Latest War crimes News
Prosecutors say Kosovar ex-guerrilla leaders on trial for war crimes tried to influence witnesses
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Prosecutors are seeking to restrict visits to three former Kosovo Liberation Army leaders who are on trial in The Hague for war crimes because they allegedly tried to manipulate witnesses and leak confidential testimony. Former Kosovo president Hashim Thaci,...
South African leader accuses Israel of war crimes. Putin and Xi strike more cautious note at meeting
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa accused Israel of war crimes and acts “tantamount to genocide” in Gaza during a virtual meeting Tuesday of leaders of developing countries, including Russia's Vladimir Putin and China's Xi Jinping. ...
South Africa refers Israel to ICC over Gaza attacks as pressure mounts to cut diplomatic ties
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa has filed a referral to the International Criminal Court for an investigation into alleged war crimes committed by Israel in Gaza, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said. The move comes as South African lawmakers were expected to debate a...
France issues arrest warrants for Syrian president, 3 generals alleging involvement in war crimes
PARIS (AP) — French judicial authorities issued international arrest warrants for Syrian President Bashar Assad, his brother and two army generals for alleged complicity in war crimes and crimes against humanity, lawyers for Syrian victims said Wednesday. They include a 2013 chemical attack on...
How international law applies to war, and why Hamas and Israel are both alleged to have broken it
LONDON (AP) — The United Nations says it is collecting evidence of war crimes by both sides in the Israel-Hamas war, which began with the militant group’s brutal Oct. 7 cross-border attack and was followed by Israel's relentless bombardment and a siege of Gaza. At least 1,400...
Rights groups report widespread war crimes across Africa’s Sahel region with communities under siege
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Security forces and armed groups are committing war crimes against civilians in Africa's Sahel region, where extremists and rebels are increasingly fighting to exert dominance and control resources in communities, according to new reports from two rights groups. ...
Researchers hope tracking senior Myanmar army officers can ascertain blame for human rights abuses
BANGKOK (AP) — A group of human rights researchers officially launched a website Wednesday that they hope will help get justice for victims of state violence in Myanmar, where one of the world’s less-noticed but still brutal armed struggles is taking place. Since the army seized...
A media freedom group accuses Israel and Hamas of war crimes and reports deaths of 34 journalists
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Thirty-four journalists have been killed in the war between Israel and Hamas, an international media freedom group said Wednesday, accusing both sides of committing possible war crimes. Reporters Without Borders called on International Criminal Court...
Relatives of victims of alleged war crimes in military-run Myanmar seek justice in Philippines
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Relatives of victims of alleged war crimes committed by Myanmar’s military filed a criminal complaint in the Philippines against their nation’s ruling generals as they increasingly seek to hold them accountable in courts outside the violence-wracked country. ...
CEO of a prominent tech conference resigns amid backlash for public statements over Israel-Hamas war
NEW YORK (AP) — Paddy Cosgrave, the chief executive officer of a prominent European tech conference called Web Summit, resigned from his role on Saturday amid backlash for his public statements that suggested Israel was committing war crimes. A spokesperson for Web Summit, which...
