Attacks by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) in Democratic Republic of Congo have claimed 793 lives in the last 18 months and may constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity, according to a new United Nations report. The report, released Tuesday by the UN Joint Human Rights Office in the…
Fatou Bensouda, chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Court (ICC) based in The Hague, is in Democratic Republic of Congo to begin an investigation into possible crimes against humanity reflected in the nation’s ongoing political and ethnic violence. She’s meeting with Marie-Ange Mushobekwa, the Minister for Human Rights, and other…
A United Nations report on human rights violations in South Sudan released Friday concludes that some violations against civilian populations may constitute crimes against humanity and war crimes. The Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan, established by the Human Rights Council in March 2016, said it has identified at least 40…
Fatou Bensouda, the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), has told the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) that the ICC is considering an investigation into human trafficking and other alleged crimes against migrants in Libya. Bensouda, speaking during a UNSC meeting on Monday, said her office continues to gather…
Chad’s former President, Hissene Habre, was forcibly brought to court for his second day of his trial for crimes against humanity on Tuesday July 21, 2015. On his first day in court, Monday July 20, Habre was removed from the courtroom after shouting that the trial was “a farce.” When…
A report released yesterday by Human Rights Watch stated that South Sudanese government forces and allied fighter have been carrying out scores of killings, rapes and widespread bringing and pillaging of civilian property in a military offensive in Unity State. These acts have caused forced displacement of those living in…