Signature Topics - Atrocity Prevention

UN Human Rights Office Releases Report on Rights Violations in North Korea (May 28, 2019)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On May 28, 2019, the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights released a report titled,

Yemen and the Stockholm Agreement: Background, Context, and the Significance of the Agreement

On December 13, 2018, parties to the conflict in Yemen came together in Stockholm, Sweden, and agreed to a series of undertakings that raised hopes for a peaceful settlement of the conflict that began in 2015 and has resulted in an unprecedented humanitarian crisis and allegations that war crimes, crimes against humanity, and human rights abuses were committed by all sides.[1]

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Volume: 
23
Issue: 
5
Author: 
Haydee Dijkstal
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ICC Confirms Jordan was Required to Arrest Al-Bashir, Reverses Referral to Assembly of States Parties (May 6, 2019)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On May 6, 2019, the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court confirmed Pre-Trial Chamber II’s decision

ICC Pre-Trial Chamber Rejects Opening an Investigation in Afghanistan (April 12, 2019)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On April 12, 2019, Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (ICC) unanimously rejected the Prosecut

UN Appeals Chamber Increases Sentence in Karadžić Case to Life Imprisonment (March 20, 2019)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On March 20, 2019, the Appeals Chamber of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals

Central African Republic and Armed Groups Sign Peace Agreement (February 6, 2019)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On February 6, 2019, the Central African Republic (CAR) and fourteen non-state armed groups within the state signed a peac

UN Says Human Rights Violations in South Sudan May Amount to War Crimes (February 20, 2019)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On February 20, 2019, the UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan released its third