World Apr 23 Kenyan authorities find 39 bodies during investigation of religious cult leader By Associated Press
World Mar 03 Ukrainian authorities start grim task of identifying bodies buried in makeshift graves near Kyiv Nearly a year after Ukrainian forces retook towns and villages near Kyiv from Russian troops authorities are still exhuming bodies hastily buried in makeshift graves. Almost 200 are still unidentified. By Elena Becatoros, Associated Press
Arts Oct 10 Watch 8:07 University of California, Berkeley repatriates cultural artifacts to Indigenous tribe The studying and exhibiting of human remains and sacred objects taken from Native American graves and sites have been a source of bitter relations between many cultural institutions and Indigenous tribes. After facing criticism, the University of California, Berkeley is… By Jeffrey Brown, Lena I. Jackson
World Oct 02 10 torture sites in 1 town: Russia sowed pain, fear in Izium Torture in Izium was arbitrary, widespread and absolutely routine for both civilians and soldiers during the six months the Russians controlled the city, an AP investigation has found. By Lori Hinnant, Evgeniy Maloletka, Vasilisa Stepanenko, Associated Press
World Sep 28 Watch 5:16 UN investigator outlines evidence of Russian war crimes in liberated areas of Ukraine The Russian-installed leaders of occupied regions of Ukraine formerly announced the results of so-called referendums and said they wanted to join Russia. Erik Møse, the official in charge of the U.N. Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine, joined Nick… By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi
Sep 20 Watch 7:13 Ukraine’s top prosecutor on mass graves and other Russian atrocities in recaptured areas By Nick Schifrin, Teresa Cebrian Aranda Attorney General Merrick Garland signed an agreement with his Ukrainian counterpart formalizing U.S. support for war crimes investigations against Russia. But finding justice in war is a long and difficult process. Nick Schifrin sits down with Ukraine's prosecutor general as… Continue watching
Sep 16 Watch 3:28 Ukraine examines bodies from mass graves discovered after regaining territory from Russia By Nick Schifrin, Alexis Cox A gruesome scene played out in Ukraine on Friday as authorities began examining bodies buried in what Kyiv calls the largest mass grave of the war. It was discovered near the city of Izium which is in the Kharkiv region… Continue watching
Apr 05 Rwanda finds genocide grave that could contain 30,000 bodies By Ignatius Ssuuna, Associated Press A valley dam that authorities in Rwanda say could contain about 30,000 bodies has been discovered more than a quarter-century after the country’s genocide in which 800,000 ethnic Tutsi and Hutus who tried to protect them were killed. Continue reading
Apr 26 Rwandans discover mass graves from genocide era, nearly 25 years after killings By Ignatius Ssuuna, Associated Press The new discovery is being called the most significant in a long time in this East African nation that is still recovering from the 1994 killings of more than 800,000 people. Continue reading
Dec 18 Watch Cambodians Search for Justice after Pol Pot’s Brutal Regime The people of Cambodia are still searching for justice three decades after former dictator Pol Pot's regime accused of forced labor, starvation and mass executions. The Bureau for International Reporting gives an update. Continue watching