The Asia Justice Coalition – a network of organizations that have come together to focus on international justice and accountability in Asia – expresses its grave concern at the plight of Rohingya...
GERMANY OPENS UNIVERSAL JURISDICTION TRIALS FOR SYRIA AND IRAQ ATROCITIES On 23 April a court in Koblenz, Germany opened a trial under the principle of universal jurisdiction for two former Syrian...
The conflict in Yemen is entering its sixth year, resulting in what is considered the worst man-made humanitarian crisis in the world. On 10 April, the first COVID-19 case was confirmed in the...
Dear Governmental Partners in Prevention, As we remember the victims of past genocides and other mass atrocities over the course of Genocide Awareness Month this April, the non-governmental...
In less than a month Burundians are expected to head to the polls for general elections. In addition to deadly risks surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, during September 2019 the UN Human Rights...
Atrocity Alert is a weekly publication by the Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect highlighting situations where populations are at risk of, or are enduring, mass atrocity crimes...
Over five years of brutal war in Yemen have left millions of Yemenis weakened by malnutrition and disease, and decimated Yemen’s health system. The imminent threat of COVID-19 will exacerbate an...
On Monday, 6 April, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres released a summary of the report from the Board of Inquiry into attacks on civilian objects in northwest Syria. After investigating seven...
Sheikh Hasina Prime Minister Old Sangsad Bhaban Tejagaon, Dhaka-1215 Bangladesh Dear Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, As authorities around the world struggle to cope with the spread of COVID-19, it is...
The world is facing unprecedented challenges resulting from the pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. Although it originated in China, as of 1 April the majority of the 910,000...