war crimes

The Dire Toll: One in Five Children Living in War Zones In 2024, an unsettling reality enveloped the world: one in five children, roughly 520 million, lived amid active warfare. This figure represents a stark increase of 47 million from the previous year, marking the highest count since formal tracking began in 2005. The 2024 Save the Children report, published Tuesday, paints a grim picture of the ebbing tides of conflict sweeping across the globe. Global Surge in Conflict The report’s data, sourced from PRIO and the…

Sudan's Ongoing Turmoil: Calls for Justice and Sovereignty Clash In a region burdened by a history of conflict, the fall of El-Fasher in Sudan has sparked a new wave of international concern. With the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) now in control, the region witnesses a grim echo of past horrors. Amidst this backdrop, the role of international intervention is under fierce debate. Sudan's Prime Minister, Kamil Idris, has voiced a resolute stand: crimes must face international scrutiny, yet foreign boots on the ground are not the…

Unveiling a Buried Truth: The Thiaroye Massacre and France’s Colonial Legacy In the shadows of history lies the forgotten story of the Thiaroye massacre, a tragic event that has recently come under the spotlight with revelations pointing to a deliberate cover-up. On December 1, 1944, French troops opened fire on West African soldiers demanding their due pay at the Thiaroye camp near Dakar, Senegal. For decades, the official death toll was reported as at least 35. Yet, new findings suggest that these numbers are drastically…

A Long-Awaited Justice: ICC's Landmark Conviction in Darfur Conflicts The International Criminal Court in The Hague delivered a momentous verdict on Monday, finding former Janjaweed militia leader Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman, also known as Ali Kushayb, guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity. This marks the tribunal's first conviction linked to the Darfur crisis, shedding light on one of the darkest chapters in Sudan's history. A Decades-Long Pursuit for Accountability The Darfur conflict, which erupted over…

ICC’s Pursuit of Joseph Kony: A Legal Precipice in Global Justice The halls of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague are echoing with a new, yet familiar, resonance as judges begin hearings that could shape the future of international justice. The target of this renewed scrutiny: Joseph Kony, the elusive leader of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), a rebel group infamous for a reign of terror across Uganda and neighboring nations. A Fugitive of Many Faces Joseph Kony's name first appeared on the ICC’s radar…

U.N.-backed human rights investigators called Friday for the establishment of an "independent and impartial force" to safeguard civilians in Sudan, condemning both warring sides for war crimes such as murder, mutilation and torture. They also warned that foreign governments supplying arms or financial support could be complicit. In their first report since being formed by the U.N.'s main human rights body last October, the fact-finding team further accused the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and…

Starvation as a Weapon: The Catastrophic Fallout of Sudan's Conflict Independent U.N. specialists have denounced the ongoing conflict in Sudan, accusing warring factions of weaponizing hunger. A dire report from a non-governmental organization warns that famine could claim the lives of up to three million individuals in this devastated African nation. Sudan descended into turmoil in April 2023 when the tensions between the national military and the notorious Rapid Support Forces (RSF) erupted into violent confrontations in…

Chadian authorities on Monday handed over a former Central African militia leader to the International Criminal Court on suspicion of war crimes and crimes against humanity, the Hague-based court announced.…

The United States on Monday imposed sanctions on an Eritrean official it accused of being involved in serious human rights violations in the conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region, where thousands of people have been killed and more 2 million displaced people.…

Sudan will hand over longtime autocrat Omar al-Bashir to the International Criminal Court along with other officials called for the Darfur conflict, Foreign Minister Mariam al-Mahdi said on Wednesday. "The Cabinet decided to hand over wanted officials to the ICC," Mahdi was quoted as saying by state media. Bashir, who ruled Sudan with an iron fist for three decades before being ousted from popular protests in 2019, is charged with genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur. The UN says 300,000 people…