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International Justice Update - December 2021

This Update on International Justice is compiled and provided for informational purposes only. Any opinions expressed in articles contained in this Update are not necessarily endorsed by PGA or any individual/s associated with PGA; nor does PGA or any individual/s associated with PGA vouch for the accuracy of the contents of these articles.

Impunity Gap
  Afghanistan Afghanistan: Government collapse marked by ‘repeated war crimes and relentless bloodshed’ – new report Amnesty International
  Central African Republic Central African Republic: Dozens suspected of criminal responsibility for war crimes and crimes against humanity remain at large Amnesty International
  Central African Republic Central African Republic: Detain War Crimes Suspect Now Human Rights Watch
  Ethiopia U.N. Human Rights Council to Probe War Crimes in Ethiopia Democracy Now!
  Namibia Namibia: The Price of Genocide Aljazeera
  Rwanda Chief UN prosecutor looks forward to achieving justice for victims of 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda UN News
  South Sudan ‘Unimaginable’ South Sudan violence could amount to war crimes Aljazeera
  Yemen U.N. urged to restore scrutiny of war crimes in Yemen Reuters
Legislative/Parliamentary Developments
  South Korea Joint Letter to South Korea's National Assembly Calling For the Immediate Passage of a Comprehensive Anti-Discrimination Law Human Rights Watch
  Ukraine Verkhovna Rada calls on Bundestag to recognize Holodomor as genocide Ukrinform
Judicial Developments
  Afghanistan, ICC ICC prosecutor defends war crimes probe of Afghanistan's Taliban Reuters
  Argentina Argentina court to investigate Myanmar war crimes against Rohingya Muslims The Guardian
  Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia Confirms War Crime Charge Against Serb Ex-Police Chief Balkan Insight
  Cambodia UN-backed court drops genocide charges against ex-Khmer Rouge commander France24
  Central African Republic, ICC Alleged CAR rebel leader to face war crimes trial at ICC Aljazeera
  China Uyghur Tribunal: China Commits Genocide, Crimes Against Humanity And Torture Against The Uyghurs Forbes
  Germany Yazidi genocide: IS member found guilty in German landmark trial BBC News
  Iraq ISIL committed war crimes at Mosul prison, UN investigation finds Aljazeera
  Israel Adolf Eichmann sentenced to death for war crimes – archive, 1961 The Guardian
  Kosovo Kosovo Arrests Serbian Citizen for War Crimes on Border Balkan Insight
  Myanmar Myanmar’s Min Aung Hlaing accused of crimes against humanity Aljazeera
  Rwanda French court sentences ex-driver to 14 years in jail for role in Rwanda genocide France24