World Mar 4, 2021
Nearly 27 years have passed since the genocide in Rwanda, but the children born of rape perpetrated during the country's torment are still struggling with trauma.
World Feb 23, 2021
Xinjiang genocide vote pressures Trudeau to take harder line on China
by Kait Bolongaro
The nonbinding declaration from lawmakers represents a clear signal that they want Trudeau to maintain pressure on Beijing over human rights.
Asia Pacific Jan 20, 2021
In parting shot, Trump administration accuses China of 'genocide' against Uyghurs
The U.S. decision does not automatically trigger any penalties, but means countries will have to think hard about allowing companies to do business with Xinjiang.
Asia Pacific Jan 15, 2021
China possibly committed 'genocide' in Xinjiang, U.S. Congress panel reports
The report calls for a formal U.S. "determination on whether atrocities are being committed" within 90 days of legislation passed on Dec. 27.
Asia Pacific Jan 14, 2021
U.S. bans all Xinjiang cotton products and tomatoes over forced labor
The move is the latest in a series of actions where the U.S. is raising pressure on China over some companies’ alleged ill-treatment of workers.
Asia Pacific Dec 23, 2020
'What choice do we have?': Rohingya women face odyssey of misery
As conditions deteriorate in increasingly overcrowded Bangladeshi refugee camps, desperate parents are marrying off their daughters to Rohingya men thousands of kilometers away in Malaysia.
Asia Pacific Dec 16, 2020
Rohingya trafficking network sells dreams but delivers violence and extortion
Hundreds looking to escape a Bangladesh refugee camp are believed to have died at sea from beatings, starvation or dehydration.
Asia Pacific Sep 12, 2020
As Myanmar erases names of destroyed Rohingya villages, U.N. map-makers follow suit
by Poppy Mcpherson
On maps produced in 2020 by the U.N. mapping unit in Myanmar, which it says are based on Myanmar government maps, the site of the destroyed village is now nameless.
Asia Pacific Sep 9, 2020
‘Kill all you see’: For first time, Myanmar soldiers tell of Rohingya slaughter
by Hannah Beech, Saw Nang and Marlise Simons
The atrocities described by the two men echo evidence of serious human rights abuses gathered from among more than 1 million Rohingya refugees.
Asia Pacific Apr 30, 2020
Myanmar military may be committing new war crimes, says U.N. envoy
The departing U.N. human rights envoy for Myanmar said its military is engaged in activities against rebels that may amount to "war crimes and crimes against humanity" in Rakhine and Chin states, and that she was "enraged" and "saddened" by the situation in the ...
World / Crime & Legal Feb 12, 2020
Sudan agrees ex-President al-Bashir should appear before ICC over Darfur crimes
Sudan's government and rebel groups in Darfur agreed on Tuesday that all those wanted by the International Criminal Court should appear before the tribunal, a list that includes ousted president Omar al-Bashir. Al-Bashir, who has been jailed in Khartoum since he was toppled after mass ...
Asia Pacific / Crime & Legal Dec 19, 2019
Myanmar's Suu Kyi calls supporters a 'source of strength' during genocide hearings
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday thanked supporters who staged large rallies on her behalf as she defended the country against genocide charges at The Hague, speaking to the nation for the first time since she returned on Sunday. Gambia accused Myanmar of ...