Clashes break out at Thai-Myanmar border between soldiers, armed groups Myanmar rebels confident of holding Myawaddy Abyei protests call for withdrawal of armed groups, referendum acceptance West Africa’s Sahel becoming a drug trafficking corridor, UN warns Iraqi armed faction Kata’ib Hezbollah denies saying it resumes attacks on US forces Mapping Israel-Lebanon cross-border attacks Behind India’s …
A new report Aftermath: Injustice, Torture and Death in Detention in North-East Syria (Amnesty International) published yesterday documents how the North East Syria’s autonomous authorities are responsible for the large-scale violation of the rights of more than 56,000 people in their custody. This includes an estimated 11,500 men, 14,500 women, and 30,000 children held in …
The ICRC has published a new 2024 Opinion Paper explaining their approach in legally classifying contemporary armed conflicts. It is intended to make the ICRC’s methodology for classification accessible and transparent for all who are interested in the subject. The last time that the ICRC published an Opinion Paper on this matter was 2008. Since …
