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| Highlight of the Week | ||
|---|---|---|
| ICC, Afghanistan | ICC asked to relaunch inquiry into Taliban and IS ‘war crimes’ | The Guardian |
| Impunity Gap | ||
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Terror and war crimes: What West left for Afghanistan | Daily Sabah |
| Afghanistan | ‘Necessary for security’: veteran Taliban enforcer says amputations will resume | The Guardian |
| Armenia, Azerbaijan | A Year After Unleashing War Crimes Against Indigenous Armenians, Azerbaijan’s Threats And Violations Continue | Forbes |
| Colombia | Will Colombia get away with police crimes against humanity? | Colombia Reports |
| Guinea | Guinea: Coup further complicates massacre justice | Amnesty International |
| Myanmar | This Is What Impunity Looks Like. Myanmar’s Coup Built on Years of Failed Accountability | Human Rights Watch |
| Peru | Oxfam: Belgian biofuel policy violates human rights in Peru | The Brussels Time |
| Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka: Rights Abuses Jeopardize EU Trade Benefits | Human Rights Watch |
| Yemen | New Chief Prosecutor at International Criminal Court urged to investigate war crimes in Yemen | The Morning Star |
| Legislative/Parliamentary Developments | ||
|---|---|---|
| Gambia | Gambia: Oppressive laws remain despite President’s promises | Amnesty International |
| Sri Lanka | British Labour party pushes for Sri Lanka to be referred to the International Criminal Court | Tamil Guardian |
| Judicial Developments | ||
|---|---|---|
| China | Uyghur Tribunal is a litmus test of the human rights establishment | The Hill |
| Germany | Germany Is Holding Syrian Officials Accountable For Alleged War Crimes | npr |
| ICC, Philippines | ICC Investigation of Philippines President Duterte Sends Important Signals | Just Security |
| IRMCT | Bosnian Serb War Criminal Sent Back to Hague Custody from Denmark | Balkan Insight |
| Kosovo Specialist Chambers | Kosovo War Crime Witness Asks Hague Court for Compensation | Balkan Insight |
| Myanmar | Q&A on Court Ordering Facebook to Disclose Content on Myanmar Genocide | Just Security |
| Serbia | BIRN Fact-Check: Is Serbia Unjustly Targeting Bosnians for War Crime Arrests? | Balkan Insight |
| Syria | Syrians Have Stared Down Threats To Testify Against Assad's Regime In A Landmark Trial | npr |
| Highlight of the Week | ||
|---|---|---|
| ICC, Philippines | ICC authorises full inquiry into Rodrigo Duterte’s ‘war on drugs’ | Reuters |
| Impunity Gap | ||
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | The International Criminal Court and Afghanistan | Just Security |
| Australia | Special investigator continues to examine alleged ADF war crimes in Afghanistan, despite reports | The Guardian |
| Ethiopia | Attacks on Eritrean refugees in Tigray ‘clear war crimes’: HRW | Human Rights Watch |
| Gabon | UN withdraws Gabon peacekeepers from Central Africa over sex abuse claims | France 24 |
| North Korea | The North Korean Regime Continues To Get Away With Some Of The Worst Atrocities Of The 21st Century | Forbes |
| United Nations | How the UN General Assembly Can Respond to Atrocity Crimes at Its 76th Session | Just Security |
| Yemen | Yemen Victims Push for War Crimes Investigation | The Wall Street Journal |
| Legislative/Parliamentary Developments | ||
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| Council of Europe | Parliamentarians debate a series of far-reaching proposals to ‘anchor’ the right to a healthy environment | Council of Europe |
| Judicial Developments | ||
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| CAR | Central African Republic: Important Step for Justice | Human Rights Watch |
| France | Court blocks Lafarge bid to scrap Syria crime against humanity charge | France 24 |
| France, Sweden | Corporate Criminal Liability for International Crimes: France and Sweden Are Poised To Take Historic Steps Forward | Just Security |
| Guatemala | Two former generals in Guatemala will stand trial on genocide, crimes against humanity | nbc News |
| KSC | Brutalized And Tortured': Kosovo War Crimes Court Starts Case Against Former UCK Commander | Radio Free Europe |
| Liberia | Liberia: Massaquoi War Crimes Trial Resumes in Monrovia | All Africa |
| Serbia | Serbia Arrests Senior Bosnian Ex-Police Officer for War Crimes | Balkan Insight |
| Sweden | Sweden arrests 2 women suspected of war crimes in Syria | abc News |