Signature Topics - Atrocity Prevention

UK Uyghur Tribunal Rules on China’s Possible Responsibility for Alleged Genocide, Crimes Against Humanity, Torture

Author: 
Şeymanur Yönt

On December 9, 2021, the UK Uyghur Tribunal (Tribunal) issued its judgment on China’s possible responsibility for “international crimes against the Uyghurs and other Muslim Population in the Uyghur

UN Investigative Team Presents Report on ISIL Activities in Iraq

Author: 
Şeymanur Yönt

On December 2, 2021, the United Nations Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da’esh / Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (UNITAD) presented its seventh report on I

German Court Sentences Iraqi Jihadist for Yazidi Genocide

Author: 
Şeymanur Yönt

On November 30, 2021, the 5th Senate (State Security [Staatsschutzsenat]) of the Higher Regional Court Frankfurt/Main (Oberlandesgericht Frankfurt am Main) sentenced an Iraqi man, Taha Al-

Argentine Court to Hear the Case Against Myanmar Military

Author: 
Şeymanur Yönt

On November 26, 2021, the Second Chamber of the Federal Criminal Court in Buenos Aires confirmed that, under the principle of universal jurisdiction, it would launch a genocide case against senior

UNSC Adopts Presidential Statement on Sudan

Author: 
Şeymanur Yönt

On October 28, 2021, the UN Security Council (UNSC) adopted a presidental statement on Sudan presented by Kenya, Council President for October.

African Union Issues a Statement on Sudan

Author: 
Şeymanur Yönt

On October 26, 2021, the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) adopted a

Libya Mission Finds Evidence of Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes

Author: 
Şeymanur Yönt

On October 4, 2021, the Independent Fact-Finding Mission on Libya stated that the

ICC Prosecutor Seeks to Resume Investigation into Afghanistan

Author: 
Justine N. Stefanelli

On September 27, 2021, ICC Prosecutor Karim A.A.

Facebook Ordered to Release Anti-Rohingya Content

Author: 
Justine N. Stefanelli

On Wednesday, September 22, 2021, the District Court for the District of Columbia ordere