Australia to support Ukraine at UN's highest court Australia's Solicitor-General will deliver an intervention at the International Court of Justice in support of Ukraine's case against the invasion by Russia. AAP · Sep 19, 2023
Zelenskiy accuses Russia of genocide and urges world leaders to attend peace summit Ukrainian president says all leaders ‘who do not tolerate any aggression’ would be invited to a peace summit The Guardian - US · Sep 19, 2023
Ukraine asks International Court of Justice to examine Russia's 'terrible lie' Ukraine told the International Court of Justice on Tuesday that Russia, to justify its invasion in 2022, invoked a “terrible lie” that it was trying to stop alleged genocide. Radio France Internationale · Sep 19, 2023
Razakar trailer stokes worries about communal polarisation, call for ban on movie Reacting to trailer of movie Razakar-The Silent Genocide of Hyderabad, Minister K.T. Rama Rao said he will take up the matter with Censor Board and Telangana police. Majlis Bachao Tehreek leader Amjedullah Khan demanded movie be banned by BRS to maintain peace and communal harmony. Historian Sreeramoju Haragopal said it… The Hindu · Sep 19, 2023
Ukraine lawyers insist that UN's top court has jurisdiction to hear Kyiv's case against Russia Ukraine is insisting that the United Nations’ highest court has jurisdiction to hear a case alleging that Moscow abused the genocide convention to justify launching its devastating invasion last year The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2023
Watch as World Court hears Ukraine’s response to Russian objections in genocide case Watch as Ukraine responds to Russia’s objections against the jurisdiction of the World Court in a genocide case brought by the nation, which claims Moscow falsely applied genocide law to justify its 2022 invasion. The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2023
Genocide warning in Nagorno-Karabakh Letter: Caroline Cox of the Humanitarian Aid Relief Trust urges the government to fulfil its responsibility under international law The Guardian - UK · Sep 18, 2023
Genocide fears in Darfur are attracting little attention − have nations abandoned their responsibility to protect civilians? Mass atrocities are once again plaguing the people of Darfur, Sudan, with talk of a genocide taking place. The Conversation · Sep 18, 2023
Ukraine and its allies battle Russian bid to have genocide case tossed out of the UN's top court Ukraine’s legal battle against Russia over allegations of genocide used by Moscow to justify its 2022 invasion is resuming at the United Nations’ highest court The Independent UK · Sep 18, 2023
Critics Sue Over Hawaii's Housing Deregulation, Calling It Attempted 'Genocide' A coalition including the state ACLU, Sierra Club, and Native Hawaiian cultural groups argue Gov. Josh Green vastly exceeded his emergency powers when he waived most regulations on homebuilding. Reason · Sep 8, 2023
The US should not normalize Modi’s autocratic and illiberal India at the G20 Despite his lip-service to democracy and human rights, Biden keeps embracing autocrats and would-be autocrats The Guardian - US · Sep 8, 2023
Tiruchi City police registers case against BJP IT cell chief Amit Malviya .Police in Tiruchi register case against BJP IT cell chief for twisting comments of Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Sanathana Dharma. Malviya falsely claimed Minister called for "genocide of 80% of India's population". Complaint filed, case registered under IPC Sections 153, 153 (A), 504, 505 (1)(b). The Hindu · Sep 6, 2023
US lawmakers visiting The Hague say Russian President Putin is committing genocide in Ukraine Members of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee say Russian President Vladimir Putin is committing genocide in Ukraine The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2023
Ethiopia’s Amhara people are being portrayed as the enemy: the dangerous history of ethnic politics The Ethiopian government declared a state of emergency on 4 August 2023 and sent the military into the Amhara region to engage the Fano, a local armed militia. Some suggested that Ethiopia risked slipping into another civil war. The Conversation · Sep 6, 2023
The Hindu · Sep 3, 2023 Udhayanidhi’s remarks on Sanatana Dharma trigger political row Tamil Nadu Sports Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin's comments on "eradicating Sanatana Dharma" trigger political row. Union Home Minister Amit Shah accuses DMK and Congress of "insulting Sanatana Dharma" for vote bank politics. Udhayanidhi clarifies he never called for genocide of those following Sanatana Dharma, but to uproot it to uphold humanity…
The Hindu · Sep 3, 2023 DMK Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin’s eradicate Sanatan Dharma remark sparks row; BJP calls it ‘genocidal’ BJP IT cell chief Amit Malviya slammed Udhayanidhi Stalin for his remarks and said that the minister was calling for “genocide of 80% population of Bharat, who follow Sanatan Dharma.”
Al Jazeera · Aug 25, 2023 Six years of Rohingya exodus: Food crisis and fears of a ‘lost generation’ Refugees mark August 25 as ‘Genocide Day’ to demand justice and safe and voluntary repatriation to their Myanmar homes.
The Conversation · Aug 20, 2023 Zimbabwe’s president was security minister when genocidal rape was state policy in 1983-4. Now he seeks another term Trigger warning: this article contains accounts of sexual violence.
Metal Hammer · Aug 17, 2023 "Maybe they just don’t care": System Of A Down's Serj Tankian calls out Imagine Dragons for ignoring his pleas to cancel a scheduled show in Azerbaijan, which he claims will help "whitewash" brutal human rights abuses in the country System of a Down's Serj Tankian attacks pop-rock superstars Imagine Dragons over what he perceives as their "disregard" for a "humanitarian catastrophe" in Azerbaijan
The Guardian - US · Aug 17, 2023 ‘Like becoming a refugee again’: They paid for their crimes. The US deported them anyway Hundreds of Cambodians who fled genocide and civil war are being sent back to a country they barely know
Space · Aug 14, 2023 First contact with aliens could end in colonization and genocide if we don't learn from history How humanity responds to the first contact with intelligent alien life could determine the very fate of our species. Here's what we can learn from history.
The Conversation · Aug 13, 2023 Rising seas and a great southern star: Aboriginal oral traditions stretch back more than 12,000 years Content note: this article mentions genocide and acts of colonial violence against Aboriginal people.
The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2023 With Nagorno-Karabakh under blockade for 8 months, Armenia seeks urgent UN Security Council meeting Armenia is calling on the U.N. Security Council to hold an emergency meeting on the worsening humanitarian situation in Azerbaijan’s Nagorno-Karabakh region, which is mostly populated by Armenians
The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2023 Armenians face genocide in Azerbaijan, former International Criminal Court prosecutor warns The former chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court is warning that Azerbaijan is preparing genocide against ethnic Armenians in its Nagorno-Karabakh region
France 24 · Aug 8, 2023 Nigeria says 'all options are on the table' to resolve crisis in Niger Nigeria slaps fresh sanctions on the military junta in Niger as it says 'all options are on the table' to restore President Bazoum to power, nearly two weeks after the coup d'etat. Also in this edition: Despite an opposition boycott, voters in CAR overwhemlingly endorse a new constitution, paving the…