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Trial for Yahidne’s Human Shields Draws to an End
Defence claims that the convicted soldiers were not proven guilty in the nearly one year-long trial prove unsuccessful.
Tuesday, 18 June ‘24
This week’s overview of key events and links to essential reading.
Returning Ukraine’s Children
Legal experts consider Russia’s wide-scale illegal displacement and deportation of minors to be a war crime.
Venezuela: Even the Priests Say Amen
Investigation reveals extent of the physical, social and psychological sway Columbian guerillas hold in border communities.
Migrating and Vanishing: But Who Can Hear You in the Desert?
In one Arizona morgue alone in the U.S. there are more than 300 unidentified remains of migrants.
Migrating and Vanishing: Interrupted Mourning
There is no unified mechanism for cross-referencing the DNA of searching families with the remains awaiting identification in U.S. morgues.
Migrating and Vanishing: Twice Disappeared
Overcrowded morgues and underreporting in Mexico's national database of missing persons.
Migrating and Vanishing: Searching for Answers
Lack of data and discrimination: Mexican authorities fail in the search for missing migrants.
Short Sleeves in Iraq
Defying social pressure to cope with the hardships of the summer heat.
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Ukraine Justice: “Reporting the Story is Just the Start”
Journalists need training and support to properly cover war crimes trials.
Ugandan Women Pay the Price of Exploitation
Activists warn that vulnerable domestic workers risk abuse, often returning with serious health conditions.
Harsh Victory at Position X
Commitment, sacrifice and luck secured a vital early win in the south-eastern campaign, but can Ukrainian forces press on?
Behind the Wheel in a Macho City
Some women face Adana's male-dominated traffic chaos for a living.
Life in the Shadows for Armenia’s Transgender Community
Recent murder highlights widespread discrimination and violence against LGBTI people.
Interview: The War on Disinformation
Open source intelligence (OSINT) can provide facts – but impatient, angry audiences often prefer opinions.