War crimes by Myanmar’s military ‘more frequent and brazen’, UN probe finds
Geneva, SwitzerlandReuters War crimes committed by Myanmar’s military, including the bombing of civilians, have become “increasingly frequent and brazen”, a team of United Nations investigators said in a report published on Tuesday. An aerial view of Bin village of the Mingin Township in Sagaing region after villagers say it was set ablaze by the Myanmar […]
UN investigates reports of migrant mass graves in Libya
Geneva, SwitzerlandReuters UN investigators are seeking to verify reports of mass graves thought to contain the corpses of migrants at a trafficking hub in Libya, they said in a report on Monday that also documented incidents of rape, murder and torture. Libya is a major transit point for Africans seeking to make the perilous journey […]
UN team probing IS horrors urges Iraq to pass war crimes law
Baghdad, IraqAP UN investigators have collected millions of call data records implicating Islamic State militants in atrocities committed in Iraq, but delays in passing a law to govern war crimes trials could hinder the pursuit of justice, according to the head of the investigation. Karim A Khan leads the team charged with investigating IS atrocities […]