14 September 2026
Kosovo’s Justice Gap
The countdown clocks in Kosovo are ticking. The public protests have begun. On September 16, the EU-backed Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague will deliver a much-awaited verdict in the war crimes trial of former President Hashim Thaçi and three co-defendants. The four men – senior figures in the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) – are charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity, including murder, torture, and enforced disappearances committed during and after the 1998-99 Kosovo war. Whatever the verdict, one fact stands clear: the foreign governments and international forces in Kosovo at the time largely watched as these crimes took place. Continue reading >>
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12 August 2025
Reproductive Violence in Tigray
A new July 2025 investigative report highlights the devastating weaponized sexual and reproductive violence unleashed during the 2020-2022 Tigray conflict in Ethiopia. Based on hundreds of medical records and health worker testimonies, the report documents mass rape, sexual slavery, forced pregnancy, and sexual torture of Tigrayan women and children by Ethiopian and Eritrean soldiers. The deliberate reproductive dimension of violence in Tigray constitutes clear violations of both the Maputo Protocol and international law, amounting to war crimes and crimes against humanity. Continue reading >>
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24 June 2025