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Employees of Ukraine’s state emergency service carry a body bag in the pine forest in the outskirts of the retaken town of Izyum. Ukrainian authorities discovered a mass burial site with hundreds of graves. © Danil Pavlov

Ukraine: the Quest for Justice

Historically, efforts to establish accountability for international atrocities have been a mixed success. Can Ukraine be different?

20 Dec 22

A bridge crossing the Siverskyi Donets River to Sviatohirsk Cave Monastery lies destroyed after being attacked during fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces in the Donetsk region on October 9, 2022 in Sviatohirs'k, Donetsk, Ukraine. © Carl Court/Getty Images

Russia’s Propaganda Over Donbas Has Failed

It’s now clear that Moscow never intended to support self-determination.

14 Nov 22

On October 6, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, French President Emmanuel Macron, Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan, and EU Council President Charles Michel met in Prague on the side of the inaugural summit of the European Political Community. © The Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia website, https://www.primeminister.am/

Armenia-Azerbaijan: Pursuing an Elusive Peace

After a recent flurry of diplomacy, Yerevan and Baku seem closer than ever to attaining normalisation.

15 Oct 22

Yepraksya Zadayan's house, in the village of Verishen, just outside the southern city of Goris, was hit by the Azerbaijani armed forces at midnight on September 12, 2022. On September 12-14 fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan resumed, nearly 300 people died over two days. © Armine Avetisyan

Armenia-Azerbaijan: The Demise of Diplomacy?

New escalation threatens the outlook for engagement, despite the clear benefits for both sides.

14 Sep 22

European Court of Human Rights building, located in Strasbourg, France. © CherryX/Wikimedia

Why the European Court of Human Rights Remains Key to Justice for Ukraine

Despite Russia’s consistent refusal to comply with ECtHR decisions, we cannot afford to abandon this means of accountability.

6 Sep 22

Workers placing a body of one of the unidentified persons who were killed during the Russian occupation of Bucha into a coffin on August 11, 2022 in Bucha, Ukraine. © Alexey Furman/Getty Images

Ukraine is a Turning Point for International Justice

World must learn lessons from previous processes to ensure accountability – or risk facilitating future conflicts.

16 Aug 22

Police and military personnel stand in front of a residential apartment complex that was heavily damaged by a Russian attack on March 18, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine. © Chris McGrath/Getty Images

Ukraine: How Amnesty Got it Wrong

Organisation allowed fog of war to obscure legal context of active conflict.

16 Aug 22

Anti-coup protesters shout slogans towards military junta forces on March 20, 2021 in Yangon, Myanmar. © Getty Images/Stringer

Myanmar's Executions Demand Action

The international community needs to take steps over latest human rights outrage if it wants to retain any regional influence or authority.

26 Jul 22

Russian Army T-14 Armata tanks drive towards Red Square to participate in the annual Victory Day Parade in Moscow, Russia. © Sean Gallup/Getty Images

Will Sanctions Alone Undermine Russia’s Defence Industry?

Current policy is clearly failing to disrupt Moscow’s predatory plans.

18 Jul 22

Border between Turkey and Armenia showing a Turkish border tower.

Armenia-Turkey Border Set to Reopen After Three Decades

The plan to allow third-country nationals to cross is seen as the next step towards full normalisation between the two neighbours.

7 Jul 22

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