South Africa Convicts Ex-Apartheid Cops for 1987 Killing

South Africa convicts ex-apartheid cops for 1987 killing

Two former apartheid-era police officers in South Africa have been found guilty of murdering student leader and activist Caiphus Nyoka nearly four decades after his killing, in a case that highlights renewed efforts to confront unresolved crimes from the white-minority era.

UN warns security fears cannot justify weakening global landmine treaty as states object to Ukraine's suspension

Disarmament chief stresses Ottawa Convention has no suspension clause, urges governments to uphold humanitarian norms despite rising threats - Anadolu Ajansı

Ukraine condemned for withdrawing from mine ban treaty

Five humanitarian disarmament coalitions and 77 civil society organizations on Saturday condemned Ukraine’s suspension of the 1997 Mine Ban Convention, also known as the Ottawa Convention. The civil society coalitions and organizations stated that the Ottawa Convention does not allow for states parties’ obligations to be suspended, including during wartime. According to Article 20(3) of the Ottawa Convention, withdrawal is activated six months a…

Joint Civil Society Statement on Ukraine’s Unlawful Suspension of the Mine Ban Treaty - World BEYOND War

By the Undersigned and Humanitarian Disarmament, December 1, 2025 This statement has been signed by 5 humanitarian disarmament coalitions and 77 civil society organizations across 39 countries. As civil society coalitions and organizations working to reduce the catastrophic impact of war through humanitarian disarmament, we are deeply alarmed by Ukraine’s decision to unlawfully suspend the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty. Similar to the highly regrettable …

Joint Civil Society Statement on Ukraine’s Unlawful Suspension of the Mine Ban Treaty - RootsAction

This statement has been signed by 5 humanitarian disarmament coalitions and 77 civil society organizations across 39 countries.