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Do Russia’s assaults on Ukraine amount to war crimes?
NPR’s Michel Martin discusses the laws of war and whether those have evolved over time with Mark Drumbl, director of the Transnational Law Institute at the Washington and Lee University School of Law.
UN political affairs chief warns of ‘utter devastation’ facing Ukraine cities by Russian forces
With the war in Ukraine now in its third week, UN political affairs chief Rosemary DiCarlo warned the Security Council on Friday that direct attacks against civilians and civilian objects are prohibited under international law, and may amount to war crimes.
First Person: ‘I speak up for those who cannot’
Maya Aktar, a garment worker from Bangladesh, represents other migrants employed in the sector, in Jordan. She explains how she became involved in the union movement, and the positive difference this has made to the lives of her members.
Read the full story, “First Person: ‘I speak up for those who cannot’”, on globalissues.org →
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International and grassroots groups alike are working to get supplies into Ukraine
NPR’s Ari Shapiro and Tim Mak look at humanitarian efforts in Poland and Ukraine, which involve major international organizations and small grass-roots groups to bring supplies into Ukraine.