• One of many houses marked with the word “Tutsi” stands in a deserted village in eastern Rwanda, just a few kilometers from a church in which more than 1,000 people were massacred by Hutu militiamen.
    © 1994 Corinne Dufka
    Rwanda: Justice After Genocide—20 Years On
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  • Norway: Leading Way to End Military Use of Schools
    Jun 13, 2014
    The Norwegian government’s leadership to promote international standards to protect schools and universities from military use during armed conflict could spare students and teachers the horrors of war, the Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack said today. Countries around the globe should work with Norway to support this initiative. Norway’s announcement on June 13, 2014 was contained in its new white paper on global education.
  • Time to Get Children Out Of the Hazardous Supply Chain
    Jun 12, 2014
    Many multinational companies now ban children from working in their operations, but child labor is still a central issue for them. In the globalized economy, products have long and complex supply chains, often reaching down to a multitude of small, local producers. Companies may source from businesses that use child labor without knowing – unless they take steps to ask the question.
  • ICC/Côte d’Ivoire: Gbagbo to Go to Trial
    Jun 12, 2014
    The June 12, 2014 decision by the International Criminal Court (ICC) by a majority of judges in the case of former Côte d’Ivoire President Laurent Gbagbo should remind those in positions of power that they are not immune from justice. A majority of Pre-Trial Chamber I confirmed the charges of crimes against humanity against Gbagbo and moved the case to trial.
  • Dispatches: Congo’s Virunga Park Rangers, Activists Still Need Justice
    Jun 11, 2014
  • DR Congo: Summit Should Support Justice for Rape Victims
    Jun 10, 2014
    The Democratic Republic of Congo and other governments attending the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict should make concrete commitments to justice for Congolese victims, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The Global Summit is being held in LoAnchorndon from June 10 to 13, 2014.
  • Democratic Republic of Congo: Ending Impunity for Sexual Violence
    Jun 10, 2014
  • ICC: Congolese Warlord to Go to Trial
    Jun 9, 2014
    The International Criminal Court's confirmation of 18 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity charges against the warlord Bosco Ntaganda should pave the way for broader justice in war-torn eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
  • Dispatches: Can South Africa Live Up to its Human Rights Promises?
    Jun 9, 2014
  • Global Summit Spotlights Rape in War
    Jun 9, 2014
    The London Summit on Ending Sexual Violence in Conflict is a landmark opportunity to strengthen global efforts to end rape in war, Human Rights Watch said today. Governments should use the summit, from June 10 to June 13, 2014, to make strong public commitments to end impunity for sexual violence, assist survivors, and prevent further rapes.
  • South Sudan: No Amnesty for Serious Crimes
    Jun 8, 2014
    South Sudan’s peace talks should proceed on the basis that justice for serious crimes is an essential part of any peace agreement, Human Rights Watch said in a letter addressed to the mediators that was released today.
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