New York, Aug. 2 -- In a landmark breakthrough for international justice, Argentina's Supreme Criminal Court, the Federal Court of Criminal Cassation, ruled on June 18 that a genocide and crimes against humanity lawsuit brought by Uyghur victims against Chinese officials can move forward, according to Just Security (New York).

The decision comes at a critical moment when authoritarian regimes are increasingly undermining international human rights law. While significant legal and diplomatic hurdles remain, the court's ruling offers a beacon of hope for Uyghur survivors seeking accountability for alleged atrocities in Xinjiang and refocuses international attention on a crisis frequently eclipsed by other global conflicts, as analysed by J...