The human rights barrister Geoffrey Robertson argues that even a trial in absentia would have impact and could vindicate international law.
Tag: Human Rights and Human Rights Violations
Sudan’s Army Launches Operation to Retake Khartoum
The latest outbreak of fighting comes as nations gathered at the U.N. General Assembly called for an end to the war and for aid to be fast-tracked to millions in need.
Sudan’s Army Launches Operation to Retake Khartoum
The latest outbreak of fighting comes as nations gathered at the U.N. General Assembly called for an end to the war and for aid to be fast-tracked to millions in need.
First It Was Lynch Mobs. Now Police Kill Pakistanis Accused of Blasphemy.
The deaths of two men have reverberated across Pakistan, where the charge of insulting Islam has long been a sensitive issue.
Democrats and Republicans Press China on Abuse of Muslim Minority
Both parties are focused on oppression of China’s Uyghur minority but use different tactics in pushing the Biden administration to do more.
Congo Releases More Than 700 Inmates After a Deadly Stampede
At least 129 people died when inmates tried to escape from Makala Prison, where conditions are abysmal and overcrowding is a major problem.
Israeli Soldiers Throw Three Seemingly Lifeless Palestinians Off a Roof
Several videos have emerged of the gruesome scene, but it remains unclear if the three were alive or dead at the time.
Walkie-Talkie and Pager Attacks Against Hezbollah Set Off Legal Debate
Experts are at odds over the question of whether it violates the laws of war to hide explosives in wireless devices that may go off near civilians.
U.N. Sees ‘Human Rights Abyss’ in Myanmar as Military Kills Civilians
Three years after the military staged a coup, intensifying a civil war, civilians continue to pay the price, according to a coming United Nations report.
China Frees American Pastor, David Lin, After Nearly 20 Years in Prison
David Lin had tried to open a Christian training center in Beijing. The United States considered him one of three Americans “wrongfully detained” by China.