Raf Casert

Raf Casert is an author at Religion News Service.

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Top UN court orders Israel to prevent genocide in Gaza but stops short of ordering cease-fire

By Raf Casert and Mike Corder — January 27, 2024
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — It could take years for the court to consider all aspects of South Africa's genocide allegations. In the meantime, the U.N. Security Council scheduled a Jan. 31 meeting to follow up on the ruling.

Dutch anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders has withdrawn a 2018 proposal to ban mosques and the Quran

By Mike Corder — January 10, 2024
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) —The move came a day before talks to form the next government were set to resume following the November election.

UN court to rule on jurisdiction in Rohingya genocide case

By Mike Corder — July 22, 2022
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Lawyers representing Myanmar argued in February that the case should be tossed out because the world court only hears cases between states and the Rohingya complaint was brought by Gambia on behalf of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation.

Cold case team shines new light on betrayal of Anne Frank

By Mike Corder — January 17, 2022
AMSTERDAM (AP) — A cold case team that combed through evidence for five years in a bid to unravel one of World War II’s enduring mysteries has reached what it calls the “most likely scenario” of who betrayed Jewish teenage diarist Anne Frank and her family. Their answer, outlined in a new book called “The […]
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