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International Justice Update - October 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
  Armenia, Azerbaijan The U.N. Must Investigate Nagorno-Karabakh War Crimes Foreign Policy
  Chile Chile: Two years on from social unrest Amnesty International presents report on command responsibility to National Prosecutor’s Office Amnesty International
  China China: UN must act on Xinjiang atrocities after petition shows mass global outrage Amnesty International
  Ethiopia Both sides in Ethiopia’s conflict stand accused of war crimes The Economist
  ICC, Afghanistan ICC judges seek UN clarification on Afghanistan rulers AP News
  ICC, Brazil Brazil's Bolsonaro accused of crimes against humanity at ICC for his record on the Amazon CNN
  ICC, Colombia Colombia: Letter to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Human Rights Watch
  Libya Libya: War crimes likely committed since 2016, UN probe finds UN News
  Syria In Syria, Documenting War Crimes Falls to Journalists and Citizens VOA
  Yemen UN ends Yemen war crimes probe in defeat for Western states CNN
Legislative/Parliamentary Developments
  Thailand Thailand: Legislation on torture, enforced disappearances must offer justice to victims Amnesty International
  United States Why Religious Persecution Justifies U.S. Legislation on Crimes Against Humanity Council on Foreign Relations
  Ukraine Joint Letter to the Ukrainian President and Members of the Ukrainian Parliament Human Rights Watch
Judicial Developments
  Belgium, DRC Women taken from African mothers sue Belgium for crimes against humanity Euro News
  Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnian Court Has International Warrants for 41 War Crimes Suspects Balkan Insight
  Germany War Crimes survivors turn to German courts when international tribunals are blocked npr
  Germany Germany puts 100-year-old on trial for Nazi crimes France 24
  ICC, CAR Central African Republic war crimes suspect 'beat' prisoners, ICC prosecutor says Reuters
  ICC, Philippines International Criminal Court’s Investigation into Philippines’ Politics of Mass Murder Jurist
  Serbia Serbia to Transfer Ex-Policeman’s Controversial War Crimes Case to Bosnia Balkan Insight