Tag: War Crimes
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RSF Rampage in El Fasher: Grim Foretelling in Sudan
Context: A Crisis Long in the Making The bloodshed in El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, did not emerge from a vacuum. Since the 2023 collapse of Sudan’s transitional arrangements, the country has endured a rapid closure of civic space, fragmented security, and competing militias that have redefined civilian safety. The Rapid Support Forces…
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A Sudanese Massacre Foretold: The Grim Familiarity of the RSF’s Rampage Through El Fasher
Overview: A Crisis Repeating Itself The assault on El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, has shocked international observers and local residents alike. Reports describe a deadly sequence in which a hospital becomes a crime scene, allowing no one to escape danger. The violence echoes past trauma in Darfur, raising urgent questions about accountability, protection…
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A Sudanese Massacre Foretold: The RSF’s Rampage Through El Fasher
Overview: A City in the Grip of a Grim Rampage The conflict in Sudan has repeatedly shown its most brutal face, but the events in El Fasher—where hospitals became scenes of massacre and civilians struggled to flee—stand out as a chilling reminder of war’s indiscriminate cruelty. The RSF’s advance through the town has left a…
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Balibo Five at 50: Families continue the fight for truth and justice
Commemorating a Cold War Story that Won’t Fade Fifty years after the Balibo Five were killed while attempting to document the Indonesian invasion of East Timor, the families of the fallen journalists still seek truth, accountability, and acknowledgment. On a timeline shaded with memory and injustice, Evan Shackleton walked the same dirt his father did…
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Reuters: Assad regime moved thousands of bodies from a mass grave in Syria
Overview: A hidden operation to erase evidence A Reuters investigation has uncovered a clandestine two-year operation by the Assad government to move thousands of bodies from one of Syria’s largest mass graves to a secret site in the desert. The effort, codenamed “Operation Move Earth,” spanned from 2019 to 2021 and involved multiple trucks, laborers,…
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Reuters investigation reveals Assad regime moved mass grave to conceal killings
Uncovering a covert operation to relocate mass graves A Reuters investigation has documented a clandestine campaign by the Assad government to move thousands of bodies from one of Syria’s largest known mass graves to a secret site in the desert outside the town of Dhumair. The operation, codenamed “Operation Move Earth,” spanned from 2019 to…
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ICC judges disqualify Khan in Duterte war crimes case
ICC judges disqualify Khan from Duterte war crimes case The International Criminal Court (ICC) has disqualified Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan from involvement in the war crimes case against former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte. The decision by the ICC Appeals Chamber, reported by Reuters, cites a possible conflict of interest stemming from Khan’s past representations tied…
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ICC Convicts Ali Kushayb in Darfur Case – Landmark Verdict
Introduction: The first ICC conviction in the Darfur situation On October 6, 2025, Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) delivered its long-awaited judgment in the Situation in Darfur, Sudan. The chamber unanimously found Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman, known as Ali Kushayb, guilty on 27 counts of crimes against humanity and war crimes,…
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ICC Delivers First Darfur Conviction: Ali Kushayb Found Guilty of War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity
Introduction: A Landmark Verdict in Darfur’s Long Shadow The International Criminal Court (ICC) has delivered its first conviction in the Situation in Darfur, Sudan, marking a watershed moment in international accountability for mass atrocities. Trial Chamber I unanimously found Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman, widely known as Ali Kushayb, guilty on 27 counts of crimes against…
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ICC Delivers Historic First Conviction in Darfur Case: Ali Kushayb Found Guilty on 27 Counts
Overview: A Landmark Verdict in the Darfur Case The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued its first conviction in the Situation in Darfur, Sudan, delivering a verdict that resonates beyond the courtroom. On October 6, 2025, Trial Chamber I unanimously found Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman, known as Ali Kushayb, guilty on 27 counts of crimes…