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Myanmar, genocide and human rights: the atrocities our world allows

Published on: 9 December 2019

Written by: Amal de Chickera All articles by Amal de Chickera

Today, the world is supposed to remember the victims of genocide. Tomorrow, Aung San Suu Kyi will confront the...
Published in: North Africa, West Asia
International community neglects to act on Yazidi genocide

Published on: 23 November 2015

Written by: Andrea Ackerman All articles by Andrea Ackerman

Mass murder, rape, slavery, and kidnapping; the situation for the Yazidi community is dire and the international...
Published in: North Africa, West Asia
The Armenian Genocide and the law

Published on: 24 April 2015

Written by: Umit Kurt All articles by Umit Kurt

The law, in particular the Law of Abandoned Properties, became the Ottoman Empire's most important tool during the...
Published in: oDR
Waiting for the word in Armenia

Published on: 7 May 2010

Written by: Ara Iskanderian All articles by Ara Iskanderian

The WW1 massacre of more than a million Armenians by Ottoman Turks remains a source of great contention, writes Ara...

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