Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/bosnia-serbs-srebrenica-genocide-denial-56d4c3b1e7dca96a5be28b66a9fcdc6a Thousands of Bosnian Serbs gathered on Thursday to publicly deny the ruling of two international courts. In Srebrenica, in 1995, over eight thousand Bosniak Muslims were brutally executed by troops of Bosnian Serbs. The bodies were secretly buried in mass graves as a method to dispose of evidence against the crimes committed. Following the atrocities, multiple… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/armenia-azerbaijan-nagorno-karabakh-icj-court-b7f57f7420b41b1c69a0bc4a3043d9fa In 2021, Armenia filed a case against Azerbaijan at the International Court of Justice. The country argued that the government of Azerbaijan had endorsed hatred, discrimination, and violence towards Armenia. They founded the case upon an international convention against racial discrimination. It contains a clause that states that disputes are to be settled by the world… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/sweden-syria-war-crimes-hamo-general-trial-9a80da6fdb7ecaeb1cfe2122bd7ff8f7 A former Syrian army general, Mohammed Hamo, is currently undergoing trial for war crimes he allegedly committed during the country’s civil war. He was charged for carrying out systematic attacks that were observed to be indiscriminate and eight plaintiffs have filed against him. They have each presented evidence against him, claiming injuries and family loss. Depending… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/poland-us-ukraine-biden-white-house-66b04d8c3917be6fe5b9ea5e016f7f5b The Polish president and prime minister are scheduled to meet with United States President Joe Biden to discuss NATO spending in regards to the Russia-Ukraine war. The Polish officials are looking to expand each country’s budget as far as aid to Ukraine goes. As Russia has risked their own economy to intensify the war effort, Poland’s… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/moldova-russia-war-ukraine-transnistria-eu-6c14d96e8cdc0bc699f0315eecaab4f6 Moldova, a neighbor to Ukraine, has faced multiple challenges over the past three years as a result of the Russia-Ukraine war: stray missiles have landed within Moldovan boundaries, Russian activity has caused a severe energy crisis, intense inflation levels have persisted, protests from pro-Russian parties have criticized the pro-Western government, and the country has accepted the… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/europe-abortion-rights-constitution-france-f65ef0c520bfbb43d4c201cfc443ca54 At a ceremony held to commemorate the official protection of abortion as a constitutional right in France, President Emmanuel Macron stated that he would like to see abortion listed among the guaranteed rights in the European Union’s Charter of Fundamental Rights. This would require the unanimous approval of all the European Union member states. Though many… Read more »
