Genocide
The 30-year genocide: When Turkey destroyed its Christians
On May 19 we commemorate the genocide of the Greeks of Pontus, a chapter of a broader genocide perpetrated by the Turkish state in the early 20th century against its Christian inhabitants that resulted in the deaths of more than 2.5 million Armenians, Greeks, and Assyrians.
Ljubljana hosts talks on key atrocities prosecution treaty
Representatives of some 70 countries gathered in Ljubljana on 15 May for a two-week conference in a bid to finalise what is considered to be the first key international treaty on prosecution of atrocities since the 1998 Rome Statute.
Sakellaropoulou marks Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day
Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou marked Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day on April 24 by calling for the fight against all forms of hatred.
Incitement to Murder: Civilians’ Role in the Holocaust in WWII Croatia
The Holocaust in the Independent State of Croatia was, for a long time, seen as an event in which Nazis played the dominant role. According to this narrative, the Ustasa were nothing more than executioners of their will while fascism and anti-Semitism were foreign ideas without any real roots in Croatia.
Rights group files suit in Germany against Myanmar military
A human rights group and 16 people from Myanmar have filed a criminal complaint in Germany seeking punishment of Myanmar's generals for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity they alleged were committed in that country after their 2021 government takeover and during a 2017 crackdown on Muslim Rohingya.
Bosnian Serb Ex-Policemen’s Srebrenica Genocide Acquittal Upheld
The Bosnian state court has rejected a prosecution appeal confirmed a verdict acquitting Miodrag Josipovic, Branimir Tesic, Dragomir Vasic, Danilo Zoljic and Radomir Pantic of participation in the partial extermination of Bosniaks from Srebrenica in July 1995, the men's lawyers told BIRN.
Minister remembers ‘Bloody Christmas’ victims in Turkish Cyprus
Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy, attending the reopening of the Museum of Barbarism after restoration works, has commemorated Turkish Cypriots who were subjected to cold-blooded atrocities in the 1963 "Bloody Christmas."
UN Advisor: Genocide Denial in Bosnia is Preventing Reconciliation
"The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia rendered a decision, a final decision, that genocide happened here," she said.
Hague Court President: Recognising the Srebrenica Genocide is Necessary
Ten days after her term in office began, one of the first tasks undertaken by Graciela Gatti Santana, the new president of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals, was to deliver a speech at the commemoration of the 27th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide.
Serbian Peace Activists’ HQ Vandalised After Srebrenica Anniversary
Women in Black said that an unknown man posing as a postal worker entered the building where the peace group's office is located in Belgrade on Tuesday and poured red paint on the entrance door and on the staircase.