ICC prosecutor defends dropping US from Afghan war crime probe
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RECENT NEWS ON RUSSIAN GENOCIDE IN UKRAINE
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Creating a Shared Language of Genocide Prevention Across the Globe
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Rights groups have criticised Karim Khan’s decision not to investigate US forces and CIA for war crimes. The International Criminal...
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On Syria’s Ruins, a Drug Empire Flourishes
Powerful associates of Syria’s president, Bashar al-Assad, are making and selling captagon, an illegal amphetamine, creating a new...
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Decades After 'Cultural Genocide,' Residents of a Bulldozed Community Get Apology from Hayward
The descendants of a once vibrant, tight-knit community in the East Bay that was wiped off the map to make way for an industrial park in...
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As abortion comes under threat, are contraception and LGBTQ rights next?
The Supreme Court is likely to overturn the landmark ruling that guarantees the right to abortion in the US. Here’s why – and what might...
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Opinion: Congress needs to act on Xi Jinping’s genocide now
This week, a private U.K.-based investigative panel released what it says are classified Chinese government documents that appear to show...
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Human Rights Watch: Killing of dozens of protesters in Myanmar was planned
The killing of dozens of protesters in Myanmar in March was planned by military and security forces, Human Rights Watch said in a new...
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Georgia destroyed a Black town, now former residents want justice 50 years later
Many who lived in Linnentown are urging leaders in Athens to pay for destroying their community more than 50 years ago to make way for...
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U.S. and Mexico reach deal to restart Trump-era ‘Remain in Mexico’ program along border
The Biden administration has reached a deal with the Mexican government to restart the Trump-era “Remain in Mexico” program that requires...
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Myanmar army helicopter attacks ‘force thousands to flee’
Local media report civilians forced to shelter in forest and other places after air raids on more than a dozen villages in Depayin,...
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US halts decision on genocide designation to pursue diplomacy in Ethiopia
Senior US diplomat says Biden administration will not publicly determine whether genocide has taken place, leaving room for diplomatic...
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