Recognition of Genocide in Victoria: Legal Reflections on a Historic Decision

In July 2025, the Yoorrook Justice Commission, an independent truth-telling body in the Australian state of Victoria, released its final report declaring that the state’s First Peoples were subjected to genocide during and after colonisation. This landmark acknowledgment is not…

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Conference on LGBTQI+ Rights in Incarceration

The Mojust Foundation is pleased to announce an upcoming conference focusing on the rights of LGBTQI+ individuals in incarceration settings and beyond. This event aims to address the severe restrictions and inequalities faced by people identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual,…

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Unrecognized Tragedy: The Call for Êzîdî Genocide Recognition

Today, we solemnly commemorate the ninth anniversary of the horrific genocide committed by ISIS against the Êzîdî community in the Sinjar region of Mosul on August 3, 2014. This relentless attack resulted in the death of thousands of Yazidis Kurds,…

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Israeli strikes on Rafah: Call for respect of International Law

The Mojust Foundation (Mesopotamia Observatory of Justice) expresses its deepest indignation and concern over the recent Israeli strikes targeting a displaced persons camp in Rafah, in the Gaza Strip, resulting in the death of numerous civilians. This act constitutes a…

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In memoriam for the victims of Armenian Genocide

April 24th marks the 109th anniversary of Metz Yeghern -the Great Evil – when more than one million men, women, and children were exterminated by the ottoman nationalist government in Mesopotamia. Armenian Genocide in 1915 was a prelude to a…

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Mojust remembers solemnly the massacre of Halabja

The Mesopotamia Observatory of Justice, Mojust, remembers solemnly the mass massacre perpetrated on March 16, 1988 in the Kurdish town of Halabja in Iraq by former dictator Saddam Hussein’s forces.  Facing the artillery and air strikes, Kurdish forces had withdrawn to…

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Legal Proceedings Against Israel at The Hague

In a groundbreaking legal move, the Republic of South Africa has initiated a case against the State of Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague. This unprecedented case, opened on December 29, 2023, marks a significant…

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Trial of Sonko for Alleged Crimes Against Humanity Opens in Switzerland

Ousman Sonko, a former Gambian Interior Minister, is being tried in Switzerland from January 8 for alleged crimes against humanity committed in his home country between 2000 and 2016. The highly anticipated trial, held at the Federal Criminal Court of…

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Armenia Joins The ICC in a Geopolitical Tightrope

Azerbaijan has gained full control of the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, leading to mass exodus of Armenians from the enclave. In a move to prevent further attacks from Azerbaijan on Armenia and hold it responsible for potential war crimes, Armenia ratified…

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Former Algerian Minister of Defense Khaled Nezzar arrested in Switzerland

Former Algerian Minister of Defense, Khaled Nezzar, is set to stand trial in Switzerland on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity. The prospect of this trial rekindles hope for justice for the victims of the Algerian civil war.…

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