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International Day of reflection for Srebrenica genocide, 11 July 2024

On May 23, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution (A/78/L.67/Rev.1) on the Srebrenica genocide, designating July 11 as the “International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 ...

Last update 9 Jul 2024
 High Commissioner Volker Türk
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OHCHR: Peru Crimes against Humanity Fight a Ticking Clock

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, brought Peru's proposed legislation into the spotlight during the presentation of his global update to the 56th session of the Human Rights ...

Last update 3 Jul 2024
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United Nations: "Anatomy of a genocide", Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, Francesca Albanese (2024)

On March 2024, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, Francesca Albanese, presented her report "Anatomy of a Genocide" at the ...

Last update 27 Apr 2024
 #Call4Peace initiative
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#Call4Peace initiative: Open letter to European Union, through the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU, "Peace for Israel and Palestine grounded in international law"

100 signatories, former ministers, high-ranking diplomats, prominent scholars, humanitarian leaders, writers, artists, spiritual leaders and Nobel Peace Prize laureates, are addressing an urgent ...

Last update 2 Feb 2024
The International Court of Justice begins hearing the case of South Africa v. Israel in The Hague.
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The International Court of Justice orders Israel to prevent genocidal acts in Gaza

On Friday, 26 January 2024, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) judges delivered the interim ruling on the ongoing South Africa v. Israel proceeding.  The Court first declared that it ...

Last update 5 Jun 2024
UNNews: Airstrikes destroy buildings in the Gaza Strip
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The death toll in Gaza has surpassed 25,000 people

United Nations humanitarian workers have disclosed that the number of casualties in Gaza has now exceeded 25,000 since the outbreak of war on October 7th. The UN Office for the Coordination of ...

Last update 1 Feb 2024
WHO: Surgeons operate on a patient at Al-Quds hospital in Gaza
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UNOCHA: Aid mission denials are latest threat to Gaza’s hospitals

The repeated refusals by Israeli authorities to permit UN aid teams to deliver needed humanitarian relief inside Gaza have had severe consequences, isolating five hospitals in the northern region ...

Last update 19 Jan 2024
The International Court of Justice begins hearing the case of South Africa v. Israel in The Hague.
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International Court of Justice: South Africa institutes proceeding against Israel claiming a violation of the Genocide Convention in Gaza

South Africa presented its case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ),  the highest judicial organ of the United Nations, to end the mass killing of civilians in Gaza, accusing Israel of ...

Last update 12 Jan 2024
Families flee their shattered neighbourhood, Tal al-Hawa, to seek refuge in the southern Gaza strip.
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"Gaza is running out of time" UN experts demand ceasefire to avert genocide

"Gaza is running out of time," UN experts warn, calling for a cease-fire to prevent genocide of Palestinians, following Gaza's repeated attacks by the Israeli military, prompting urgent calls for ...

Last update 8 Nov 2023
A view shows houses and buildings destroyed in Israeli strikes, in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip, October 11, 2023.
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The Conclusion of the 54th Session of the UN Human Rights Council Addresses the Israel-Gaza Conflict

On Friday, October 13th, the UN Human Rights Council convened in Geneva, where the conclusion of the meeting was an opportunity for 22 countries and one NGO to address the conflict in Gaza and ...

Last update 1 Nov 2023
The remains’ after President Habyarimana’s plane crash on 6 April 1994, which initiated the Tutsi extermination and the Rwandan genocide.
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The United Nations and the Rwandan genocide

Martina Barbisotti holds a Master’s Degree in Human Rights and Multi-Level Governance from the University of Padova. She is now attending an Interdisciplinary Master’s in ...

Last update 26 Mar 2024
A group of women in Um Baru, North Darfur.
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International Criminal Court: launched investigation into surging violence in Darfur

The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan, announced an ongoing investigation into fresh allegations of war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Darfur region. The ...

Last update 11 Aug 2023
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Former leader of Kosovo to face accusations at the Hague for war crimes and crimes against humanity

On April 3rd, the trial of Hashim Thaçi, former-president and prime minister of Kosovo, began at the Hague. As a former member of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), Thaçi is charged for ...

Last update 23 May 2023
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Global Campus of Human Rights: "First Joint Annual Engaged Artivist Award on Atrocity Prevention and Human Rights: Call for Applications." Dead-line on 25 April 2023

In the frame of the MoU on Cooperation on Genocide and other Mass Atrocities Prevention and Democracy Promotion signed between the Global Campus of Human Rights (GC) and the Auschwitz Institute for ...

Last update 19 Apr 2023
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United Nations: Crimes against humanity likely committed in Nicaragua, says independent experts group

The Group of Human Rights Experts on Nicaragua’s new report calls for the international community to impose sanctions on institutions or individuals involved in crimes against humanity in ...

Last update 27 Mar 2023