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Ongoing Atrocities in Myanmar Highlighted by ICJ Ruling, UN Expert

January 29, 2020 IJRC armed conflict, International Court of Justice, International Criminal Court, international criminal law, international human rights, regional human rights protection, UN Special Procedures, Universal system

Evidence of past and ongoing mass atrocities against the Rohingya in Myanmar took central focus in two significant developments last week, as the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordered the government to act to prevent genocide and the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Myanmar issued her final end-of-mission statement. [UN News: ICJ; OHCHR Press Release: Statement] Also last week, the

UN Finds Evidence of Crimes Against Humanity in Ituri, DRC

January 16, 2020 IJRC armed conflict, crime & impunity, international criminal law, international human rights, international humanitarian law, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

In a new report, a United Nations entity asserts that violent attacks, including sexual violence, between members of the Lendu and Hema community in the Democratic Republic of Congo since late 2017 may constitute crimes against humanity and war crimes. In January 2020, the Human Rights Division of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the

Former Khmer Rouge Leader Dies as Cambodia Tribunal Cases Continue

August 8, 2019 IJRC international criminal law, internationalized criminal tribunals

Nuon Chea, a former high-ranking official in the Khmer Rouge, died on August 4, 2019 while serving a life sentence imposed by the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC). [ECCC Press Release: Chea; HRW] In 2014, the ECCC convicted Chea, also known as “Brother No. 2,” of orchestrating the forced removal of approximately two million people and directing

Commission of Inquiry: Israeli Response to Gaza Demonstrations Violated Rights

April 3, 2019 IJRC armed conflict, civil society, international human rights, international humanitarian law, Universal system

In a new 252-page report, the United Nations Commission of Inquiry on the protests in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (CoIOPT or Commission), established by the UN Human Rights Council, presents detailed findings related to its investigation of the demonstrations that took place in Gaza between March 30 and December 31, 2018, the Israeli security forces’ response, and the impact on

Rutaganda

This case summary is part of a collection of summaries describing the cases before the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR). See the Online Resource Hub pages on the ICTR and International Criminal Law, and table of ICTR case summaries for additional information. Rutaganda (ICTR-96-3) Trial Judgment: 6 December 1999; Appeal Judgment: 26 May 2003 In the ICTR’s first

Stanišić & Simatović

This case summary is part of a collection of summaries describing the cases before the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY). See the Online Resource Hub pages on the ICTY and International Criminal Law, and the table of ICTY case summaries for additional information. Stanišić & Simatović (IT-03-69) (MICT case page) Trial Judgment: 30 May 2013; Appeal

Šešelj

This case summary is part of a collection of summaries describing the cases before the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY). See the Online Resource Hub pages on the ICTY and International Criminal Law, and the table of ICTY case summaries for additional information. Šešelj (IT-03-67) (MICT case page) Trial Judgment: 31 March 2016; MICT Appeal Judgment:

Mladić

This case summary is part of a collection of summaries describing the cases before the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY). See the Online Resource Hub pages on the ICTY and International Criminal Law, and the table of ICTY case summaries for additional information. Mladić (IT-09-92) (MICT case page) Trial Judgment: 22 November 2017; Appeal pending at

Karadžić

This case summary is part of a collection of summaries describing the cases before the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY). See the Online Resource Hub pages on the ICTY and International Criminal Law, and the table of ICTY case summaries for additional information. Karadžić (IT-95-5/18) (MICT case page) Trial Judgment: 24 March 2016; Appeal Judgment: 11

Zelenović

This case summary is part of a collection of summaries describing the cases before the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY). See the Online Resource Hub pages on the ICTY and International Criminal Law, and the table of ICTY case summaries for additional information. Zelenović (IT-96-23/2) “Foča” Trial Judgment: 4 April 2007; Appeal Judgment: 31 October 2007 Dragan