Atrocities

Officials are scrambling to gauge foreign involvement and intelligence failures, even as they decide how to respond militarily and otherwise.

The draft Crimes against Humanity treaty has the opportunity to recognize gender-based oppression for what it is: a type of apartheid.

Only a neutral body like the ICHREE can conduct a comprehensive investigation into the atrocities in Tigray and other conflicts in Ethiopia. Ending its mandate risks complicity…

The U.S. can more effectively anticipate and halt atrocities worldwide through prioritizing atrocity prevention and leveraging tools.

It is not too soon to consider the role of accountability, particularly criminal accountability, in peace talks between Russia and Ukraine.

Russia's justifications for its invasion of Ukraine and the international response demonstrate the enduring relevance of international law.

EU presses to let mandate end despite commission finding that “past and current abuses in these four regions demand further investigation.”

With ASEAN, East Asian, and G20 Summits coming up in the region, it's not too late for effective measures to compel a positive change.

Despite a tendency to analyze global divisions over aggression trials through a “West” versus “Global South” binary, the longer-term stakes of accountability for Ukraine…

The Syrian government still has not been held accountable for its brutal chemical weapons attack on Ghouta ten years ago.

Efforts to protect populations from atrocity crimes are unlikely to advance without an empowered senior U.N. official at the helm.

Since MSF raised the alarm about sexual violence and the crisis in eastern DRC as a whole, a slew of diplomats, U.N. officials, and local authorities have visited and expressed…