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An internal Myanmar army memo surfaced last week, instructing all members of the military to not answer or even accept any letter, summons or warrant from abroad, especially where it is clear they are from the International Criminal Court, the Argentinian federal court or any of the plaintiffs in either of these cases. The reason: Both these courts are currently hearing cases

An Argentine court last week agreed to hear a genocide case brought by survivors of the 2017 “clearing operations” in western Myanmar and a UK-based Rohingya rights organization. The case was brought to the Buenos Aires court under the principle of universal jurisdiction, whereby certain particularly atrocious crimes can be prosecuted anywhere in the world under established

Over the past year, the Uyghur Tribunal in London has broken with tradition by hearing evidence of an alleged genocide while the atrocity is said to be ongoing. As the Tribunal prepares to hand down its judgment on whether China is committing genocide against ethnic minorities in Xinjiang, Global Insight reviews the proceedings.

HALIFAX — Canada should respond to a U.N. committee examining whether it failed to protect Mi’kmaq fishers from racist violence, even though the independence of committee members can be questioned, a former human rights investigator says. John Packer, who has carried out human rights inquiries for the U.N. and is a law professor at the […]

Canada should engage U.N. racism group, though chair independence a question: expert Poll Do you agree with the UCP caucus, which elected to remove Cypress-MH MLA Drew Barnes on Thursday? Yes Debris from a burnt out fish plant is scattered along the shore in Middle West Pubnico, N.S. on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020. Canada should respond to a U.N. committee examining whether it failed to protect Mikmaq fishers from racist violence, even though the independence of committee members can be questioned,...

A letter from the UNs Committee on the Elimination of Racism includes allegations Canada "failed to take appropriate measures to prevent these acts of violence and to protect the fishers and their properties from being vandalized," and that treaty rights have been breached. A federal Fisheries Department spokeswoman said in a text Friday that the federal government is reviewing the letter from the UN committee and will "respond to the inquiry directly." Packer, the director of the universitys ...

The numbers don’t lie; skipping a year of the highway cleanup results in twice as much trash the following year. The Eagle River Watershed Council shared their 2021 Community Pride Highway Cleanup numbers with the Vail Daily on Monday, along with the numbers from other recent years. Before this year, the last five highway cleanups had yielded, on average, about 12 tons of trash per year. This year, volunteers collected 22 tons of trash after the 2020 cleanup was canceled due to COVID-19. That...

DailyTrib.com Support Community Press You can show your support of a vibrant and healthy free press by becoming a voluntary subscriber. Subscribe Now A campaign sign for mayoral candidate Richard Westerman sits in the window of Ms. Lollipop Parties, Fun and Gifts, 208 Main St. in Marble Falls. Westerman was elected mayor of Marble Falls during the May 1 city elections. Staff photo by Brigid Cooley The results of the Marble Falls city elections are in, br...

John Packer grabs a plastic bag Saturday near Wolcott during the Eagle River Watershed Council Community Pride Highway Cleanup. Packer is the owner of Fly Fishing Outfitters and said their group participates every year and plays a game to find the most common beer bottle or can. About 1,000 volunteers turned out to clean the highways of Eagle County on Saturday in the Eagle River Watershed Council’s Community Pride Highway Cleanup. It’s an annual event, but last year was canceled amid the u...

DailyTrib.com Support Community Press You can show your support of a vibrant and healthy free press by becoming a voluntary subscriber. Subscribe Now 1 month ago | DailyTrib.com Check agendas/websites to see if these government bodies are holding meetings in person, virtually, or both. Tuesday, May 4  Totten Hall, 177 Broadmoor St., Meadowlakes  The meeting agenda was not available at the time of publication. Check the cit...