Algerian Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf said Algeria’s experience under French rule highlighted the need for compensation. African leaders want colonial-era abuses recognised and criminalised. Algeria says a legal framework would ensure reparations are neither a gift nor a favour. So, how could former colonial powers be held accountable? And can the cost of those atrocities … Read more
UN report finds systemic sexual and gender-based violence against Palestinians. A United Nations investigation concludes Israel has carried out genocidal acts by destroying Gaza’s main fertility clinic and maternity hospitals. Israel has rejected the report, which also alleges sexual violence. What are the implications? And will there be accountability? Presenter: Folly Bah Thibault Guests: Sari … Read more
Outcry after the discovery of mass graves in two Gaza hospitals. Hundreds of bodies have been found in mass graves in Gaza after Israeli forces withdrew from the Nasser and al-Shifa medical compounds they had besieged for weeks, according to Palestinian authorities. The Palestinian Civil Defence says there is evidence the Israeli army committed crimes … Read more