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The country showed no sign of improvement in 2016, perpetuating a detrimental situation for human rights. By definition,...

The relevance of universal jurisdiction for torture or genocide has been widely acknowledged in the last few years. Time...

We celebrate the International Day for Human Rights at the close of a rough year for international justice. In spite of...

On the 68th anniversary of the Convention against Genocide, Bosnia and Herzegovina is still struggling to come to terms...

The District Court of Bobigny (France) upheld a guilty verdict against Pascal Simbikangwa for genocide and crimes agains...

South Africa’s withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC), followed closely by Gambia and Burundi, has made...

Despite his acquittal, the trial of Colonel Kumar Lama in the United Kingdom goes to proving the relevance of universal...

“It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of tru...

40 years of struggle against enforced disappearances have resulted in meaningful progress, but the phenomenon remains on...

Burundi deserted its examination before the United Nations Committee against Torture (CAT) midway. One can only regret t...

On 17 July, the world will celebrate International Justice Day. But justice on an international level is not the only as...

Déborah Kitumaini Kasiba is the widow of eminent human rights defender, Pascal Kabungulu, who was assassinated in the De...