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On the anniversary of the 1976 military coup, Argentines push back against leaders revising history
Read full article: On the anniversary of the 1976 military coup, Argentines push back against leaders revising historyArgentinaās annual March 24 commemoration of the 1976 military coup that ushered in the countryās violent right-wing dictatorship is acquiring new urgency under the government of President Javier Milei.
British lawyer Karim Khan elected next ICC prosecutor
Read full article: British lawyer Karim Khan elected next ICC prosecutor-FILE- In this Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020, file photo the sun bounces off the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)THE HAGUE ā More than 120 countries elected British lawyer Karim Khan on Friday as the next prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, one of the toughest jobs in international law because the tribunal seeks justice for the worldās worst atrocities -- war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide. Khan, who has specialized in international criminal law and international human rights law, was widely seen as the favorite to get the job. He has worked as a prosecutor at the tribunal prosecuting war crimes in former Yugoslavia and crimes against humanity and genocide in Rwanda. Khan is no stranger to the International Criminal Court, known as the ICC, having acted as a defense lawyer for Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto and persuading judges to throw out prosecution charges against his client.