South Asia
Bangladesh Islamist dies awaiting war crimes trial
Jamaat-e-Islami leader AKM Yusuf died at age 87 while awaiting trial on charges of crimes against humanity committed during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War.
Tag: genocide
The Andes
Colombia: war has claimed 6 million victims
The armed conflict in Colombia has claimed a total of 6,073,453 victims, according to a count by the government's Unit for Integral Reparation to Victims.
Africa
African Union: stand against ICC trials of presidents
The African Union called for African countries to "speak with one voice" against the trials of sitting heads of state in the International Criminal Court.
The Caucasus
Circassians call for boycott of Sochi Olympics
Circassians are calling for a boycott of the Sochi Winter Olympics, demanding that Russia's 19th-century military campaign against their people be recognized as a genocide.
The Andes
Peru: no sterilization abuse charges for Fujimori
A state prosecutor cleared Peru's imprisoned ex-president Alberto Fujimori of charges that he was responsible for the forced sterilization of thousands of indigenous peasant women.
The Andes
Colombia: Embera indigenous leaders assassinated
Colombia's indigenous movement charges that the government is failing to act after a wave of deadly violence and threats against Embera leaders by paramilitaries.
Greater Middle East
Experts find ‘clear evidence’ of Syria war crimes
Amnesty International and other rights groups are demanding that the Geneva conference must address claims of "industrial-scale" massacres and torture in Syria.
Africa
Uganda’s South Sudan intervention assailed
Uganda's military says it intervened in South Sudan to stop a "genocide"—but critics say its forces may be participating in genocidal actions alongside government troops.
Southern Cone
SCOTUS rules for Daimler in Argentina rights case
The US Supreme Court ruled that DaimlerChrysler AG does not have to face suit in California for human rights violations by a subsidiary that took place in Argentina.
Palestine
Ariel Sharon buried under Iron Dome
As Ariel Sharon was buried under the protection of Israel's Iron Dome missile shield, joyful celebrations broke out at Lebanon's Sabra and Shatila refugee camps.
South Asia
Bangladesh: another Islamist charged in war crimes
Another leader in Bangladesh's main Islamist party was charged with crimes related to the 1971 war, in what the opposition calls a plan to eradicate its leaders.
The Amazon
Brazil: indigenous reserve attacked in Amazon
Local farmers and loggers attacked the Tenharim indigenous reserve in Brazil's Amazonas state, setting several houses afire and leaving families displaced.