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The war’s one-year anniversary is eerily close to that of an EU report on the prevention of mass atrocities. Ten years later, its authors reflect on what the bloc could have done differently.
President Biden said that Vladimir Putin had committed war crimes, after news emerged of mass civilian murders in Bucha, Ukraine. Three stories from our archive explain what this means.
Detailed accounts from original documents offer insights into the secret operations of the CIA in Africa.
Despite the recognition of risk, it’s clear that the scope and severity of the Ethiopian crisis has caught many by surprise.
Despite the government agreeing in principle to the royal commission’s recommendations, nothing is set in stone — including findings of fact.
The Bolsonaro government cannot simply allow Brazil’s out-of-control coronavirus pandemic to decimate its Indigenous population, Brazil’s Supreme Court says.
Top contributors
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Distinguished Professor of Anthropology; Director, Center for the Study of Genocide and Human Rights, Rutgers University - Newark
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Extraordinary Professor, Department of Political Sciences, University of Pretoria
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Professor of European and International Politics, King's College London
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Co-Director, Institute for Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention, and Professor of Public Administration, Binghamton University, State University of New York
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Associate Professor in International Relations, University of Southern Denmark
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Professor of Law, Auckland University of Technology
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Executive Director, University of Dayton Human Rights Center, University of Dayton
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PhD student of law, Rio de Janeiro State University
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Senior Lecturer, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Political Science, Penn State
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Associate Professor of Political and Social Sciences, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
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Adjunct Professor of Genocide Studies and Human Rights, University of Connecticut
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Professor of International Relations, London School of Economics and Political Science
