Six years after genocide, international community must prioritize justice for Yazidi community
Aug 04, 2020, at 10:35 pm
New York: Six years after ISIL launched a genocidal campaign against the Yazidi religious minority in Iraq, the international community must live up to its promise to deliver justice, survivor and Nobel Peace Laureate Nadia Murad told a virtual event on Monday marking the anniversary.
Aung San Suu Kyi defends Myanmar from accusations of genocide, at top UN court
Dec 12, 2019, at 09:31 am
New York/IBNS: Myanmar will have “no tolerance” for human rights abuses committed in Rakhine state and will prosecute the military, if war crimes have been committed there, Aung San Suu Kyi told the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the UN’s main judicial body, on Wednesday.
Aung San Suu Kyi appears at ICJ as UN rights expert urges greater protection for Myanmar activists
Dec 11, 2019, at 10:15 am
New York/IBNS: Making the appeal is the UN Special Rapporteur on Myanmar, Yanghee Lee, who reports that online hostility against activists has increased since the announcement last month of international legal proceedings over the atrocities.
Genocide threat for Myanmar’s Rohingya greater than ever, investigators warn Human Rights Council
Sep 17, 2019, at 10:21 am
New York, Sept 17 (IBNS): Hundreds of thousands of ethnic Rohingya who remain in Myanmar may face a greater threat of genocide than ever, amid Government attempts to “erase their identity and remove them from the country”, UN-appointed independent investigators said on Monday.
May 02, 2019, at 08:58 am
New York, May 2 (IBNS): With murderous attacks against religious institutions on the rise, leaders across the world need to do more to end “political opportunism” and policies which allow hate speech and violent extremism to flourish, said the UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide on Wednesday.
Apr 13, 2019, at 06:05 am
New York, Apr 13 (IBNS): “Miraculously I had no machete marks” a survivor of the Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda told a solemn United Nations event in New York on Friday, 25 years on, to remember the systematic killing of more than one million people, over less than three months.
Apr 07, 2019, at 03:29 pm
New York, Apr 7 (IBNS): In a message to commemorate the 25-year anniversary of the Rwandan genocide, UN chief António Guterres has warned of dangerous trends of rising xenophobia, racism and intolerance in many parts of the world.
US House of Representatives calls Myanmar crimes against Rohingya are genocide
Dec 14, 2018, at 10:13 am
Washington, Dec 14 (IBNS): The US House of Representatives on Thursday passed a resolution labeling Burmese military’s atrocities against the Rohingya people genocide.
‘Complacency is still strong’ over stopping genocide, says top UN adviser
Dec 08, 2018, at 07:08 am
New York, Dec 8 (IBNS): The current rise in hate speech, racial tensions and identity-based violence is alarming, the UN Special Adviser on preventing genocide said on Friday, highlighting his concern that ‘complacency is still strong’, when it comes to stopping the mass-killing or extinction of national, ethnic, racial or religious groups.
In a time of rising xenophobia, more important than ever to ratify Genocide Convention
Dec 01, 2018, at 08:04 am
New York, Dec 1 (IBNS): Speaking ahead of the UN Day commemorating victims of genocide, the UN chief has called for every country to ratify the Genocide Convention, which still has not been ratified by 45 UN Member States, despite being adopted at the General Assembly 70 years ago.
UN genocide adviser welcomes historic conviction of former Khmer Rouge leaders
Nov 17, 2018, at 09:08 am
New York, Nov 17 (IBNS): Friday’s historic conviction of two former Khmer Rouge leaders in Cambodia on genocide charges has been welcomed by the United Nations Special Adviser on the issue.
Myanmar military leaders must face genocide charges – UN report
Oct 25, 2018, at 08:57 am
New York, Oct 25 (IBNS): Continued denial of the facts and evidence of gross human rights violations by Myanmar is a clear indication of the country’s “lack of interest” in establishing a fully functioning democracy based on individual rights and freedoms, two United Nations independent experts have underscored.
Scourge of genocide remains a ‘threat and a reality’ today: UN human rights chief
Sep 14, 2018, at 08:41 am
New York, Sept 14 (IBNS): Genocide remains a “threat and a reality” in the 21st century, UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet said on Thursday, in an appeal to States to do more to act on the “warning signs” that often precede grave violations of international law.
‘All atrocity crimes are preventable’ and can never be justified – UN chief
Jun 26, 2018, at 11:01 am
New York,June 26 (IBNS): Atrocity crimes – genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and ethnic cleansing – are not “inevitable”, the United Nations Secretary-General said on Monday, stressing that the international community must do more to end violence against innocent people.
Apr 14, 2018, at 12:48 pm
New York, Apr 14 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday urged the world to reflect on the suffering of those who perished, as well as survived, the Rwandan genocide, and resolve to prevent such atrocities from ever happening again.
Focus on future, prioritize reconciliation for the region, UN envoy urges Western Balkans
Feb 13, 2018, at 02:19 pm
Was John A. Macdonald an architect of genocide? Canada's first PM's contribution put to question
Aug 26, 2017, at 07:01 am
Ottawa, Aug 25 (IBNS): Canada's first Prime Minister John A. Macdonald's contribution has been put to question recently as the public schools in Ontario decided to drop his name from the education institutions and buildings, media reports said.
PODCAST: The power of bearing witness – how rape became an ‘act of genocide’
Feb 16, 2017, at 03:33 pm
New York, Feb 16 (Just Earth News): Shame and stigma prevent many rape survivors in conflict zones from reporting the horrific abuses they endure at the hands of war but the criminals whose sole aim in carrying out these horrific deeds is to torture and humiliate their enemy.
Syria: ISIL’s genocide of Yazidis ‘ongoing,’ UN inquiry warns
Aug 04, 2016, at 03:47 am
New York, Aug 3 (Just Earth News): A United Nations-mandated inquiry on human rights in Syria on Wednesday called for an end to the genocide and other crimes committed by Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh) against the Yazidis, recommending that the UN Security Council refer the situation to the International Criminal Court (ICC) or an ad hoc tribunal.
UN human rights panel concludes ISIL is committing genocide against Yazidis
Jun 17, 2016, at 12:38 pm
New York, June 17 (Just Earth News):The Islamic State of Iraq and Al-Sham (ISIS) [also known as ISIL and Da'esh] is committing genocide against Yazidis that amounts to crimes against humanity and war crimes, a United Nations-mandated human rights inquiry reported on Thursday.
Genocide occurs when 'warning signs' ignored, action not taken – UN deputy chief
Jan 22, 2015, at 03:35 pm
New York, Jan 22 (IBNS) During a commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Nazi death camp today, United Nations Deputy-Secretary-General Jan Eliasson called for reflection on how better to prevent horrific crimes witnessed during the Holocaust and other genocides.