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Press releases on important international issues by the Human Security Centre

HSC Supports call for UN Commission of Inquiry on crimes against humanity and genocide against Uyghurs

The Human Security Centre (HSC) has joined with 49 other organisations and experts in signing the Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) open letter to governments which relays concerns that crimes against humanity and genocide are taking place against Uyghurs in East Turkistan.

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Press Release: Outgoing Iraqi PM responsible for refugee massacre

An independent report on the 1 September 2013 massacre at Camp Ashraf in Iraq, published on the one-year anniversary of the attack, has confirmed the suspected involvement of the government of outgoing Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. The report, which incorporates the testimonies of the 42 surviving eyewitnesses to the massacre, was compiled by the Human Security Centre (HSC), a London-based global foreign policy think tank; and the Ashraf Campaign (ASHCAM), a human rights group set up last year to advocate for Iranian refugees living in Iraq.

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