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Nuon Chea: Khmer Rouge Not “Bad People”
The Number Two leader of Cambodia’s brutal Khmer Rouge regime told a court he and his comrades were not “bad people,” denying responsibility Monday for the deaths of an estimated 1.7 million Cambodians during their 1975-1979 rule. Nuon Chea’s defiant … Continue reading
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George Clooney’s Satellites Help International Criminal Court Investigation
The International Criminal Court (ICC) is compiling evidence of possible war crimes in southern Sudan, allegedly directed by the same man, Sudanese Defense Minister Abdelrahim Mohamed Hussein, an ICC prosecutor wants to apprehend for alleged crimes eight years ago in … Continue reading
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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie Donate $340,000 to Somali Children
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, who was recently recognized for her work as a U.N. Goodwill Ambassador, have donated $340,000 to the Humanitarian Initiative Just Relief Aid, which goes toward healthcare for homeless children in war-torn Somalia. The country is … Continue reading
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Investigating Judge at Khmer Rouge Tribunal Resigns
A German judge tasked with probing new Khmer Rouge cases at Cambodia‘s U.N-backed tribunal has announced his resignation. Siegfried Blunk said he was resigning because government objections to further prosecutions linked to the 1975-79 regime made his position untenable. The … Continue reading
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Georgian President Addresses U.N. about Georgia-Russia Relations
President Mikheil Saakashvili of Georgia addressed the United Nations, accusing Russia of violating human rights, international law, and a 2008 ceasefire between the countries. President Mikheil Saakashvili of Georgia (Photo courtesy of the UN) Thousands of people were displaced when … Continue reading
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Khmer Rouge Tribunal Judges Reassigned
Following requests from the President of the Trial Chamber and the Supreme Court Chamber in the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC), Cambodia’s King Norodom Sihamoni has reassigned Cambodian judges in the Trial Chamber and Supreme Court Chamber. … Continue reading
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Uruguayan Troops Filmed Assaulting Haitian Man
Uruguayan troops on a United Nations peacekeeping mission in Haiti are being investigated after a cell phone video revealed what appears to be a young local man being physically and sexually assaulted by at least five troops. Video captured on … Continue reading
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Human Rights Chief Condemns European Participation in U.S. War on Terror
On September 1, Thomas Hammarberg, Commissioner for Human Rights at the Council of Europe, released a statement condemning European nations for aiding and committing countless crimes against humanity during the past decade in collaboration with the U.S.’s War on Terror. … Continue reading
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Khmer Rouge Tribunal Denies Prosecution’s Request for Third Trial
The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia has denied the prosecutor’s request to proceed with a politically sensitive trial request. The investigating judges said the international prosecutor, Andrew Cayley, failed to follow procedure when requesting that unnamed suspects be … Continue reading
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420,000 Women Raped Annually in Democratic Republic of Congo
According to an upcoming report in the American Journal of Public Health, more than 420,000 women are raped annually in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The DRC is still suffering the effects of a civil war that officially ended … Continue reading
