Atrocities

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.

Deconstructing this bias and integrating the lived reality of male civilians in wartime can improve protection of entire communities.

The "hunting" may be part of a Kremlin strategy to seize more territory, drive out Ukrainians, and pacify those left in advance of any talks.

Washington Senior Editor Viola Gienger interviewed Oleksandra Matviichuk about her organization's documentation of grave crimes in Ukraine.

A trial in Finland of a commander for the Wagner affiliate Rusich could reshape the legal framework for accountability in such cases.