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| Ethiopia | Killings in Axum by Eritrea troops ‘may amount to war crimes’ | Aljazeera |
| Israel, ICC | Israeli PM urges Biden to keep Trump's sanctions on International Criminal Court to stave off war crimes investigation – media | RT |
| Libya, ICC | Libya: 10th Anniversary of Referral to ICC | Human Rights Watch |
| Myanmar | UN Security Council must act urgently, hold military accountable | Amnesty International |
| Sri Lanka | UN rights body should ensure international accountability for grave crimes in Sri Lanka | Human Rights Watch |
| Legislative/ Parliamentary Developments | ||
|---|---|---|
| Canada | Canada's parliament declares China's treatment of Uighurs 'genocide' | BBC News |
| The Netherlands | Dutch parliament says China’s treatment of Uighurs is genocide | Aljazeera |
| Judicial Developments | ||
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| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Bosnian Serb Ex-Officers Face Crimes Against Humanity Trial | Balkan Insight |
| Colombia | Ex-FARC commanders accept Colombia war crimes accusations | The Reuters |
| Finland/Liberia | Hearings begin in landmark Liberia war-crimes trial | France 24 |
| Germany/Syria | Germany convicts former Assad regime agent in historic Syria torture verdict | The Guardian |
| Kosovo | In Kosovo, an uncertain future for the war crimes court nobody wanted | Euro News |
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|---|---|---|
| China | “Genocide” is the wrong word for the horrors of Xinjiang | The Economist |
| Colombia | Former Colombian leaders confess war crimes and crimes against humanity | MercoPress |
| Guatemala/Isreal | Israel’s role in war crimes committed during the Guatemalan civil war | TRT World |
| Sri Lanka | A Catalogue of Suffering Behind the Calls for Action on Sri Lanka’s War Crimes | Just Security |
| Syria | UN Report Points to Continuing War Crimes in Syria | Voice of America |
| Venezuela | International Criminal Court Prosecutor must include new mass extrajudicial executions in preliminary examination | Amnesty International |
| Legislative/ Parliamentary Developments | ||
|---|---|---|
| Canada | Canada debates formally calling China’s abuse of Uighurs genocide | Daily Sabah |
| Judicial Developments | ||
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| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Bosnian Serb Ex-Soldier’s Crimes Against Humanity Appeal Rejected | Balkan Insight |
| Ukraine | Ukrainian law enforcers serve Russia's Dpty Defense Minister with charges due to events in Debaltseve, Ilovaisk | Ukraine News Agency |
| ICC/CAR | Suspected Central African militia leaders plead not guilty to war crimes | France 24 |
| Kosovo | Kosovo could try to move war crimes court to Pristina, judge warns | Euronews |
| Switzerland | Liberian War Crimes Trial Resumes | Human Rights Watch |
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|---|---|---|
| Australia | Australia Should Stop Blocking International Justice in Israel and Palestine | Human Rights Watch |
| China | Uighurs: 'Credible case' China carrying out genocide | BBC News |
| DRC | Human rights: Widespread attacks in DR Congo may amount to crimes against humanity | UN News |
| North Korea | UN Finds Torture, Forced Labor Still Rampant in North Korean Prisons | Human Rights Watch |
| Legislative/ Parliamentary Developments | ||
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| Liberia | Deputy Speaker Supports War Criminal Trials in Liberia But Wants Infrastructure, Legal Processes to be Setup | Front Page of Africa |
| Judicial Developments | ||
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| Azerbaijan/Armenia | Azerbaijan sues Armenia in ECtHR for crimes against humanity | Daily Sabah |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Former Bosnian general given 10-year sentence for war crimes | Aljazeera |
| Germany | 100-year-old Man Charged for Alleged Nazi-era War Crimes | Voice of America |
| ICC/CAR | Central African Republic: First Anti-Balaka Trial at ICC | Human Rights Watch |
| Kosovo | Kosovo Court Convicts Serb Ex-Fighter of War Crimes | Balkan Insight |
| Switzerland | Liberian War Crimes Trial Resumes | Human Rights Watch |
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| DPR Korea | Impunity prevails in prisons, amid potential ‘crimes against humanity’ – Bachelet | UN News |
| DRC | Human rights: Widespread attacks in DR Congo may amount to crimes against humanity | UN News |
| Myanmar | UN Security Council must act urgently, hold military accountable | Amnesty International |
| Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka’s UN Efforts to Stave Off Justice for War Crimes | Just Security |
| South Sudan | South Sudan approves establishment of AU hybrid court | The Independent |
| Legislative/ Parliamentary Developments | ||
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| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Bosnian Serbs Given Deadline to Revoke War Criminals’ Honours | Balkan Insight |
| European Parliament | European Parliament condemns war crimes against Armenians, says those should not go unpunished – MFA | Republic Radio of Armenia |
| Judicial Developments | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Bosnian Serb Soldiers’ Crimes Against Humanity Sentences Upheld | Balkan Insight |
| Finland, Liberia | Liberia war crimes suspect Gibril Massaquoi's trial begins in Finland | Africa News |
| CAR, ICC | Rights expert welcomes transfer of war crimes suspect to ICC | UN News |
| Uganda, ICC | Dominic Ongwen declared guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Uganda | ICC |
| Myanmar | Myanmar lodges objections in Rohingya genocide case | Aljazeera |
| Netherlands, Myanmar | Shell Nigeria ordered to pay compensation for oil spills | BBC News |