Genocide & Crimes Against Humanity

A long-delayed report on Xinjiang was an important step forward, but it has critical omissions.

Yet plenty of Western intellectuals and politicians still ignore what Moscow is saying loud and clear.

Accepting—or rejecting—historical guilt for past evils doesn’t absolve nations of present-day responsibility.

And Russian President Vladimir Putin is eager to exploit it.

Past tribunals offer valuable lessons for how war crimes and genocide could be prosecuted in Ukraine.

A bipartisan resolution will underscore that Russian war crimes in Ukraine have constituted a genocide.

Negotiated settlements would allow the court to go after more bad actors and could even mitigate further atrocities.

A religious revival rooted in the country’s imperial history has coincided with civil war and the spread of genocidal rhetoric—endangering a diverse and multifaith nation.

A distracted international community hasn’t been watching.

The system for prosecuting war crimes is broken—but focusing on sanctions could work.

Deporting Uyghur refugees is inhumane and illegal.

Massive reform is needed for the United Nations to retain credibility.

Holding Russia accountable for atrocities in Ukraine requires the painstaking collection and preservation of evidence in the face of rampant disinformation.

To protect civilians from war crimes, stop them from happening now.

The International Criminal Court has opened an investigation into Ukraine. Here’s what you need to know.

China plays a crucial role in sustaining North Korea’s horrific human rights record.

Overcoming hateful ideologies is never easy, but it’s much more difficult when denialism and bigotry are actively encouraged from the very top, as is the case in Belgrade. 

U.S. envoy Linda Thomas-Greenfield presses António Guterres to confront China over rights abuses in Xinjiang.

Aleksandar Vucic’s authoritarian government is aiding Russian and Chinese propaganda and allowing genocide denialists to celebrate war criminals.