The horrors of the Syrian war are unending. If anything, they are mercilessly ramping up, as civilians continue to be wiped out, in blatant contravention of international law. In October, the Turkish offensive into Kurdish controlled northeast Syria made headlines, in large part for the Trump administration’s role in countenancing ethnic cleansing — the forced…
Today, January 23, marks a momentous day in the Rohingya cause, as the International Court of Justice in The Hague ordered the government of Myanmar to take immediate steps to prevent genocide. The highest United Nations court unanimously adopted four legally binding provisional measures that require Myanmar to (1) prevent future genocidal acts, (2) ensure…
We have just closed the book on what was, in so many ways, an extremely difficult year. The Rohingya, Darfuris and Syrians, as well as the people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Uyghurs in China – all survivors of genocides and mass atrocities – have needed our support more than ever. We have all also been deeply alarmed by multiple murderous outbursts…