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Holding the powerful to account: War crimes and the new global reckoning

From Nuremberg to The Hague and Rwanda to Gaza, author traces the relentless pursuit of justice for humanity’s darkest crimes

  • Des Erasmus
5 min read

Cosas 4: Naming the elephant in the room – the crime of apartheid

For South Africa, it carries profound emotional and legal weight. Beyond South Africa, this case sends an important message of accountability to the world and anyone dealing with systematic oppression, not just from the past but in the present and future.

6 min read
Devastation: People search the rubble of the Bureij camp for refugees in Gaza destroyed by an Israeli attack. (Eyad Baba/AFP)

Urgent need to form a global bloc against genocide

Unified action led by states must follow South Africa’s stand against Israel to stop the killings in Gaza and Western-backed impunity

  • Eyaaz
7 min read
Hearings on the advisory proceedings of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the legal consequences of Israel’s practices in the Palestinian territories at The Hague, Netherlands on February 20, 2024. (Photo by Nikos Oikonomou/Anadolu via Getty Images)

A chance for Africa to counter the pitfalls of international criminal justice?

Time for a new treaty to deal with crimes against humanity? Here’s what you need to know

  • Des Erasmus
11 min read
Futile: Palestinians live among the wreck and rubble of buildings destroyed by Israeli Defence Forces in Gaza. Photo: Abed Rahim Khatib/Anadolu/Getty Images

South African lawyers seek ‘blood money’ to compensate Gaza victims

They want the UK and US to pay for damages for their alleged role in assisting the Israeli military to commit war crimes and genocide

  • Eyaaz
8 min read