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| Colombia | Colombia: the ‘false positive’ number that sets off a political storm | Justice Info |
| Impunity Gap | ||
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| Australia, Afghanistan | Australia Avoids Reckoning With Afghanistan War Crimes Allegations | The Diplomat |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Freed War Crimes Convicts Become Public Servants in Bosnia | Balkan Insight |
| Liberia | Aaron Weah: “Liberians have been reminded that justice is still possible” | Justice Info |
| Myanmar | Myanmar: Human rights must be top priority for emergency ASEAN summit | Amnesty International |
| United States | Police killings of Black Americans amount to crimes against humanity, international inquiry finds | The Guardian |
| Legislative/Parliamentary Developments | ||
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| Iraq | Kurdistan PM describes bill establishing new court to prosecute crimes of ISIS | Kurdistan 24 |
| United Kingdom | UK government drops bid to shield soldiers from war crimes prosecutions | Middle East Eye |
| United Kingdom | Uyghurs: MPs state genocide is taking place in China | BBC News |
| Judicial Developments | ||
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| ICTY | Last trial, last chance at the U.N. Court for the Former Yugoslavia | Justice Info |
| Kosovo | Kosovo War Survivors Nervous About Participating in Guerrillas’ Trials | Balkan Insight |
| Netherlands | Hague court convicts Syrian man for war crimes and membership in terrorist organization | Jurist |
| Rwanda | Trial of first high profile female suspect in Rwanda genocide case adjourned | Africa News |
| Sierra Leone | Massaquoi Trial Quietly Begins Hearings in Freetown | Front Page Africa |
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| Armenia, United States | Biden expected to recognize massacre of Armenians as genocide - sources | Reuters |
| Impunity Gap | ||
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| Chad | Chad: Déby Leaves Legacy of Abuse. AU Should Deploy Crisis Team to Ensure Civilian Protection, Rule of Law | Human Rights Watch |
| China | China: Crimes Against Humanity in Xinjiang | Human Rights Watch |
| China, United Kingdom | Probe troops for war crimes in Afghanistan: China to UK | Anadolu Agency |
| Myanmar | Aung San Suu Kyi representatives hire law firm to track junta crimes | Financial Times |
| Yemen | Human Rights conference in Yemen: Houthis continue to commit war crimes | Arab News |
| Legislative/Parliamentary Developments | ||
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| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Bosnian Serb Parliament to Mull Revoking Honours for War Criminals | Balkan Insight |
| Turkey | Turkish parliament details Armenia's rights violations | Anadolu Agency |
| United Kingdom | British soldiers can be prosecuted for war crimes says UK gov't in dramatic U-turn | Middle East Monitor |
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| Colombia | Amicus brief on killings of human rights defenders in Colombia | Human Rights Watch |
| Germany | German woman convicted over her time with Islamic State in Syria | The Hindu |
| ICC, Uganda | Warlord Seeking Lenient Sentencing Describes Upbringing in Brutality | Corthouse News Service |
| South Korea | South Korean court rejects sexual slavery claim against Tokyo | Arab News |
| Yemen | Yemeni military court tries Iranian officer on espionage, war crimes | Arab News |
| Highlight of the Week | ||
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| ICC, US | Why the US Needs to Clear the Way for International Justice | Human Rights Watch |
| Impunity Gap | ||
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| Ethiopia | Ethiopia: Three killed, 19 injured in Tigray as Eritrean troops open fire on civilians | Amnesty International |
| Ethiopia | The World Bank should not fund Ethiopia’s war in Tigray | Financial Times |
| France | France under pressure to admit responsibility for Mali airstrike | The Guardian |
| ICC, Israel | Israel refuses to work with ICC on war crimes probe, says 'no authority' | France 24 |
| Myanmar | Australia should target Myanmar ‘gang leader’ for sanctions, UN expert says | The Guardian |
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| Montenegro | Montenegro Parliament Urged to Probe Ex-Leader’s Srebrenica Role | Balkan Insight |
| United Kingdom | UK armed forces bill would limit war crimes accountability: UN rights chief | UN News |
| Ukraine | Ukrainian parliament calls on countries to increase pressure on Russia | Ukrinform |
| Judicial Developments | ||
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| Austria | Austria: high-potential investigations on Syria crimes | Justice Info |
| Australia | Australia Investigates War Crime Allegations In Afghanistan | NPR |
| ICC, Ukraine | Ukraine files communication on Ilovaisk tragedy and defense of Donetsk Airport to ICC | Ukrinform |
| Serbia | Closing Arguments Heard in Retrial of Ex-Serbian Security Officials | Court House News Service |
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| United States | US lifts Trump-era sanctions against ICC prosecutor | BBC News |
| Impunity Gap | ||
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| Ethiopia | Ethiopia dismisses evidence of war crimes verified by CNN investigation | CNN News |
| France, Rwanda | Time to apologise? France grapples with its role in Rwandan genocide | France 24 |
| Israel, ICC | Netanyahu to hold high-level talks on ICC war crimes probe | The Times of Israel |
| Russia, Syria | Rights groups in Russia condemn Moscow's role in Syria war crimes | The Guardian |
| Sri Lanka | When War Criminals Run the Government: Not Too Late for the International Community to Vet Sri Lankan Officials | Just Security |
| Syria | EU committed to ensuring war crimes in Syria will not go unpunished | Daily Sabah |
| Legislative/Parliamentary Developments | ||
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| China, Lithuania | Despite China threats, Lithuania moves to recognise Uighur genocide | Euractiv |
| Slovakia | Slovak Parliament adopts resolution on Nagorno Karabakh, calls for release of POWs | Public Radio of Armenia |
| Judicial Developments | ||
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| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Bosnia Rejects Fugitive Serb War Crimes Convict’s Appeal | Balkan Insight |
| Croatia | Croatia Charges Rebel Serb Commander with War Crimes | Balkan Insight |
| ICC, Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast president says Gbagbo 'free to return' after ICC acquittal | France 24 |
| STL | Appeals Chamber rules that Defence for Salim Ayyash have no standing to appeal his conviction in his absence in the Ayyash et al. case | STL News |
| Syria | Wife of Syria's Assad faces war crimes probe in UK | Anadolu Agency |
| Yemen | Yemeni military court tries Iranian officer on espionage, war crimes | Arab News |
| Highlights of the Week | ||
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| Germany | On Functional Immunity of Foreign Officials and Crimes under International Law | Just Security |
| United States | Biden Plans to Repeal Trump-Era Sanctions on ICC | Foreign Policy |
| Impunity Gap | ||
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| Armenia, Azerbaijan | Survivors of unlawful detention in Nagorno-Karabakh speak out about war crimes | Human Rights Watch |
| Brazil | Indigenous leaders want the ICC to try Bolsonaro for crimes against humanity | LifeGate |
| France | UN accuses France of possible war crimes over Mali airstrike on wedding | The Telegraph |
| Myanmar | The Guardian view on Myanmar’s generals: impunity has bred this ruthlessness | The Guardian |
| Sri Lanka | Sri Lankans wait for lost relatives as UN begins war crimes probe | Arab News |
| US, China | US human rights report calls China’s treatment of Uyghurs ‘genocide’ | Financial Times |
| Legislative/Parliamentary Developments | ||
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| China | China sanctions U.S. religious freedom officials, Canadian member of parliament | CNBC |
| European Parliament | European MPs Urge Serbia, Kosovo to Intensify War Grave Search | Balkan Insight |
| Myanmar | Ousted Myanmar lawmakers eyeing crimes against humanity probe at International Criminal Court | CNA |
| Judicial Developments | ||
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| ICC, DRC | ICC judges uphold ex-Congolese militia leader's war crimes conviction | Reuters |
| ICC, DRC | War crimes court orders record $30 million compensation for Congo victims | Reuters |
| ICC, Ivory Coast | ICC upholds acquittal of former Ivory Coast president Gbagbo | Aljazeera |
| Kosovo | Kosovo Convicts Two Serb Policemen of War Crimes | Balkan Insight |