Kate Cronin-Furman
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Cambridge, MA, United States
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‘States of Justice’ asks tough questions about the International Criminal Court
Oumar Ba’s new book illuminates the relationship between African governments and the ICC. → Read More
It’s Not Just Appropriate to Compare Modern Atrocities to the Holocaust. It’s Vital.
The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum’s response to recent controversies was deeply disappointing. → Read More
What happened in Sri Lanka? Here’s what you need to know.
These attacks come at a precarious political moment. → Read More
Are Sri Lankan officers ordering soldiers to sexually assault Tamil detainees?
The civil war may be over, but Tamils are still treated as threats. → Read More
Are Sri Lankan Officers Ordering Soldiers to Sexually Assault Tamil Detainees?
Sri Lanka is ostensibly a country at peace, eight years out from the end of its bloody civil war against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), an insurgency that fought for an independent state for the Tamil ethnic minority. Sri Lanka today is also a democracy, one whose turn away from authoritarianism over the last two years has been enthusiastically welcomed by the international… → Read More
Not Every Mass Atrocity Should Be Called a Genocide. What’s Happening to the Rohingya Is.
It’s time to use the word. → Read More
The World Knew Ahead of Time the Rohingya Were Facing Genocide
"The plight of the Rohingya suggests that early warnings do little to prevent atrocities against vulnerable groups. The high risk of mass atrocities was clear from the escalating communitarian violence, the documented uptick in online hate speech beginning in 2012, and the tightening of official restrictions on the Rohingya’s movement and activities." → Read More
Why a Sri Lankan leader might be tried for war crimes in Brazil
On this International Day of the Disappeared, why did an alleged war criminal with diplomatic immunity just flee Brazil? → Read More
Is this the end of the International Criminal Court?
South Africa just filed notice that it will leave the International Criminal Court, and Burundi plans to do the same. Does this mean we're about to witness a mass exodus of countries from the court and more impunity for war crimes and crimes against humanity? → Read More
Sri Lanka’s surprise political transition
In Sri Lanka, an unanticipated shift of political power leaves observers with more questions than answers. → Read More