UN Team to Collect Evidence of Islamic State War Crimes in Iraq
The United Nations Security Council has voted unanimously to establish an investigative team to help Iraq secure evidence of atrocities committed by Islamic State militants “that may amount to war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide.” Britain, which drafted the resolution, said the team would bring some justice to those who had experienced atrocities at […]
Why Is Myanmar Refusing A UN Probe If There Is No Rohingya Genocide?
If Myanmar has nothing to hide, why isn’t the country’s de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, who is a Nobel Peace Prize winner, allowing U.N. investigators to visit the country? When Myanmar transitioned from military rule to civilian democracy, many hoped the new government would make efforts to resolve the Rohingya Muslim crisis that […]
UN: South Sudan on brink of ethnic civil war
South Sudan is “on the brink of an all-out ethnic civil war which could destabilise the entire region”, the head of a team of UN human rights investigators told the UN Human Rights Council, describing a shattered country where children as young as two have been raped.
Genocide-Threatening Letters Sent To Islamic Centers
At least four mosques received copies of an anti-Muslim, pro-Trump handwritten letter in California and Georgia threatening genocide against Islam since Thursday, adding to a wave of hate crimes and threats against the Islamic community across the United States. As minority communities report a surge in violence since President-Elect Donald Trump’s Election Day victory, Muslim […]
Massive Yazidi Minority Graves Found Near Mosul
The Islamic State’s genocide on Iraq’s Yazidi community continues as security forces discovered two mass graves filled with bodies near Mosul on Sunday. Kurdish Peshmerga forces found the graves, which had at least 18 people buried in them, along with identification cards in the Shababit junction area in northwestern Iraq, according to reports. Officials said […]
Rwanda Demands Vatican Apologizes for Role in Genocide
Rwanda’s government has demanded an apology from the Vatican over the Catholic Church’s role in the country’s 1994 genocide, dismissing the recent apology offered by Rwandan bishops. The Catholic Church in Rwanda issued a statement that was intended to be read at churches across the country on Sunday, apologizing for “all the wrongs the church […]
U.S. Must Act to Stop Genocide, Support Peace and Ensure Equality for Survivors
Carl Anderson gives testimony before Lantos Commission WASHINGTON, April 19, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — In addition to helping stop the genocide of Christians and others now taking place in the Middle East, the United States must act to prevent its recurrence and to assure the future of the affected communities, according to testimony offered to members […]