Hi, this is Kasmira, with your June highlights from International Geneva. Dominating the headlines was the WTO ministerial conference, where after several sleepless nights – not to mention years of frustrated negotiations – ministers managed to forge a package of deals and partially restore credibility in the organisation’s ability to strike multilateral trade agreements.
The 50th regular session of the Human Rights Council, still ongoing, also drew attention, especially with Michelle Bachelet's announcement that she would not seek re-election.
In this month’s edition of our international war crimes round-up, the first rape trial of a Russian soldier, three foreigners sentenced to deathin Russian-controlled Ukraine, and a Swiss businessman is probed for pillage in The Gambia.
Finally, we sought solutions among three refugee leaders that were in Geneva to advocate for a better inclusion of refugees in decision-making processes. |
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Yanis Varoufakis, finance minister of Greece in 2015. (Credit: Chatham House/CC BY 2.0)
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🕵️♀️ International criminal hunt monthly round-up.
The first trial against a Russian soldier charged with raping a woman during the Russian invasion began in Ukraine, while in the Russian-controlled part of the country two British men and a Moroccan national were sentenced to death on charges of “terrorism”. This month’s edition also covers the opening of criminal investigations against a Swiss businessman accused of the war crime of pillage.
Clara Guldimann (EN)
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Jean-Paul Bahikye Kasika, Shaza Alrihawi and Mauricio Vilora from the Global Refugee-led Network (GRN) gather in Geneva from 7 to 10 June for UNHCR’s consultations with NGOs. (Credit: Geneva Solutions/ML)
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