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Month: February 2025

4 February 2025 by AFP
EU says 'foundations' laid for Ukraine war tribunal The European Union on Tuesday said experts had agreed on the "legal foundations" for a special tribunal to try Russia over the war in Ukraine. Proposals for establishing a court to hold Russia accountable over its invasion were fl [...]
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a hub for the mineral trade, is a magnet for neighbouring Rwanda, as it is for other countries further afield, in the European Union and elsewhere. Photo: Members of the M23 armed group, supported by Rwanda, patrol in Goma, North Kivu.
4 February 2025 by Kerstin Bree Carlson
Modern-day gold rush in North Kivu: what the law can do Is there a role for international law in what’s happening in North Kivu, and more generally in international peace, at a time when Rwanda seems to have drawn the conclusion of a global context marked by major powers openly conside [...]
4 February 2025 by AFP
CORRECTED: Myanmar rebel group admits to killings A Myanmar rebel group said on Friday its members killed two prisoners in a rare admission of deadly violence as it fights the ruling junta to maintain control of the country's western borderlands. The incident, which "violated mil [...]
4 February 2025 by AFP
Apple blasts porn app for iPhones in Europe Apple on Monday called a pornography app available for iPhones in the European Union a danger to children, saying landmark digital rules there allowed it to get on to its handsets via an alternative to its App Store. Apple had lon [...]
3 February 2025 by AFP
China eases travel curbs on Uyghurs but maintains 'severe' controls: report China has eased travel curbs on Uyghurs but maintains "severe restrictions" on those seeking to go abroad or visit family in Xinjiang, a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report said Monday. Beijing stands accused of detaining more than a [...]
3 February 2025 by AFP
Italy PM named in complaint over freed Libya police head A migrant who claimed he was tortured by a Libyan war crimes suspect said on Monday that he had filed a complaint with prosecutors claiming Italy's prime minister enabled the suspect to go free. Lam Magok, a migrant from South Sud [...]
3 February 2025 by AFP
Italy PM named in complaint over freed Libya police head: report A migrant who says he was tortured by a Libyan war crimes suspect has filed a complaint with prosecutors claiming Italy's prime minister enabled the suspect to go free, news reports said Monday. The migrant from South Sudan, Lam M [...]
3 February 2025 by AFP
The role of minerals and tech firms in the DR Congo conflict The conflict between Rwanda-backed forces and the DR Congo is often presented as a struggle to control the valuable minerals that power global electronics. But the focus on "conflict minerals" may obscure other drivers of the viol [...]
3 February 2025 by AFP
Russian forces killing more captured Ukrainian troops: UN The United Nations on Monday warned that Russian forces have been killing more captured Ukrainian soldiers over recent months, echoing growing allegations from officials in Kyiv. Moscow and Kyiv have accused each other of committi [...]
Will Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the President of Sri Lanka, be able to put in place a genuine transitional justice process? Photo: Dissanayake during his election campaign in September 2024.
3 February 2025 by Julia Crawford
Can Sri Lanka now break with the past? Sri Lanka’s bloody civil war ended nearly 16 years ago, with war crimes committed on all sides. Victims have seen no justice. A new President and parliament were elected last year, representing a break with traditional parties and [...]
3 February 2025 by AFP
Victims urge international court to probe Kenya abductions Victims and their family members caught up in a wave of kidnappings and extrajudicial killings in Kenya have called on the International Criminal Court to investigate, the country's human rights commission told AFP Monday. Fury ha [...]
2 February 2025 by AFP
Russia and Ukraine trade blame for attack on Kursk school Kyiv and Moscow traded blame Sunday for a strike on a school in a Ukrainian-occupied town in Russia's Kursk region, as Washington urged both sides to make compromises to end the conflict. Fighting in the nearly three-year war has [...]
2 February 2025 by AFP
Italian who saved children from WWII massacre dies aged 96 Milena Bernabo, awarded one of Italy's top civilian honours for saving three children from a Nazi-Fascist massacre during World War II, died Sunday aged 96, local authorities said. Bernabo was awarded the gold medal for civil meri [...]
1 February 2025 by AFP
Russian attacks on Ukraine kill 15 Russia fired dozens of missiles and drones at Ukraine overnight and early Saturday, killing 15 people, Kyiv said. Ukraine and Russia also traded blame for a strike on a boarding school sheltering civilians in the Ukrainian-occupie [...]