Torture chambers in Ukraine’s Kherson “financed by Russian state” – investigators
The Hague, The NetherlandsReuters A network of at least 20 torture chambers in the recently liberated southern Ukrainian region of Kherson was “planned and directly financed by the Russian State”, war crimes investigators said on Thursday, citing new evidence. The Mobile Justice Team, funded by Britain, the EU and the United States, has been working […]
Explainer – How are war crimes in Ukraine being investigated?
The Hague, The NetherlandsReuters More than 71,000 alleged war crimes have been reported in Ukraine since Russia invaded, but bringing them to trial is no simple task. Ukrainian and Western authorities say there is evidence of murders and executions, shelling of civilian infrastructure, forced deportations, child abductions, torture, sexual violence and illegal detention. A volunteer […]
US declares Russia committed “crimes against humanity” in Ukraine
Munich, GermanyReuters The Biden administration formally concluded that Russia has committed “crimes against humanity” during its nearly year-long invasion of Ukraine, US Vice President Kamala Harris said on Saturday. “In the case of Russia’s actions in Ukraine we have examined the evidence, we know the legal standards, and there is no doubt: these are crimes […]
Germany has evidence of war crimes in Ukraine “in three-digit range” – prosecutor
Berlin, GermanyReuters Germany has collected evidence of war crimes in Ukraine, the country’s prosecutor general said in a newspaper interview published on Saturday, adding that he saw a need for a judicial process at international level. “Currently, for example, we are focusing on the mass killings in Bucha or attacks against Ukrainian civilian infrastructure,” Peter […]
Ukraine ends search for survivors in Dnipro, death toll hits 44
Kyiv, UkraineReuters Ukraine called off search and rescue operations on Tuesday at the rubble of an apartment building in the eastern city of Dnipro where at least 44 people were killed in a Russian missile attack. The State Emergency Service said 20 people were still unaccounted after Saturday’s attack and that the 44 confirmed dead […]
Essay: Within its own borders and beyond, the Eritrean regime cannot be trusted
ELLIS HEASLEY, of UK-based religious freedom advocacy CSW, looks at why Eritrea – and in particular its military forces – remains a cause for advocacy and prayer in 2023…
War crimes investigations: Scale of alleged torture, detentions by Russian forces in Kherson emerges
ANTHONY DEUTSCH, ANNA VOITENKO and OLENA HARMASH, of Reuters, report…
Ukraine gets more US aid as Russia-Iran ties worry West
Kyiv, UkraineReuters The United States announced new military aid for Ukraine on Friday and vowed to disrupt Russian ties with Iran, which a British envoy said involved Moscow seeking hundreds of ballistic missiles and offering unprecedented military support in return. Tehran and Moscow have denied Western accusations that Russia is using Iranian drones to attack […]
ICC should prosecute aggression, can try heads of state, says war crimes prosecutor
The Hague, The NetherlandsReuters The International Criminal Court is the right place to prosecute the crime of “aggression”, the act of attacking another country, and it has the power to try heads of state, Prosecutor Karim Khan said on Monday. Khan, whose office is investigating alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in Ukraine, did […]
Zelenskiy, visiting Kherson, vows to drive Russia from all of Ukraine
Kherson, Ukraine/Ankara, Turkey Reuters Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Monday visited Kherson, the biggest prize his troops have recaptured so far, vowing to press on until Kyiv reclaims control of all its occupied territory. Zelenskiy’s visit came as the heads of US and Russian intelligence met in Turkey for the highest level publicly acknowledged face-to-face talks […]