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Report: Crimes against humanity in Myanmar
… Starving communities by burning markets and blocking access to farmland Burning hundreds of Rohingya villages These are crimes against humanity under international law, as they were carried out as part
60 years of humanity in action
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… are respected and protected.   Change has not happened overnight. It’s taken persistence and a belief in the power of humanity to make a difference. We have seen; the release of tens of thousands of people imprisoned for their beliefs
War crimes in the Syrian conflict
Syrians inspect the rubble of destroyed buildings
Syrians inspect the rubble of destroyed buildings following a Syrian government airstrike in Aleppo, Syria on 19 March 2014 © AP Photo/Aleppo Media Center AMC
… Since the beginning of the uprising in Syria in March 2011, we have documented a horrific number of war crimes and crimes against humanity, mainly committed by government forces. Both
Exposed: War crimes by Nigeria’s military
… June 3, 2015 We have specifically named the high-ranking military officials who should be investigated for the war crimes of murder, torture and enforced disappearance. These violent acts are war crimes, and possible
War crimes in the Central African Republic
An Anti-balaka fighter holds a knife to his own throat
An Anti-balaka fighter shows what he would do to any Seleka fighter. Taken in Boy-Rabe neighborhood, Bangui, 14 December 2013 © Ivan Lieman/AFP/Getty Images
… Central African Republic are living in a human rights nightmare. We have recorded and verified proof of extensive war crimes and crimes against humanity during the period between
Justice is possible
Raqqa
Raqqa
… UN General Assembly in 2016 to assist in the investigation and prosecution of persons responsible for the most serious crimes under international law committed in Syria since March 2011. Universal jurisdiction Universal jurisdiction
Don't Decriminalise Torture: Write to your MP
UK Government: Don't decriminalise torture
Write to your MP
… Please write to your MP calling on them to vote for the amendment that would exclude war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide and torture from the Overseas Operations Bill.  
Campaign for International Justice
Action Day for Syria, Trafalgar Square
Action Day for Syria, Trafalgar Square in London, UK. © Manuel Gago
… justice , truth and full reparations for victims of human rights violations . We want to ensure no-one who commits crimes under international law – genocide, war crimes, torture, extrajudicial executions and enforced
Cold-blooded child killings go unpunished in Philippines
Drug suspects rounded up during an anti-illegal drugs operation
© NOEL CELIS/AFP/Getty Images
… in June 2016 – including up to 60 children.  Yet not a single police officer has been held to account for any of the crimes committed.  That’s why we’re calling on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to urgently open an examination
Our Vision, Mission and Values
… recognised standards and set our own. We led the campaign for the adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Torture in 1984, and worked with partners to ensure the UN adopted the first ever Arms Trade Treaty in 2013. Our …