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May 02, 2024 02:00 ET | Source: Open Society Foundations

Syrians Seek UN Rights Ruling Against Russia for 2019 Hospital Attacks

New York, May 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Russian Federation has been accused before the UN Human Rights Committee in Geneva of carrying out a deliberate attack on a hospital in Syria—in a...
October 23, 2023 08:00 ET | Source: Coalition 4 Ceasefire Now

‘Ceasefire now!’ Pan-Canadian civil society, faith, and labour groups issue joint statement to Canadian government

Major civil society, faith, and labour groups across Canada demand that the Canadian government call for an immediate ceasefire in Israel-Palestine.
October 28, 2022 07:29 ET | Source: La Presse

LaPresse: Paola Severino says “It is possible to prosecute alleged war crimes in Ukraine if proven”

NEW YORK, Oct. 28, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LaPresse interviews Professor Paola Severino, former Italian minister of Justice (2011-2013). Severino said Thursday in New York that prosecuting alleged...
April 11, 2022 12:57 ET | Source: Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center

17 Museums Across the World Release Joint Statement Condemning Russian War Crimes in Ukraine

Skokie, IL, April 11, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In response to the reports of mass graves and acts of brutality against Ukrainian citizens by Russian armed forces, 17 Holocaust Museums from 4...
November 01, 2020 07:00 ET | Source: Armenian General Benevolent Union

An Open Letter to the New York Times from the Armenian General Benevolent Union

New York, Nov. 01, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- “Professor Samuel Train Dutton, Secretary of the Committee on Armenian Atrocities, made public yesterday a preliminary statement of the committee...
October 19, 2020 13:18 ET | Source: Open Society Foundations

Justice Initiative and Syrian Archive Expose New Information on Syria’s Chemical Weapons Program

New York, Oct. 19, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- After two years of investigations, the Open Society Justice Initiative and the human rights group Syrian Archive have compiled the most comprehensive...