Crimes Against Humanity

Sanctions on both Myanmar and China, for example, can have an impact in mitigating abuses, albeit in different ways.

In a significant break with his predecessors, President Joe Biden formally recognized the Armenian Genocide on April 24, the annual day of remembrance for the massacres.

Concerns over impunity and a troubling decline in human rights will be prominent, with a long-awaited report by the UN high commissioner for human rights.

It’s not the robust independent mechanism victims campaigned for, or the referral to the ICC that they deserve, but it is a potential path to justice.

If the story about atrocity prevention could be reframed so as to categorize it as a “hard” national security objective, it might be possible to help move the issue of atrocity…

Developing such a list of individuals would signal to survivors some measure of recognition of the atrocities they have suffered.

The government has failed in its international obligations to investigate and prosecute crimes, and has promoted alleged war criminals to high levels.

The Human Rights Council should build on the documentation and advocacy NGOs have done over the years to encourage accountability for gross violations.

International courts are inherently expressive: they provide a platform for a multitude of narratives. But recently, some prosecutorial narratives have begun to dominate in International…

Twelve years of failed justice must trigger an honest debate on the ability of these mechanisms to prevent violations and deal with historical atrocities.

The self-described Islamic State (IS) is publicly accused of having committed, in addition to genocide and war crimes, crimes against humanity and persecution on the basis of religion…

For more than a decade, in one atrocity case after another, justice is delayed, denied, or even reversed, as the government pursues impunity.