Could The International Criminal Court Investigate Atrocities Against The Uighur Muslims In China?

Forbes
Ewelina U. Ochab
Policy
 Jul 7, 2020

Over the recent years, several news outlets reported on the dire situation of the Uighur Muslims in China who were being detained for re-education purposes. This was followed by in-depth research suggesting that the religious minority communities are subjected to modern day slavery and women are subjected to forced sterilization. Despite these severe allegations that point towards mass atrocities, as genocide or crimes against humanity, the international community has done little to ensure that the alleged atrocities are investigated and the perpetrators brought to justice. International bodies, such as the United Nations, have been greatly silent, with a few meaningless statements that do not follow with decisive actions to change the fate of the targeted communities. 

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Justice, Argentina and ‘universal jurisdiction’

Frontier
MYANMAR

By THOMAS KEAN | FRONTIER 

Wednesday, December 04, 2019 

In the second of our two-part series on justice and accountability in Rakhine State, we examine the use of “universal jurisdiction” in Argentina and the problems with Myanmar’s own investigation into allegations of abuses.

THE WHEELS of justice are moving in regards to Rakhine State across a range of institutions and countries.

In part one of this series we examined the roles of the International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar and Independent Investigative Mission for Myanmar, and recent developments in the International Criminal Court and International Court of Justice.