Atrocities

Foreign aid freezes imposed by the Trump administration endanger critical humanitarian programs in the DRC and threaten global healthcare.

The threat is greatest in central Mali, but persecution of the Fulbe (Fulani) across the region seeds fertile ground for ethnic cleansing.

Addressing widespread impunity and various failed efforts to establish criminal responsibility for enforced disappearance.

The decision to release Osama Elmasry Njeem and fly him back to Libya immediately drew widespread outrage in Italy and beyond.

The United Nations must do better in exercising strategic leadership in atrocity crimes prevention and response.

To counter impunity, civil society and survivors of police brutality are organizing against abuses such as eye mutilation.

The Assad atrocities have long served as a painful example of the limits of international justice, but there is now a chance to change that.

The ICC’s mandate to pursue accountability for grave crimes applies regardless of whether alleged perpetrators are U.S. allies or adversaries.

Member States claim to want peace. Addressing issues in the "Joint Office" would elevate atrocity prevention as a priority.

The U.S. genocide determination should trigger concerted efforts to support the people of Sudan and set an example that wars and human rights abuses should not and cannot be profitable.…

The task of those working for international human rights is expansive. Here are a few areas to watch in 2025.

The incoming Trump administration can take advantage of the ICC's activities to achieve legitimate U.S. interests in Gaza and beyond.