Signature Topics - Atrocity Prevention

U.N. Approves Israeli Resolution to Condemn Holocaust Denial

Author: 
Kehinde Winful

On January 13, 2022, the United Nations General Assembly adopted Israel's resolution addressing the problem of Holocaust denial.

ICJ To Hold Public Hearings in Gambia v. Myanmar Case

Author: 
Justine N. Stefanelli

On January 19, 2022, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) announced that it wil

ECtHR Rules on Command Responsibility in Milanković Case

Author: 
Kehinde Winful

On January 20, 2022, the First Section of the European Court of Human Rights issued its judgment in Milanković v.

Myanmar Military Leader Accused of Crimes Against Humanity

Author: 
Şeymanur Yönt

On December 10, 2021, Myanmar Accountability Project (MAP), submitted evidence to the International Criminal Court (ICC) and accused Myanmar Military Leader Senior General Min Aung Hlaing of crimes

UK Uyghur Tribunal Rules on China’s Possible Responsibility for Alleged Genocide, Crimes Against Humanity, Torture

Author: 
Şeymanur Yönt

On December 9, 2021, the UK Uyghur Tribunal (Tribunal) issued its judgment on China’s possible responsibility for “international crimes against the Uyghurs and other Muslim Population in the Uyghur

UN Investigative Team Presents Report on ISIL Activities in Iraq

Author: 
Şeymanur Yönt

On December 2, 2021, the United Nations Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da’esh / Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (UNITAD) presented its seventh report on I

German Court Sentences Iraqi Jihadist for Yazidi Genocide

Author: 
Şeymanur Yönt

On November 30, 2021, the 5th Senate (State Security [Staatsschutzsenat]) of the Higher Regional Court Frankfurt/Main (Oberlandesgericht Frankfurt am Main) sentenced an Iraqi man, Taha Al-

Argentine Court to Hear the Case Against Myanmar Military

Author: 
Şeymanur Yönt

On November 26, 2021, the Second Chamber of the Federal Criminal Court in Buenos Aires confirmed that, under the principle of universal jurisdiction, it would launch a genocide case against senior

UNSC Adopts Presidential Statement on Sudan

Author: 
Şeymanur Yönt

On October 28, 2021, the UN Security Council (UNSC) adopted a presidental statement on Sudan presented by Kenya, Council President for October.

African Union Issues a Statement on Sudan

Author: 
Şeymanur Yönt

On October 26, 2021, the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) adopted a