Welcome to our age of impunity – where the ICC prosecuting atrocities is a rare feat | Simon Tisdall

It was a rare success for international courts struggling to resist a rising tide of official lawlessness. Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-al-Rahman, a leader of the notorious, government-backed Janjaweed militia that committed genocide in Sudan’s Darfur region from 2003 to 2005, was jailed for 20 years last week by the international criminal court (ICC). He had…

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Manhunt continues after two killed and nine injured

Jessica Murphyand Ottilie Mitchell Watch: Police release CCTV of Brown University shooting suspect A manhunt is under way after two students were killed and nine other people were injured in a mass shooting at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. The gunman opened fire in a classroom at around 16:00 local time (21:00 GMT) on…

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Australia news live: UN working group raises concerns about First Nations incarceration rates; girl dies after falling off Queensland cliff | Australia news

UN working group raises concerns over Indigenous over-representation in Australian prisons The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has raised major concerns about the detention of Indigenous people, children and migrants. The experts urged Australian authorities to engage in comprehensive reforms to reduce the imprisonment of First Nations peoples, raise the minimum age of detention…

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