British king acknowledges colonial atrocities in Kenya – here’s what could happen next: On his official visit to Kenya, King Charles III acknowledged Britain’s colonial era “wrongdoings”. He also paid tribute to Kenyan soldiers who had participated in the first and second world wars on behalf of Britain. His visit coincided with Kenya’s 60th independence …
Ukraine: Russian attitudes to Ukrainians can help to explain the atrocities: EPA-EFE/Anatoly Maltsev Speaking to journalist Sophie Raworth on the BBC’s Sunday Morning show recently, former war crimes prosecutor Sir Howard Morrison, now an advisor to the Ukraine government, highlighted the dangers posed by the negative – often insulting and dehumanising – statements made by …
Ukraine: how forensics teams will investigate evidence of atrocities at Bucha: Forensic investigators are reportedly already at work in Bucha, northwest of Kyiv, where grisly evidence has been found that could point to war crimes committed by Russian troops during their occupation of the area. Journalists brought in by Ukrainian troops who have retaken various …
Ukraine war: evidence of atrocities in Kyiv’s suburbs strengthens case for a harder line against Russia: When Ukraine learned on April 2 that the whole Kyiv region had been liberated from Russian troops, there was barely any jubilation. This was mostly because of the gruesome evidence of war crimes left by the Russian occupying force …
Russia’s denial of responsibility for atrocities in Bucha recalls 50 years of lies over the Katyn massacre: Ukrainian troops entering the city of Bucha, 25km north-west of the capital Kyiv, have reportedly found evidence of what appear to be horrific war crimes committed during the month-long occupation by Russian forces. Having forced the Russian troops …
Yazidi genocide: landmark guilty verdict for IS jihadi could transform how atrocities are brought to justice: The genocide verdict brought recently by a German court against an Iraqi member of Islamic State for crimes including the murder of a five-year-old Yazidi girl is a landmark decision which will clear the way for similar prosecutions. That …
Mass atrocities in Ethiopia expose the limitations of early warning tools: Refugees who fled Ethiopia's Tigray conflict queue for contributions before sunrise in eastern Sudan. Photo by Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP via Getty Images Since conflict erupted in Tigray, northern Ethiopia, in November 2020, there have been widespread reports of atrocities in the region. Hundreds of massacres …
Facebook often removes evidence of atrocities in countries like Syria and Myanmar – but we can preserve it: R. Bociaga/Shutterstock Nearly half of the world’s population owns a smartphone. For those living in conflict zones or suffering human rights violations, these devices are crucial. They help ordinary people record and share the atrocities they witness …
Pope Francis in Iraq: visit highlights recent history of atrocities against Christians: Recording casualties during a conflict can provide a body of evidence of how violence has affected particular communities or groups, such as the Yazidis in Iraq and the Kurds in Syria. When the Islamic State entered Iraq in 2014, they immediately started committing …