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UN Special Adviser urges States to hold perpetrators of genocide accountable

“Only when all perpetrators have been held into account will we be able to uphold the expectations that all victims rightly possess: that their voices are heard and their suffering acknowledged, and that there is justice for the crimes committed against their loved ones,” Special Adviser Alice Wairimu Nderitu stated. The 1994 Rwandan genocide which … Read moreUN Special Adviser urges States to hold perpetrators of genocide accountable

UN special adviser denounces genocide denial in Bosnia

Raising concerns over such continuous reports of revisionism concerning atrocity crimes perpetrated during the three-year-long conflict that began in 1992, she also pointed to recent incidents reported following a decision to amend the Law on the Center for the Srebrenica-Potočari Memorial and Cemetery for the Victims of the 1995 Genocide. “The International Criminal Tribunal for … Read moreUN special adviser denounces genocide denial in Bosnia

Ukraine: General Assembly resumes emergency special session, taking up new text to end war

Assembly President Csaba Kőrösi said that, for almost a full year, the world body, UN Secretary-General, and international community have been consistent and vocal in calls to end this war, and to adhere to the UN Charter and international law. “Let this anniversary and the anguish of millions before our eyes over the last year … Read moreUkraine: General Assembly resumes emergency special session, taking up new text to end war

Russia had ‘no choice’ but to launch ‘special military operation’ in Ukraine, Lavrov tells UN |

The operation launched on 24 February had been carried out to protect Russians living in Ukraine’s Donetsk and Luhansk regions, and eliminate threats to Russian security, said Mr. Lavrov, that the EU and United States-led NATO military alliance had consistently created in the territory, since what he described as the “bloody coup” by the current … Read moreRussia had ‘no choice’ but to launch ‘special military operation’ in Ukraine, Lavrov tells UN |