Genocide

17 March 2020Authors: Champa Patel and Ruma Mandal, Chatham HouseThe International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling on the genocide case against Myanmar in January is refocusing attention on the desperate situation facing the Rohingya. It is also raising questions about whether the ICJ might be an effective route for pursuing…

The Queen put on a defiant display as she attended Sunday church service alone in Windsor today.Her Majesty, 93, who opted for a glamorous green ensemble, continued performing her royal duties after Matt Hancock confirmed the government will tell the elderly to stay at home for up to four months as…

The Queen is staying on at Buckingham Palace despite reports she had quit over coronavirus fears after Corbra crisis talks, a palace aide has revealed. Reports last night claimed Her Majesty, 93, had been taken to Windsor Castle with plans in place to quarantine her and Prince Philip, 98, at Sandringham if the…

Image copyright Reuters The Queen has postponed visits to Cheshire and Camden, north London, next week amid the coronavirus outbreak.Buckingham Palace said changes were being made to the Queen's diary commitments "as a sensible precaution".She was due to visit Crewe and Macclesfield in Cheshire on 19 March and Camden on…

Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, have canceled their travel plans. The royal couple was set to embark on a royal tour from March 17 to March 25, making stops in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Cyprus and Jordan. However, the trip has been delayed due to concerns…

The Queen's upcoming visits to Cheshire and Camden have been postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic, Buckingham Palace has announced.   Heir to the throne the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall have already pulled out of their spring overseas tour just days before it was due to begin, raising…

Before 1992, the countries of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, and Kosovo were united under one republic called Yugoslavia. Between 1991 and 2001, this region suffered a series of violent secessionist conflicts known as the Yugoslav Wars. In the early ‘90s, the Yugoslav People’s Army (JNA)…

THE HAGUE (Reuters) - The U.N. court for the former Yugoslavia said on Wednesday the appeals hearing of former Bosnian Serb military leader Ratko Mladic had been delayed on health grounds.Mladic, who was sentenced in 2017 to life in prison on charges of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity…

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By The Associated PressWed., March 11, 2020timer1 min. readTHE HAGUE, Netherlands - International judges on Wednesday postponed an appeal hearing for former Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic against his convictions on charges including genocide because Mladic is due to undergo surgery.The hearing had been scheduled for March 17-18 at…