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Since the US government prosecuted Nazi war crimes, there have been no criminal prosecutions of genocide here in America—until now.

Time again for the holiday gift guide.

Susie Linfield's The Cruel Radiance is a demanding and flawed attempt to regard the pain of others through photographs.

The International Criminal Court has had setbacks—but it's already having an impact.

Paul Kagame has been praised for leading Rwanda’s recovery after the 1994 genocide. But his image has become increasingly tarnished, with reports of political repression now joined by a UN human rights report accusing his own government of carrying out mass slaughter in neighboring Congo.

Although homosexuality is criminalized in 80 countries, the Ugandan Anti-Homosexuality Bill of 2009 is the most egregious attempt to sanction homophobia and threaten the human rights of all its citizens. Here are ten ways to oppose this legislation and stand up for human rights wherever you are.

Listen to an audiocast of remarks by "humanity's avenger," Luis Moreno-Ocampo, first prosecutor of the International Criminal Court.

Panic and silence greet the release of the UN Human Rights Council report on Gaza; the FCC backs net neutrality.

Andrew Rice The fighting in Congo started as a modern crusade. Five million deaths later, it's clearly about something else.

Will Obama change US Africa policy?