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Vatican is moving ahead with plan to reunite Ukrainian children taken to Russia with their families
By Nicole Winfield — July 24, 2023
ROME (AP) — The effort follows an explicit request by Ukraine and Russia has expressed an apparent willingness to engage in the process.
Biden to meet with pope’s Ukraine peace envoy, with the plight of children top of cardinal’s agenda
By Nicole Winfield and Zeke Miller — July 19, 2023
ROME (AP) — White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre confirmed Biden would meet with Zuppi on Tuesday to “discuss the widespread suffering caused by Russia’s brutal war in Ukraine."
Retired Ugandan bishop seeks restorative justice for former child soldiers
By Fredrick Nzwili — January 4, 2017
(RNS) Bishop Macleord Baker Ochola II, 84, thinks the modern court system may not deliver justice against former child soldiers on trial for crimes committed while they were part of the Lord's Resistance Army.
Hague court weighs destruction of Timbuktu religious sites
By Reuters — March 1, 2016
Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi, who prosecutors say belonged to an ally of Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, is the first person to be charged with destroying cultural artifacts by the International Criminal Court.
Experts say what governments won’t: ISIS atrocities are genocide
By Brian Pellot — August 7, 2015
(RNS) A growing number of advocates and experts are calling for President Obama and U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to label ISIS’s actions against religious and ethnic minorities “genocide.” What’s holding them back?
Ugandan bishop willing to defend notorious Lord’s Resistance Army commander in war crimes court
By Fredrick Nzwili — January 28, 2015
(RNS) “The world betrayed this child," said retired Anglican Bishop Nelson Onono-Onweng of Lord's Resistance Army commander Dominic Ongwen.
Violence against Muslims soars in Central African Republic
By Fredrick Nzwili — February 11, 2014
(RNS) In recent weeks, a pro-Christian militia known as anti-Balaka (or anti-machete) has killed and mutilated Muslims as they have tried to leave the capital Bangui by the truckload.
International Criminal Court dismisses abuse claims against the Vatican
By Alessandro Speciale — June 14, 2013
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Advocates for survivors of clergy sex abuse vow to continue their fight after the International Criminal Court dismissed their case against retired Pope Benedict XVI.
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