The #ICC said it can’t assert jurisdiction over China’s repression in #Xinjiang. nyti.ms/3gRdxa3

But facts are facts: China’s gov't has committed serious rights violations against the #Uyghurs on a 🚨massive 🚨scale.

A 🧵on @hrw findings so far & next steps. In 2018, @wang_maya literally wrote👏 the👏 book👏on the Chinese govt's mass, systematic campaign of violations against Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang. /2 bit.ly/34iDBpD

⏰Tomorrow is a big day for #Afghanistan’s countless victims and survivors: after 2+ years of uncertainty, will the #ICC Appeals Chamber *finally* green light 🚦 a criminal investigation? THREAD. 🧵1/ Background: #Afghanistan’s decades-long war has led to horrific violations by all sides. The formidable @pagossman + others @hrw have documented atrocities and pressed for #justice in a place where abusers are almost always promoted instead of punished. bit.ly/2TxMdmg 2/

‼️BIG NEWS‼️ The @CIJ_ICJ has UNANIMOUSLY ordered Myanmar to prevent genocide against the #Rohingya in Rakhine State, a breakthrough that could stop further atrocities against one of the world's most persecuted people.⚖️See @hrw's take: bit.ly/2NPMWgA + THREAD 🧵 As part of its genocide case against Myanmar, #Gambia 🇬🇲asked the court for a provisional measures order “as a matter of extreme urgency” to protect the 600K #Rohingya still in Myanmar that, according to a UN fact-finding body, “may face a greater threat of genocide than ever.”