilla group, the Tigray People’s ...
Israel receives letter from ICC detailing war crimes investigation
A letter has reportedly been sent to Israel laying out the scope of a war crimes investigation launched by the international court.
Russia's history of bombing civilian infrastructure in Syria
In-depth: While attempting to settle a dispute with Armenia over the effectiveness of its weapons, Russia inadvertently confirmed longstanding ...
US lawmaker Meeks shows his true colours on Palestine
Comment: Rep. Gregory Meeks' rightward shift is a worrying sign for Palestine advocates, as Biden's administration waits out elections in Israel ...
Syria's Asma al-Assad faces war crimes investigation in UK
Asma Assad, a dual British-Syrian national, could face extradition to the United Kingdom and the loss of her British citizenship if convicted on ...
Justice for Syrians is 'more important than ever': Amnesty
Amnesty said that the UN Security Council had succumbed to pressure from the Assad regime's backers, giving the Syrian people no justice.
Myanmar military likely behind 'crimes against humanity': UN expert
The UN's top expert on rights in Myanmar said the country's military is likely committing "crimes against humanity" ...
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