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Whiteness is an invented concept that has been used as a tool of oppression

Whiteness is a modern, colonial invention. It was devised in the 17th century and used to provide the logic for genocide and slavery. The first recorded mention of “white people”, historians concur, is in English playwright Thomas Middleton’s 1613 play, The Triumphs of Truth.

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India: Hindu extremists are stoking a wave of Islamophobic sentiment across the country

We take you to India, where anti-Muslim campaigns are on the rise in recent days. Some Hindu fundamentalists have even publicly called for the genocide of Muslims. Critics blame Prime Minister Narendra Modi for tacitly encouraging these attacks on Muslims by failing to condemn the increasing violence against this minority…

France 24

What are the badges Boris Johnson and MPs wore today on their lapels during PMQs?

The flower they were wearing has a green centre and white petals.

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Genocide survivors welcome Rwandan's conviction in France

Genocide survivors in Rwanda welcomed the conviction of Laurent Bucyibaruta, the highest-ranking Rwandan to have been convicted in France on charges related to the 1994 genocide

The Independent UK

French court jails ex-top Rwandan official for 20 years over genocide

A French court on Tuesday jailed a former senior Rwandan official for 20 years after finding him guilty of complicity in the African nation's genocide.

Radio France Internationale

Here's why MPs are wearing white flower badges at PMQs today

A NUMBER of MPs wore a white flower badge with a green centre at Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday.

The National (Scotland)

As a child refugee from Somaliland, I know Sir Mo’s agony all too well

Sir Mo Farah and I have a lot in common. We were both born in Somaliland. And we both lost half of our family members during The Isaaq genocide. But unlike Mo, who has just revealed that his real name is Hussein, I was holding my mum’s hand when I…

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The war in Ukraine: A no-win situation for the left

The political left is floundering over what to say about the war in Ukraine.

The Conversation

Dutch give "deepest apologies" for role in 1995 Srebrenica genocide

The Netherlands on Monday offered its "deepest apologies" for the role played by Dutch peacekeepers in the Srebrenica genocide, when roughly 8,000 Bosnian Muslims were massacred by attacking Bosnian Serb forces 27 years ago.

Reuters

Thousands gather to mark Srebrenica massacre, bury victims

Thousands of people have converged on Srebrenica to mark the 27th anniversary of Europe's only acknowledged genocide since the Holocaust and attend the funeral of 50 recently identified victims

The Independent UK

Srebrenica women recognised for highlighting 1995 genocide

More than 8,000 men and boys from the Bosniak ethnic group perished in 10 days of slaughter by Bosnian Serb forces.

Al Jazeera

Assault weapons are too readily available

A country that allows, indeed encourages and celebrates such acquisition, is committing genocide on its own people.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘Stakes are high’ amid renewed Rwanda-DR Congo tensions over rebel fighters

Fresh clashes broke out Thursday between the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DR Congo) army and the M23 rebel group, one day after DR Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame met in Angola and agreed to de-escalate tensions amid renewed fighting, which risks “inadvertent escalation”. FRANCE 24…

France 24

Turkey should face international court over Yazidi genocide, report says

Exclusive: Investigation by group of prominent human rights lawyers also criticises Syria and Iraq

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Bosnian genocide memorials to be held in North East 27 years after thousands killed and displaced

The annual Srebrenica Memorial Week takes place this week

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Ukrainian women are reporting rape by Russian soldiers but is it a war crime, a crime against humanity or even genocide?

Across Ukraine, accounts of rape by Russian soldiers are growing. It is the 'most hidden' war crime and as the first rape case of the war begins in a Ukrainian court, human rights lawyers are working out how victims like Olha can get justice, and even if Vladimir Putin himself…

Radio France Internationale

How far is France prepared to go in support of universal human rights?

Human rights organisation Amnesty International has urged France to amend its law on crimes against humanity committed abroad. This would make it possible for people suspected of war crimes in Ukraine or Syria, for example, to be brought to justice in France. But there are significant judicial hurdles.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson vows to press police on UK-based Rwanda genocide suspects

Scotland Yard is investigating five individuals living in the UK.

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The Independent UK

Boris Johnson pays tribute to victims of Rwanda genocide

The Prime Minister bowed his head during a wreath laying ceremony at the Kigali Genocide Memorial.

The Independent UK

Charles in plea not to repeat horrors as he sees grim legacy of Rwandan genocide

Charles stared at rows of skulls from victims of the 1994 killing spree.

The Independent UK

Charles and Camilla hear about Rwandan genocide atrocities

The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall visited the Kigali Genocide Memorial over the 1994 killing of hundreds of thousands of Tutsis.

Evening Standard

Charles and Camilla lay wreath for victims of Rwandan genocide

Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall on Wednesday paid a moving tribute to the victims of the Rwanda genocide.

ABC News

US implements import ban on goods from China's Xinjiang over allegations of forced labour, genocide against Uyghurs

The US is rallying its allies against forced labour as it begins implementing an import ban on goods from China's Xinjiang region.

The Independent UK

Charles to meet survivors and perpetrators of Rwanda genocide before CHOGM

The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting brings together leaders from 54 nations.

The Independent UK

Charles and Camilla arrive in Rwanda as Commonwealth heads meet

Charles will represent the Queen at the global summit of prime ministers and presidents in Kigali.

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