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Navi Pillay, former UN human rights chief, wins Nobel Peace Prize
Pillay is recognised for her "efforts to promote peace and international law", the Norwegian Nobel Committee says.
October 9, 2026Doctor accused of 1994 Rwanda genocide offences to face trial in UK
Dr Vincent Brown was allegedly a "leader" or "supervisor" of violent acts carried out by others in the early days of the genocide.
October 9, 2026South African white genocide does not exist, new ambassador to US tells BBC
Roelf Meyer tells the BBC that being a white Afrikaner gives him legitimacy to challenge Trump's claim of a genocide.
September 25, 2026Netanyahu defends Israeli military action as delegates walk out before UN speech
The Israeli leader labels those who left his speech at the UN General Assembly as "moral cowards".
September 25, 2026Rwandan man charged in UK with genocide offences appears in court - Reuters
Rwandan man charged in UK with genocide offences appears in court Reuters
September 22, 2026Doctor in court to face Rwanda genocide charges in UK
Dr Vincent Brown was charged following a seven year British investigation into the 1994 killings.
September 22, 2026First UK charges brought over 1994 Rwanda genocide
Dr Vincent Brown, formerly Dr Vincent Bajinya, 65, will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday charged with seven offences.
September 21, 2026Macklemore says 'Free Palestine' call was not an attack on Jewish people
Some ticket buyers called for the rapper to be removed from the tour after he made the comments.
September 8, 2026Thousands turn out in Serbia for funeral of 'Butcher of Bosnia' Ratko Mladić
Mladić was jailed for genocide during the 1990s Bosnian war and the EU warned Serbia not to glorify the convicted war criminal.
September 7, 2026Greenland says findings on genocide allegation not final
Experts examined the use of forced contraception on the Inuit community during the 1960s and 70s.
August 28, 2026Forced birth control in Greenland violated women's rights but didn't constitute genocide, experts find - Reuters
Forced birth control in Greenland violated women's rights but didn't constitute genocide, experts find Reuters
August 28, 2026Dutch court sentences man to life over Rwanda genocide
The court in The Hague convicted the 66-year-old of war crimes and the crime of genocide.
August 28, 2026Reactions to death of Ratko Mladic, former general convicted of Bosnia genocide - Reuters
Reactions to death of Ratko Mladic, former general convicted of Bosnia genocide Reuters
August 27, 2026Convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Mladić dies aged 84
He was jailed for life in 2017 for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity during the wars in the ex-Yugoslavia in 1992-95.
August 27, 2026Ratko Mladic, former general convicted of Bosnia genocide, dies - Reuters
Ratko Mladic, former general convicted of Bosnia genocide, dies Reuters
August 27, 2026Bosnian Serb general Ratko Mladic, convicted of genocide, has died, Serbian TV reports - Reuters
Bosnian Serb general Ratko Mladic, convicted of genocide, has died, Serbian TV reports Reuters
August 27, 2026Sudan's paramilitary RSF chief sentenced to death over war crimes
Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo was convicted in absentia along with 15 RSF commanders and allies.
July 13, 2026German court convicts Iraqi couple of enslaving Yazidi girls
The pair, named only as Twana H.S. and Asia R. A., left Germany for Iraq in 2015 and became members of the Islamic State group.
July 13, 2026Polish PM pledges memorial to victims of WW2 'genocide by Ukrainian nationalists'
Warsaw and Kyiv have for decades been at loggerheads over the killings of many thousands of civilians during World War Two.
July 11, 2026Sudan's RSF committed crimes against humanity in el-Fasher, Amnesty says
The Amnesty report adds to evidence of atrocities in el-Fasher, which the UN says bore the hallmarks of genocide.
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Navi Pillay, former UN human rights chief, wins Nobel Peace Prize
Pillay was told of the award in Nuremberg's Palace of Justice Former UN human rights chief and International Court of Justice judge Navi Pillay has been awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize. The South
Doctor accused of 1994 Rwanda genocide offences to face trial in UK
Dr Vincent Brown attended a previous court hearing in person A doctor accused of a number of offences relating to the 1994 Rwanda genocide is set to face trial in autumn next year. Dr Vincent Brown,
South African white genocide does not exist, new ambassador to US tells BBC
Are claims of a white genocide in South Africa real? South Africa's new ambassador to Washington has a personal reason to challenge Donald Trump's assertion that there is a genocide against white Afr
Netanyahu defends Israeli military action as delegates walk out before UN speech
Watch: UN delegates walk out of Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu's speech Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has fiercely defended his country's military campaigns in Iran, Gaza and elsewhere in
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Doctor in court to face Rwanda genocide charges
A 65-year-old doctor has appeared in court, the first person in the UK to be charged over the genocide in Rwanda in 1994. Dr Vincent Brown, formerly Dr Vincent Bajinya, who is in custody, confirmed h
First UK charges brought over 1994 Rwanda genocide
The Metropolitan Police said the charges follow "a complex and extensive seven-year investigation" A Rwandan man, who has been living in north London, has become the first person charged in the UK wi
Macklemore says 'Free Palestine' call was not an attack on Jewish people
Rapper Macklemore has said his recent calls to "Free Palestine" while on tour with singer Ed Sheeran in the US were not intended as an attack on Jewish people. There had been calls for the 43-year-ol
Thousands turn out in Serbia for funeral of 'Butcher of Bosnia' Ratko Mladić
A priest blesses the coffin of the late Bosnian Serb military leader Thousands of people have turned out in Serbia's capital, Belgrade, to attend the funeral of the convicted war criminal Ratko Mladi
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Greenland says findings on genocide allegation not final
Greenlandic Justice Minister Marianne Paviasen said the government could not say whether there had been a genocide through forced contraception Greenland's justice minister has said the government ca
Dutch court sentences man to life over Rwanda genocide
A memorial in Rwanda's capital, Kigali, has the names of the victims of the 1994 genocide A court in the Netherlands has sentenced a Dutch-Rwandan man to life for his involvement in the 1994 genocide
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Sudan's paramilitary RSF chief sentenced to death over war crimes
Rapid Support Forces (RSF) leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo has been sentenced in absentia A Sudanese court has sentenced the leader of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo
German court convicts Iraqi couple of enslaving Yazidi girls
One of the defendants pictured in court in Munich on Monday A court in Germany has convicted an Iraqi couple of enslaving two Yazidi girls in Iraq. The Munich Higher Regional Court also found them g
Polish PM pledges memorial to victims of WW2 'genocide by Ukrainian nationalists'
A commemorative ceremony was held on Saturday in Poland's capital Warsaw and other cities across the country Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has announced the creation of a national memorial to the
Sudan's RSF committed crimes against humanity in el-Fasher, Amnesty says
More than 6,000 people were killed in el-Fasher last year, the UN says Sudanese paramilitaries committed crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing during their campaign to seize the city of el-Fas
DR Congo takes Rwanda to international court over decades of conflict
The M23 rebels have captured huge tracts of DR Congo's east The Democratic Republic of Congo has filed a case against Rwanda at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), accusing its neighbour of bre