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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 |
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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 |
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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 |