Tag: sexual violence

Ethiopia: war crimes, sexual violence, continue despite peace deal — UN experts

September 19, 2023

A UN-backed experts’ report, published on Monday (18 September), has revealed that war crimes continue in Ethiopia despite a peace deal signed nearly a year ... Read More

Sudan crisis: UN, aid agencies urge global action as situation ‘spirals out of control’

August 16, 2023

UN agencies and humanitarian organizations are urging global action as millions of people in Sudan run out of food and many die due to the ... Read More

NGO denounces before UNHRC plight of women and girls in conflict zones, in Tindouf Camps

July 2, 2023

NGO PDES (French acronym for 'Promotion of Economic and Social Development') has sounded the alarm about the serious, appalling conditions facing women in conflict zones ... Read More

UN experts call for war crimes probe into Wagner group, gov’t forces in Mali

February 2, 2023

UN experts on Tuesday (31 January) called for an independent investigation into possible war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by Russian private military contractor ... Read More

“Historical” trial opens with ex-Guinea military ruler blamed for 2009 stadium massacre

September 29, 2022

Former Guinean president and military ruler Moussa Dadis Camara and 10 other men are set to face trial for a 2009 stadium massacre that saw ... Read More

Eritrea slammed for meddling in Ethiopia’s internal affairs, thus escalating Tigray conflict

September 21, 2022

Eritrean troops have been accused of launching a "full-scale offensive" supported by Ethiopian forces, raising international concerns that the reignited war in Ethiopia's Tigray region ... Read More

UN report: militia linked to CAR govt is behind possible war crimes

July 28, 2022

Government forces in the Central African Republic (CAR) are training militias and working with private military companies behind possible war crimes and crimes against humanity, ... Read More