Crimes Against Humanity

IHRC welcomes ICJ ruling on Rohingya genocide

PRESS RELEASE: IHRC cautiously welcomes today’s ruling by the International Court of Justice ordering the government of Myanmar to prevent genocidal violence against its Rohingya Muslim minority and preserve any evidence of past crimes. We are pleased that the decision in the United Nations’ highest

Genocide Memorial Day to focus on deadly impact of sanctions

PRESS RELEASE: Economic sanctions are to be the focus of the annual Genocide Memorial Day. Events held in London, Brussels and Amsterdam will examine the aims and effects of sanctions and interventions against different countries, with a particular focus on Iran and Venezuela. Genocide is

ALERT – NIGERIA: Demand the ICC to expedite investigation

Background Requested Action Model template Background The Free Zakzaky campaign asks campaigners to demand the International Criminal Court (ICC) to expedite its processes in order to guard against the possibility of vital evidence and witnesses being eliminated in an attempt to undermine justice in the

Videos: Background on the situation of the Uighurs

Follow the Justice for the Uighurs Campaign here. What’s Happening to the Uighurs? (2019). Abed Choudhury, Enver Tohti and Massoud Shadjareh. Uighurs: The Forgotten Muslims of China (2009) Dr. Enver Tohti on the Chinese nuclear tests in Xinjiang at Genocide Memorial Day (2016) IHRC Weekly

Lesson Plans: The Case for Reparations

Ages 14 – 16 Learning outcomes: To understand the meaning for reparations To learn about current debates regarding reparations To think about the types of reparations and how they can be calculated Each lesson is self-contained and can be used individually or together (possible lessons

Demir Mahmutcehajic on Bosnia and Forgotten Genocide

Bosnian Activist Demir Mahmutcehajic discusses the background to and his experiences of the Bosnian war 1992 – 1995. He discusses not only how Srebrenica was a genocide in 1995, but the whole Bosnian war was an evidence of genocide against the Muslim population and those