Africa
African Union leaders back leaving ICC
Leaders of multiple African countries announced that they have backed a "strategy of collective withdrawal" from the International Criminal Court.
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Watching the Shadows
Obama’s final year: a CounterVortex scorecard
With a Trump despotism looming, CounterVortex offers its final assessment of Barack Obama's record in addressing the oppressive legacy of the Global War on Terrorism.
Greater Middle East
Russia betrays Kurds as Syria alliance shifts
After initiating talks that exclude Washington, Turkey and Russia each accused the US of backing “terrorist groups” in Syria—obviously meaning the Kurds.
Greater Middle East
UN approves investigation of Syria war crimes
With action blocked by Russia's veto in the Security Council, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution establishing an independent investigation into war crimes in Syria.
Africa
Central African Republic: multi-factional fighting
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights warns that arbitrary killings and other grave rights abuses continue to plague the Central African Republic amid multi-factional fighting.
Africa
South Sudan ‘teetering on brink of disaster’
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights warned that South Sudan "teeters on the brink of a disaster," and called for deploying 4,000 peacekeepers to protect civilians.
Greater Middle East
General massacre feared with fall of Aleppo
As pro-Assad forces close in on the last opposition-held areas of Aleppo, reports are coming out of the stricken city that residents face mass detention and atrocities.
Greater Middle East
General Assembly demands halt to Aleppo siege
With action in the Security Council blocked by Russia and China, the UN General Assembly passed a resolution demanding an immediate end to all attacks on civilians in Syria.
Greater Middle East
War crimes charges brought against Bashar Assad
A group of human rights lawyers in Germany filed a criminal complaint against Syrian dictator Bashar Assad on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Greater Middle East
Trump victory: green light for Aleppo’s destruction
Backed by unrelenting Russian air-strikes, Syrian regime forces advance on rebel-held eastern Aleppo, a grim inauguration of the fascist world order dominated by Trump and Putiin.
Southeast Asia
UN: Burma in ‘ethnic cleansing’ of Rohingya
An official of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees accused Burma of widespread atrocities as part of an effort to "ethnically cleanse" Rohingya Muslims from the country.
Greater Middle East
The new Axis: Moscow, Damascus, Washington
Trump's election has given Russia a green light for the destruction of Aleppo; Bashar Assad now has the open support of both superpowers in his war of extermination.