We hope the conviction of Thomas Kwoyelo, commander in the Lord's Resistance Army, brings some peace to the thousands of victims of the LRA in Northern Uganda and throughout the Central African region. theafricareport.com/358412/uganda-…

How does Int'l Criminal Court work w. social media companies to acquire evidence? How has gen AI & synthetic media impacted evidence in courts? When can we expect to see social scientists as expert witnesses? Alexa Koenig answers these + more w/ Alix Dunn: csm.transistor.fm/episodes/exhib…

#OnThisDay: On Aug 21, 2013, the first large-scale use of chemical weapons in Syria occurred in Eastern Ghouta, killing more than 1,400 civilians. More than 400 children were killed. Images of men, women, & children foaming at the mouth & gasping for air sparked outrage.

📢Join PHR & partners World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) ICTJ FIDH Media Initiative for Human Rights ZMINA. Human Rights Centre ULAG on 8/28 for the hybrid event “Torture and Persecution of Civilians as Crimes Against Humanity by the Russian Authorities in 🇺🇦#Ukraine: Ways to Ensure Accountability." docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

“The torture and other ill-treatment of doctors, nurses, and paramedics should be thoroughly investigated & appropriately punished, including by the International Criminal Court." - Balkees Jarrah Israel: Palestinian Healthcare Workers Tortured hrw.org/news/2024/08/2… @HRW #ICC

The international community must not forget the Burma military’s atrocities against Rohingya. The military regime’s horrific atrocities have not stopped, and it is past time for the Security Council to act beyond resolution 2669. usun.usmission.gov/statement-by-a…

Russian forces have perpetrated widespread torture and sexual violence in 🇺🇦Ukraine. New guidance from Physicians for Human Rights experts on traum-informed + survivor-centered approach to forensic documentation/investigation of torture & sexual violence.

Thank you Int'l Criminal Court & Karim A. A. Khan KC for meeting with Ukrainian civil society representatives in Kyiv, including PHR's Uliana Poltavets. We hope to see the ICC prioritize investigations into attacks on health care facilities and personnel since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Just days left to sign our #WPS open letter calling on the #UNSC and Member States to take decisive action to protect women's rights in conflicts and crises around the world! Join us here: wps.ngo/sign

#Lithuania’s referral of crimes against humanity by Belarusian officials to Int'l Criminal Court is a significant step for accountability and justice for survivors of forced deportation, persecution, and other cruel behavior committed. x.com/IAPBelarus/sta…

🇨🇩 #DRC As conflict surges in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, survivors of conflict-related sexual violence – including women & children – are among the millions of displaced people who are in desperate need of health care, humanitarian aid, & protection from violence.

🇪🇹 One year after the international community shut down the United Nations monitoring mechanism on #Ethiopia (ICHREE), health workers say the crisis in their country is far from over. Q&A w/ PHR partner Health Professionals Network for #Tigray Health Professionals Network for Tigray phr.org/our-work/resou…

🇹🇷 Forensic medicine expert, anti-torture activist and PHR Advisory Board member Dr. Şebnem Korur Fincancı Sebnem KorurFincanci continues to face ongoing harassment and intimidation by Turkish authorities.

🇨🇩NEW REPORT: The escalating conflict is leading to a “massive influx” of sexual violence cases in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to health workers. Read PHR’s new study on the crisis in eastern #DRC phr.org/our-work/resou…

“Women and girls are increasingly being deliberately targeted by combatants on all sides of the conflict in eastern DRC, according to report released Tuesday by the NGO Physicians for Human Rights." FRANCE 24 on "soaring" sexual violence in the region: youtube.com/watch?v=eS2-Dd…

President Biden's powerful apology for historic abuses against #NativeAmerican communities is a critical step toward justice, healing, and repair, and demonstrates how we can promote #transitionaljustice in the US, and abroad, through leading by the power of our example.

🇨🇩The resurgence of violence in eastern #DRC has led to staggering levels of #sexualviolence: the United Nations reports more than 113,000 cases registered in 2023 alone. 📈Documented cases of conflict-related sexual violence more than doubled in the first half of 2024, compared to 2023.

🇨🇩The UN Human Rights Council is convening the Universal Periodic Review of the #DRC’s human rights record today. PHR submitted recommendations to the Council and met with States in August to warn about escalating violence in Eastern Congo. Mukwege Foundation Fondation Panzi HEALAfrica