Germany demonstrated a poor response to historical redress when it offered Namibia €1.1-billion as a ‘gesture of reconciliation’
An installation and a documentary about the notorious residential school system amplify calls to define such deaths worldwide as genocide
Groups slam UCT professor’s Hitler comment without an understanding of the lecture’s purpose
Diversity in terms of race, class, gender, sexuality and ability is critical to the field’s advancement.
On 27 January, the world remembers the victims of the Holocaust, but it is also worth remembering the victims of Germany’s other, earlier genocide in Namibia. A rare book, commissioned by Britain in the early 1900s, stands as a record of the crimes against the Herero and the Nama
Online battle over the ‘white genocide’ narrative on social media has dangerous real-world consequences
In early December, the International Court of Justice heard arguments filed by the Gambia against Myanmar for violations of the Genocide Convention. This included a request for “provisional measures”, asking that the UN court immediately order Myanmar to cease genocidal activities and to report to it within four months. Under the 1948 Genocide Convention any […]
Research on violence in Africa argues that it is mainly within the context of a weak state that has lost control over its people and institutions
Omar al-Bashir may be gone, but the revolution has only just begun.
Namibian activists have called on Berlin to apologise for massacring thousands and provide reparations
As Rwanda marks the 24th anniversary of the 1994 genocide, much more needs to be done to unite the country
The concept of white South Africans seeking refuge from racial “brutality” and “genocide” post-1994 is nothing new.
Genocide doesn’t begin with mass murder. It’s a long, insidious process that can be stopped before it’s too late.
Filmmaker Vincent Moloi hopes to raise the profile of reparation with ‘Skulls of My People’.
Namibians have brought a renewed lawsuit in the United States against Germany’s extermination policy.
The International Criminal Court is celebrating 18 years of existence, but many nations have yet to sign its Rome Statute.
Palestine welcomes the decision by prominent academic and human rights group not to attend international meeting.
How do we make sure there’s not a return to the horror of Rwanda or Biafra?
Generations on, memories of the persecution and murders give the lie to political denial.
A group of UN-mandated investigators will launch a probe of human rights violations in the Central African Republic amid fears of genocide.
Now that Rwanda’s Gacaca courts has completed their mandate, the fear that has so far kept the peace must give way to trust, writes Jan Hofmeyr.
A new book remembers 15 horrendous events that have been conveniently swept under the carpet.
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If you do not understand the politics, you do not understand the basics of the concept.
The ICC says it is reporting Malawi to the UN Security Council for refusing to arrest Sudan’s Omar al-Bashir, wanted by the court for genocide.
Former Bosnian Serb army chief Ratko Mladic, on trial before an UN court for genocide has been hospitalised with pneumonia.
Wartime Bosnian Serb army chief Ratko Mladic on Friday denounced genocide and war-crimes charges against him as "obnoxious".
Former Bosnian Serb army chief Ratko Mladic has been placed in custody in The Hague to await trial for war crimes after almost 16 years on the run.
Serbian judges on Tuesday rejected an appeal by genocide accused Ratko Mladic against his transfer to a United Nations court.
Serbian authorities on Tuesday prepared to rule on genocide accused Ratko Mladic’s appeal against a transfer to a United Nations war-crimes court.
Bosnian Serb war-crimes suspect Ratko Mladic was to appeal against his transfer to a United Nations court on Monday.
Bosnian Serb wartime general Ratko Mladic will face trial on genocide charges in The Hague following his arrest in Serbia after 15 years on the run.
Serbia announced the arrest of former Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic on Thursday, ending a 16-year manhunt for the man accused of genocide.