war crimes
Amnesty accuses Syria Kurdish forces of ‘war crimes’
Middle East
October 13, 2015
Amnesty accuses Syria Kurdish forces of ‘war crimes’
Waves of forced displacement and home demolitions carried out by Kurdish forces operating in Syria's north and northeast amount to…
Israel, Palestinians may have committed war crimes in Gaza, says UN report
Middle East
June 22, 2015
Israel, Palestinians may have committed war crimes in Gaza, says UN report
UN investigators said on Monday that Israel and Palestinian militant groups committed grave abuses of international humanitarian law during the…
Kenyan president attends court hearing in crimes against humanity case
World
October 8, 2014
Kenyan president attends court hearing in crimes against humanity case
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta appeared in the International Criminal Court on Wednesday for a hearing on the future of charges…
ICC prosecutors: Kenyatta trial doomed unless Kenya helps
World
February 5, 2014
ICC prosecutors: Kenyatta trial doomed unless Kenya helps
The International Criminal Court has no realistic chance of successfully prosecuting Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta in the face of the…
New inquiry raises pressure on Sri Lanka over war crimes
Egypt
February 5, 2014
New inquiry raises pressure on Sri Lanka over war crimes
Sri Lanka's army led an orgy of indiscriminate killing at the climax of the island's civil war, and has since…
Hague judges uphold war crimes conviction of Liberia’s Charles Taylor
World
September 26, 2013
Hague judges uphold war crimes conviction of Liberia’s Charles Taylor
Appeals judges upheld the conviction of former Liberian President Charles Taylor on Thursday, reaffirming the 50-year prison sentence he was…
Babies as young as six months victims of rape in war: UN envoy
Egypt
April 18, 2013
Babies as young as six months victims of rape in war: UN envoy
In her first seven months as UN envoy on sexual violence in conflict, Zainab Hawa Bangura has visited a…
Time to refer Syrian war crimes to international court, UN inquiry says
World
February 18, 2013
Time to refer Syrian war crimes to international court, UN inquiry says
United Nations investigators said on Monday that Syrian leaders they had identified as suspected war criminals should face the International…
Videos show Syria troops ‘kill and mutilate prisoners’
World
November 3, 2012
Videos show Syria troops ‘kill and mutilate prisoners’
A Syrian rights group on Saturday released videos of pro-regime fighters apparently killing prisoners and cutting ears from bodies, after…