War Crimes in Afghanistan;  Australian soldiers banned from drinking alcohol

War Crimes in Afghanistan; Australian soldiers banned from drinking alcohol

Australian soldiers’ war crimes in the Afghan war were due to alcoholism; Photo: File Sydney: Australian troops have been banned from drinking during operations and exercises after an investigation into serious war crimes in Afghanistan revealed alcohol was the main cause. According to the World News Agency, the Australian government conducted a war crimes investigation…

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Uganda: UN rights chief calls on President not to sign anti-homosexuality bill

Uganda: Guterres voices deep concern as Anti-Homosexuality Act signed into law

The draconian law foresees the application of the death penalty and long prison sentences for consensual sex between adults. Non-discrimination principle Mr. Guterres called on Uganda to fully respect its international human rights obligations, “in particular the principle of non-discrimination and the respect for personal privacy”, irrespective of sexual orientation and gender identity. He also…

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UN commends Criminal Tribunal for former Yugoslavia, as final judgement is delivered

UN commends Criminal Tribunal for former Yugoslavia, as final judgement is delivered

Jovica Stanišić and Franko Simatović were convicted by the court – part of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT) which took over from the ICTY – in 2021, for their roles training death squads accused of ethnic cleansing during the conflict that saw the breakup of the former Yugoslavia in the early 1990s….

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