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Over 100 years after a white mob attacked a then-thriving Black community in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the first-ever federal probe into the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. The attack on the Greenwood neighborhood, often referred to as "Black Wall Street," left up to...

The trial of a former doctor accused of genocide in Rwanda began this week, three decades after the massacre of the African country's Tutsi population by the Hutu majority. Eugene Rwamucyo, 65, is accused of aiding his country's authorities in disseminating anti-Tutsi propaganda and of participating...

Israel’s Defense Minister Yoav Gallant signaled that the Isarael Defense Forces still plan to move its troops into Lebanon, telling the army, “We will use all of our capabilities—including you.” "That is what we will do, and we will deploy whatever is needed—you, other forces, from the air, from the...

The first apparent Israeli airstrike on central Beirut in nearly a year of conflict leveled an apartment building early Monday. It came after Israel hit targets across Lebanon and killed dozens of people, as Hezbollah sustained heavy blows to its command structure, including the killing of its...

Up to a sixth of Lebanon's population have been forced to flee their homes as a result of intense Israeli air strikes targeting militant group Hezbollah. The country's prime minister said Lebanon was experiencing what could be its largest wave of displacement ever. Israel struck multiple targets in...

International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan informed Bangladesh transitional government head Muhammad Yunus about the ongoing investigation into the alleged genocide of Rohingya and announced plans to visit the country by the end of this year. Yunus presented his three-point...

In a landmark ruling, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruled against the State of Chile in the case of Vega González et al. vs. Chile. The ruling refers to 14 criminal proceedings concerning executions, forced disappearances, and crimes against humanity perpetrated during the Chilean...

California has formally apologized for its role in perpetuating slavery in the state with the signing of a bill Thursday by Governor Gavin Newsom, even as a larger push for reparations faces challenges. The governor was joined by members of the California Legislative Black Caucus for a signing...

The African Union has appointed a continental Reference Group on Transitional Justice in Africa. On September 10, 2024, the Reference Group on Transitional Justice in Africa was launched in Port Louis, Mauritius, by the African Union Commission's Department of Political Affairs, Peace and Security...

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), represented by Samuel Mbemba, Deputy Minister of Justice and Legal Affairs, is seeking to condemn Rwanda for alleged aggression in the region, including looting, rapes, and massacres. Kinshasa hopes to secure reparations from Kigali. A preliminary hearing was...