crimes
A dispute between Liberia’s War Crimes Court Office and a civil society coalition dominated a recent transitional justice conference in Monrovia. Officials and advocates called for collaboration, even as disagreements deepened over who should submit legislation to establish the court. The conference, organized by the Liberia Civil Society Organization Initiative on Transitional Justice in partnership […]
Preparatory work has officially begun for a Crimes Against Humanity Convention, presenting a significant opportunity to address gaps in the protection against gender-based crimes, particularly for women and girls. Numerous organizations and individuals are urging states to adopt a gender-competent and intersectional negotiation process and convention, shaped by the experiences of victims. Recognizing Gender-Based Harms […]
Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine has resulted in widespread systemic crimes impacting civilian lives and critical infrastructure over nearly four years. Civilian safety is threatened by frequent missile strikes and forced displacement in numerous regions. Evidence from international organizations, eyewitness accounts, and open-source information details incidents including mass shelling of civilian targets, obstruction of humanitarian […]
Organizations and individuals representing civil society groups, NGOs, victim/survivor associations, and academic institutions worldwide have expressed their support for the opening of the Preparatory Committee for the Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Humanity. This development is considered a vital step toward addressing a gap in international […]
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