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On May 23, a collective of European and Palestinian NGOs made public a criminal complaint against Booking.com in The Netherlands. They accuse the company of money laundering in connection to war crimes, as the enterprise profits from renting out accommodation in Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian territory.

On May 20, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for crimes against humanity and war crimes for 5 leaders of Israel and Hamas. Habib Nassar answers our questions.

Geneva may soon get another United Nations institution, after the General Assembly voted on June 29 to create a body on missing people in Syria.

Candidates have been disqualified on spurious grounds as experts warn of country backsliding into autocracy

Candidates have been disqualified on spurious grounds as experts warn of country backsliding into autocracy

In Guatemala, independent judges and prosecutors or those committed to fighting impunity are persecuted. Orlando López and Virginia Laparra are two of them.

Russia is repeating in Ukraine the atrocities it first committed – and got away with – in Syria.

Guatemala will hold general elections for president, legislators, and mayors in June 2023, in a context of deterioration of the rule of law and human rights safeguards. Nominations for candidates opened on January 20 and continue through March.

The UN is considering a new, international organization to help look for over 100,000 Syrians still missing in that country's civil war. How likely is it, this helps families finally reunite with their lost loved ones?

The UN is considering a new, international organization to help look for over 100,000 Syrians still missing in that country's civil war. How likely is it, this helps families finally reunite with their lost loved ones?