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17 January 2018 - NPWJ News Digest on International Criminal Justice
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Armenia Officially Condemns Yazidi Genocide, Calls for the Perpetrators to Be Held Accountable
by The Armenian Weekly , 16 Jan 2018
YEREVAN (A.W.)—Armenia’s National Assembly voted on Tuesday to officially condemn the Yazidi Genocide perpetrated by ISIS/ISIL and other terrorist groups in Iraq. The resolution, supported by all four parliamentary factions, was adopted with 91 votes for and none against (one abstention).
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Bangladesh: Returning Rohingya to Myanmar illegal and premature
by Amnesty International, 16 Jan 2018
Responding to an announcement by the Bangladeshi Foreign Ministry that it will aim to repatriate all Rohingya refugees within two years, James Gomez, Amnesty International’s Regional Director for Southeast Asia and the Pacific, said:"Returns cannot be safe or dignified until there is a fundamental change in Myanmar, including accountability for crimes against humanity and an end to the apartheid system.”
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South Africa: Dutch Arms Dealer Case Postponed in Wait of Extradition Documentation
by All Africa, 12 Jan 2018
The Cape Town Magistrate's Court has granted a postponement in the case involving a Dutch arms dealer convicted of crimes against humanity and for selling firearms to former Liberian president Charles Taylor.
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Iranian cleric leaves Germany under threat of prosecution
by Reuters, 11 Jan 2018
BERLIN (Reuters) - A senior Iranian cleric under investigation in Germany for alleged crimes against humanity left the country on a homeward-bound flight on Thursday, cutting short his stay at a Hanover clinic, a German official said.
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