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Amal Clooney Will Represent Victims of Yazidi Genocide Most of the victims of the Yazidi genocide are women Rosalie Chan, Time  June 9 2016 Image: Amal Clooney in Wesywood, CA on Feb. 1, 2016. Axelle/Bauer-Griffin—Getty Images Lawyer and activist Amal Clooney will represent the women who have been enslaved and trafficked by ISIS in the Yazidi genocide. Clooney, a barrister who specializes in international law and human rights law, plans to

INDIA: WILL A MOBILE PHONE PANIC BUTTON HELP STOP SEXUAL ASSAULTS IN INDIA? BYADMIN_HRWF Human Rights Without Frontiers International 28 April 2016 India has a large market for mobile phones, and while access has spread to the rural areas, some say that requiring extra features on the phone may increase the cost of the phones, making them unaffordable to some women. CS Monitor (26.04.2016) – http://bit.ly/21gVR9j – As part of an effort to fight

Two Victories Show the World is Standing for Justice Former Congressman Frank R. Wolf, Distinguished Senior Fellow, 21CWI 28 March 2016   Image: Raphael Lemkin, father of the term “genocide” and its legal definition. On March 24, the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia convicted Radovan Karadzic of genocide for the 1995 massacre at Srebrenica. Mr. Karadzic directed military actions in an attempt to wipe out Muslims in

Burundi Ruling Party Accuses Rwanda of 'Exporting' Genocide By AFP, Daily Mail  27 March 2016 Rwandan President Paul Kagame gives a press conference in Dakar, on March 8, 2016 ©Seyllou (AFP/File)   Burundi's ruling party has accused Rwandan President Paul Kagame of seeking to "export" genocide, as relations between the two neighbours deteriorate further. In a statement provided to AFP Sunday, the head of the CNDD-FDD party said Kagame had

Catholic priest demands U.S. recognize genocide against Christians in Iraq, Syria The Washington Times By Guy Taylor March 9, 2016   A decade has gone by since the Rev. Douglas al-Bazi was kidnapped and had his teeth knocked out by Islamic jihadis in Baghdad, a nightmare that still haunts the Chaldean Catholic priest and one that fuels his quest to have the horror endured by his fellow Iraqi Christians be recognized for what it is: "genocide."

IDC and Knights of Columbus Release Historic Report Showing Irrefutable Evidence of Genocide Against Christians by ISIS Washington, D.C.--In Defense of Christians (IDC) and the Knights of Columbus released an extensive report this morning chronicling the genocide of Christians in territories controlled by the Islamic State (ISIS) and its affiliates. The nearly 300-page report, “Genocide against Christians in the Middle East”, resulted from a

In Defense of Christians Press Advisory House to Vote Today on ISIS Genocide Resolution   WASHINGTON, D.C., 14 March — Today the United States House of Representatives will vote on H. Con. Res. 75, designating the Islamic State’s violence against Christians and other ethnic and religious minorities as genocide. The bill has over 200 bi-partisan co-sponsors. According to House Majority Leader McCarthy's schedule, votes will begin at 6:30

Dr. Gregory Stanton’s Press Conference Pretoria, South Africa 5 December 2014   Founder and President of Genocide Watch, Dr. Gregory Stanton, delivers speech on the link between corruption and genocide in South Africa

The ISIS Genocide: While America Waits, Europe Acts Gideon Bratt, Clarion Project 09 February 2016     At a recent news conference, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said “There are lawyers considering whether or not [the term ‘genocide’] can be properly applied in this scenario.” But, while the Obama administration “considers” the issue, the European Parliament recently adopted a resolution which, for the first time,