Best of Dispatches: Top News Posts This Week

Historic verdict for victims of Srebrenica; protests shed light on a 40-year-old conflict; a victory for reproductive rights in Chile - these were among the most popular posts to Dispatches, our daily forum for breaking human rights news and commentary.

Dispatches: Justices Catches Karadzic after 21 Years

Emma Daly
It was just a bolt of pink cotton lying on the floor of a school gym but more than 20 years later, it haunts me still...

Dispatches: A Firestorm Over the Word "Occupation"

Eric Goldstein
In his final year in office, Ban Ki-moon has inspired a virulent street protest against a United Nations secretary general, over a long-running conflict unknown to many people...

Dispatches: Chile's Welcome Move on Abortion

Amanda Klasing
Chile’s chamber of deputies decided to side with women and their human rights last week, and approved a bill to partly decriminalize abortion...

Dispatches: German Judge Warns Racist Attackers

Fred Abrahams
As Germany grapples with a rising tide of violence against migrants and refugees, a judge last week sent an unequivocal message to perpetrators of racially-motivated attacks...

Dispatches: High-Profile ICC Warning to Commanders on Rape

Géraldine Mattioli-Zeltner
This week’s International Criminal Court (ICC) conviction of a former Democratic Republic of Congo vice president was both a victory for sexual violence victims and a stark warning to senior commanders who turn a blind eye while their troops rape and commit other atrocities...