World Court to hear Russian objections to Ukraine genocide case
The Hague, The NetherlandReuters Russia and Ukraine will square off before the International Court of Justice on Monday in a case that centres around claims by Moscow that its invasion of Ukraine was done to prevent genocide. Ukraine brought the case to the United Nations’ highest court just days after the Russian invasion on 24th […]
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 […]
Explainer – Ukraine: When do attacks on civilian installations amount to war crimes?
The Hague, The NetherlandsReuters Russian air strikes this week hit silos and shipping terminals for Ukrainian grain, potentially violating international law, which forbids attacks on resources essential to the civilian population. Drone attacks wrecked buildings in the port of Izmail and prevented ships on the Danube River from loading grain for export. Around 100,000 metric […]
Torture, sexual violence commonly used by Russian forces in Ukraine, say experts
Amsterdam, The NetherlandsReuters A large number of prisoners held in makeshift detention centres in Russian-occupied southern Ukraine were tortured and sexually violated, a team of international experts said on Wednesday in a summary of their latest findings. The Mobile Justice Team, established by the international humanitarian law firm Global Rights Compliance, has worked with Ukrainian […]
Data company Palantir to help Ukraine prosecute alleged Russian war crimes
Palo Alto, California, USReuters Ukraine plans to deploy software from US data analytics provider Palantir Technologies Inc to help it prosecute alleged war crimes committed by Russia, the company told Reuters. Palantir, which has supplied Ukraine with systems to help it target Russian tanks and support refugees, is now working with the prosecutor general’s office […]
In Ukraine’s Bucha, a “wounded soul” aches one year after liberation
Bucha, Ukraine Reuters Strolling under a peaceful blue sky, 71-year-old Kateryna Kosych can’t help recalling how Russian troops killed and looted after violently occupying her charming town for a month last year. Among the victims in Bucha was her 47-year-old son-in-law – a wound that festers despite the relative rejuvenation of the town since its […]
Ethiopia and Eritrea deny US accusations of war crimes
Nairobi, KenyaReuters Ethiopia and Eritrea on Tuesday rejected a determination by the US State Department that their armies, along with all sides in the recently concluded conflict in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, had committed war crimes. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday that members of the Ethiopian National Defense Force, its allies […]
Essay: Prosecuting Putin for abducting Ukrainian children will require a high bar of evidence – and won’t guarantee the children can come back home
STEFAN SCHMITT, who has worked in securing forensic evidence of crimes in such places as Afghanistan and Guatemala , looks at what the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin means…
US determines all sides committed war crimes in Ethiopia conflict
Washington DC, USReuters The United States has determined that all sides committed war crimes during the conflict in northern Ethiopia that killed tens of thousands of people, left hundreds of thousands facing hunger and displaced millions, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday. Blinken said that after a careful review of the law […]
Explainer – How are war crimes in Ukraine being investigated?
The Hague, The NetherlandsReuters The International Criminal Court’s arrest warrant against Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday is just one strand in a complex web of international and national legal moves over alleged war crimes in Ukraine. More than 74,500 such atrocities have been reported in Ukraine since Russia invaded, according to the prosecutor general’s […]