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| Highlight of the Week | ||
|---|---|---|
| ICC, Venezuela | ICC Prosecutor, Mr Karim A.A. Khan QC, opens an investigation into the Situation in Venezuela and concludes Memorandum of Understanding with the Government | ICC-CPI |
| Impunity Gap | ||
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| China | Chinese agents operating abroad to get Uyghurs deported, ICC told | The Guardian |
| Ethiopia | Ethiopia rights commission alleges war crimes and rights violations by Tigray forces in Afar and Amhara regions | Jurist |
| Libya | Libya’s migrants and crimes against humanity | The Brooking Institution |
| Myanmar | The open-source investigators trying to bring justice to Myanmar | Financial Times |
| Sudan | 10 more killed in crackdown on Sudan anti-coup protest | Africanews |
| Syria, USA | US 'covered up' alleged war crimes after air strike in Syria | Middle East Monitor |
| United Kingdom | UK: construction giant JCB's products used for Palestinian house demolitions and illegal Israeli settlements | Amnesty International |
| Ukraine | Ukraine War Crimes Arrest a Step Toward Justice | Human Rights Watch |
| Legislative/Parliamentary Developments | ||
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| Brazil | A Brazilian Senate panel accused Bolsonaro of helping spread coronavirus. Our research shows his influence. | The Washington Post |
| Czech Republic | Czech Senate calls to investigate Hamas for crimes against humanity | The Jerusalem Post |
| Spain | Spanish government makes legal move that could see Franco-era crimes prosecuted | El País |
| United Kingdom | Foreign Secretary launches campaign to tackle sexual violence in conflict around the world | Reliefweb |
| Judicial Developments | ||
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| Belgium | Women kidnapped from Congo are suing Belgium's government for crimes against humanity | abc News |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Two Persons accused of War Crimes and Crimes against Civilians during War in BiH | Sarajevo Times |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Bosnian Army Ex-Commander’s War Crimes Conviction Overturned | Balkan Insight |
| Croatia | 30 Years On, Search for Croatian Village Massacre Suspects Continues | Balkan Insight |
| Germany | First Yazidi Genocide Trial Ends In Conviction of German ISIS Member | The Wall Street Journal |
| Iran, Albania | War Crimes Trial of Iranian Ex-Official Moves to Albania | Balkan Insight |
| Sweden | Swedish oil executives charged with complicity in Sudan war crimes | Financial Times |
| United Kingdom | Court hears evidence UK Special Forces hid war crime evidence | The Canary |
| Impunity Gap | ||
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Analysis: Can the ICC deliver justice in Afghanistan? | Aljazeera |
| Belarus | Human rights watchdogs accuse Belarus security authorities of crimes against humanity | Jurist |
| Colombia | Colombia: Crimes against humanity against indigenous people in Sierra Nevada must be punished | fidh |
| Ethiopia | Possible war crimes on all sides in Ethiopian conflict, says report | The Guardian |
| Israel, Palestine | Israel has outlawed six Palestinian human rights organizations. Why? | Open Democracy |
| Libya | Why impunity for war crimes could jeopardise Libya's road to peace | The New Arab |
| Myanmar | Myanmar: Another Wave of Atrocity Crimes in Chin State | Human Rights Watch |
| Philippines | Duterte bashes ICC but says deaths of druglords, mayors on him | Aljazeera |
| Yemen | UN Should Create New Yemen War-Crimes Investigation | Human Rights Watch |
| Legislative/Parliamentary Developments | ||
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| Iraq | Yezidi reparations law progress welcome, but more must be done to assist survivors | Amnesty International |
| Italy | Italian senators establish Committee of Parliamentarians for a Free Iran | Arab News |
| Serbia | Serbian Parliament Refuses to Discuss Srebrenica Genocide Resolution | Balkan Insight |
| Judicial Developments | ||
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| Argentina | Argentina convicts former Army lieutenant for crimes against humanity committed during dictatorship | The Rio Times |
| Germany | German court jails IS bride for crimes against humanity | Deutsche Welle |
| Germany | German Nazi war crimes suspect, 96, who went on the run goes on trial | Reuters |
| ICC, CAR | Central African rebel commander faces war crimes charges | Deutsche Welle |
| ICC, Venezuela | ICC to investigate allegations of crimes against humanity in Venezuela | CNN News |
| Montenegro | Montenegro Arrests Ex-Soldier for Suspected Bosnian War Crimes | Balkan Insight |
| Mozambique | Mozambique troops detained amid war crimes allegations | Morning Star |
| Kosovo | After seven years, a rare trial for EU-funded Kosovo war crimes court | Euro News |
| Serbia | Serbia’s New War Crimes Strategy: Route to Justice or Dead End? | Balkan Insight |