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International Justice Update - September 2022

This Update on International Justice is compiled and provided for informational purposes only. Any opinions expressed in articles contained in this Update are not necessarily endorsed by PGA or any individual/s associated with PGA; nor does PGA or any individual/s associated with PGA vouch for the accuracy of the contents of these articles.

Impunity Gap
  China China: UN Human Rights Council must ensure accountability for ongoing atrocities in Xinjiang Amnesty International
  China Crimes Against Humanity in Xinjiang: The UN (Finally) Weighs In Just Security
  Ethiopia Ethiopia rejects UN report on possible crimes against humanity in Tigray Africa News
  Ethiopia Reasonable Grounds to Believe "War Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity" in Ethiopia's War - Tigray "Systematically" Deprived of Material, Services "Indispensable" for Survival: UN Investigators All Africa
  ICC, Afgh‌anistan International Criminal Court Should Reach Decision on Afghanistan HRW
  Iran None Amnesty International
  Myanmar Myanmar: Increasing evidence of crimes against humanity since coup UN News
  Myanmar U.N. investigator says Facebook provided vast amount of Myanmar war crimes information Reuters
  Namibia, Germany Namibia genocide: Opposition demands new deal with Germany Deutsche Welle
  Ukraine, Russia The Case for Creating an International Tribunal to Prosecute the Crime of Aggression Against Ukraine Just Security
  Ukraine, Russia Ukraine: As Ukraine retakes territory from Russia, securing evidence of alleged war crimes is crucial Amnesty International
  Venezuela Venezuela: new UN report details responsibilities for crimes against humanity to repress dissent and highlights situation in remotes mining areas OHCHR
Legislative/Parliamentary Developments
  Russia Russian parliament toughens punishment for crimes during military mobilisation Reuters
Judicial Developments
  Armenia, Azerbaijan Armenia applies to International Court of Justice over Azerbaijani war crimes Public Radio of Armenia
  Australia, Afghanistan Former Australian commando faces Afghanistan war crimes investigation The Age
  Belgium Belgium sued for 'crimes against humanity' over failure to resettle asylum seekers The Brussels Times
  Extraordinary Chambers in the Court of Cambodia (ECCC) Cambodia: UN-backed tribunal ends with conviction upheld for last living Khmer Rouge leader UN News
  Canada Families of Flight PS752 victims call for war crimes probe CBC
  Guinea Guinea: Landmark Trial for 2009 Massacre HRW
  ICC, DRC Ntaganda Case: Appeals Chamber directs the Trial Chamber to issue a new reparations order ICC
  ICC, Eurojust Eurojust and ICC Prosecutor launch practical guidelines for documenting and preserving information on international crimes Eurojust
  Kosovo Specialist Chambers (KSC) Kosovo War Crime Court President Suggests KLA Leaders’ Trial is Near Balkan Insight
  Kosovo Specialist Chambers (KSC) Kosovo Ex-Fighter’s Lawyer Asks Court for War Crimes Acquittal Balkan Insight
  Ukraine Ukraine prosecutor says it has documented 34,000 war crimes, including genocide The Hill

Highlight of the Week
 China Xinjiang report: China must address grave human rights violations and the world must not turn a blind eye, say UN experts OHCHR
Impunity Gap
  Afghanistan Afghanistan: Renewal of the Special Rapporteur’s Mandate and Need for Stronger Accountability Measures HRW
  Afghanistan, IC‌C A year into Taliban rule, ICC prosecutors seek resumed Afghan war crimes probe Reuters
  Brazil ‘Hidden genocide’: Death of Indigenous man in Brazil spurs outcry Aljazeera
  Ethiopia Ethiopia: Extend the Expert Commission’s mandate Reliefweb
  Germany Germany rejects new negotiations over Namibia genocide Deutsche Welle
  Guinea, IC‌C ICC mission arrives in Guinea ahead of 2009 massacre trial Yahoo News
  Myanmar It’s Been Five Years Since The Burmese Military Carried Out Genocide Against The Rohingya: Why Not Extend Permanent Safe Haven? Forbes
  Russia Russia must be held accountable for committing genocide in Ukraine Atlantic Council
  Sri Lanka Sri Lanka at critical juncture: UN report urges progress on accountability, institutional and security sector reforms OHCHR
  Sudan, IC‌C Despite First Trial on War Crimes, Thousands of Sudanese Refugees in Darfur Still Without Justice, International Criminal Court Prosecutor Tells Security Council Reliefweb
  Syria, Is‌rael Syria accuses Israel of ‘war crimes’ for alleged strike on Aleppo airport The Times of Israel
  Ukraine In Brussels, Ukraine seeks backing for special war crimes tribunal EURACTIVE
  Ukraine, I‌CC The War in Ukraine and the Legitimacy of the International Criminal Court Just Security
Legislative/Parliamentary Developments
  Spain Spain violated former Catalan Parliament leaders’ political rights, UN Human Rights Committee finds OHCHR
Judicial Developments
  Colombia Colombia’s war crimes tribunal to investigate state officials’ business associates Colombia Reports
  DRC, IC‌C Ntaganda case: ICC Appeals Chamber to deliver judgment on reparations order on 12 September 2022 ICC News
  United Kingdom, Lib‌eria Newcastle arrest over alleged Liberian civil war crimes BBC News
  France France drops investigation into soldiers' complicity in Rwandan genocide Deutsche Welle
  Germany German court hands ISIS member 10 years in prison for murder, war crimes The Jerusalem Post
  Libya, IC‌C ICC terminates proceedings against Al-Tuhamy Mohamed Khaled following notification of his passing ICC News
  Rwanda Rwanda genocide: Felicien Kabuga to face crimes against humanity charges Fox News
  Ukraine Ukrainian prosecutors identify Russian soldier suspected of shooting civilians from CNN report CNN