impunity
Eight Years After the August 1 Killings Zimbabwe Continues to Grapple with a Culture of Impunity and Unmet Promises of Justice
The streets of Harare, Zimbabwe’s bustling capital, were transformed into a theater of military-led violence eight years ago, marking a pivotal and tragic turning point in the country’s post-Mugabe era. On August 1, 2018, six people were killed and 35 others sustained serious injuries when state security forces, including the military and anti-riot police, deployed […]
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Justice Delayed for the Muttur Massacre: Two Decades of Impunity in Sri Lanka and the Path Forward Under the Dissanayake Administration
On August 4, 2006, the town of Muttur in eastern Sri Lanka became the site of one of the most heinous war crimes committed against humanitarian workers in modern history. Seventeen staff members of the international non-governmental organization Action Contre la Faim (Action Against Hunger, or ACF) were systematically executed within their own office compound. […]
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