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Russia accuses Ukraine of killing 14 in 'deliberate' strike on hospital

Russia accused the Ukrainian military of deliberately striking a hospital in a Russian-held area of eastern Ukraine on Saturday in what it said was a war crime that killed 14 people and wounded 24 patients and medical staff.

Reuters

Nobel laureate wants more to help probe Russian war crimes

A Ukrainian human rights lawyer who shared last year’s Nobel Peace Prize is calling for more international investigative and legal help to deal with the staggering amount of war crimes cases since Russia invaded its neighbor almost a year ago

The Independent UK

EU assembly wants special court for Russia's war in Ukraine

The European Union’s parliament calls on the member states to back the creation of a special court to judge on any war crime of agression by Russia in Ukraine

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EU says deadly missile attack in Dnipro constitutes a 'war crime'

The toll from a weekend missile strike on the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro rose to 40 on Monday, as more bodies were pulled from the debris of a multistorey building. EU presidency holder Sweden condemned the attack, saying it constituted a war crime. Russia has denied responsibility.

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Finnish appeals court begins Liberia war crime hearing

A Finnish court of appeal began on Tuesday hearing an international war crime case in which a Sierra Leonean man is charged with murders, rapes and other atrocities during the Liberian civil war between 1999 and 2003, the court said.

Reuters

London to host international war crimes meeting to discuss Ukraine

It comes as Russian President Vladimir Putin continues to target crucial energy infrastructure in a military offensive.

The Independent UK

Explainer-When are attacks on civilian infrastructure war crimes?

Russia's attacks on Ukraine's civilian infrastructure, including energy facilities, have been described as possible war crimes by the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and Amnesty International.

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UN details civilian executions in Ukraine

GENEVA: In just the first weeks of Moscow's war in Ukraine, Russian forces summarily killed hundreds of civilians, the UN rights chief said Thursday, decrying likely war crimes.

Bangkok Post

There have been 50,000 alleged war crimes in Ukraine. We worked to solve one

Investigators in Ukraine have opened more than 50,000 inquiries into alleged Russian war crimes since the war began. NPR looked into the death of one man to show the challenges investigators face.

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Vladimir Putin guzzles champagne as he blames Ukraine for Russian's military strikes

Vladimir Putin appears to confess to war crimes and blame Ukraine for strikes while guzzling champagne at a reception at the Kremlin in Moscow

Daily Mirror

Putin’s strikes on Ukraine infrastructure ‘likely a war crime’, say Western officials

Those responsible for the attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure “must be held to account”, western officials said

Evening Standard

UN investigation examining 'devastating' attacks on Ukraine infrastructure

U.N.-appointed investigators are looking into whether Russia's attacks on critical infrastructure in Ukraine amount to war crimes, one of the inspection team said on Friday.

Reuters

Some Russian commanders knew of sexual violence or encouraged it, says lawyer advising Kyiv

There is evidence that Russian commanders in several instances were aware of sexual violence by military personnel in Ukraine “and in some cases, encouraging it or even ordering it,” according to an international criminal lawyer assisting Kyiv’s war crimes investigations.

Reuters

Ukraine to investigate videos of alleged war crimes against Russian prisoners. Here's what we know about the footage

Ukraine says it will investigate footage that Moscow alleges shows Ukrainian forces executing Russian prisoners of war.

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Kremlin says it will bring to justice those responsible for alleged execution of surrendered Russian soldiers

The Kremlin said on Monday that it would bring to justice those responsible for the alleged execution of Russian prisoners of war in Ukraine, and that it would do everything possible to draw attention to what it has called a war crime.

Reuters

Ukrainian presidential adviser hails MH17 ruling in The Hague

A Dutch court ruling on Thursday on the shooting down of a Malaysian airliner over Ukraine sent a strong signal that "every war crime committed by the Russians" will be investigated and "brought to a conclusion", a senior Ukrainian official said.

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Failed Senate candidate Heston Russell allegedly shot at unarmed Afghan civilians, ABC claims in court documents

Exclusive: Russell, a former special forces major, denies any wrongdoing and is suing the ABC for defamation over its reporting of alleged war crimes in Afghanistan

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Ukraine wants G20 help on Russian deportations of children

Kyiv says thousands of children have been taken to Russia and that deportations should be investigated as a war crime.

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International Mobile Justice Team building war crimes cases in Ukraine targeting the Kremlin

As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues to bring death and destruction, small teams of dedicated lawyers are investigating war crimes they say could lead all the way to the Kremlin.

Reuters

Myanmar military defends deadly air strike after accusations of war crime

Myanmar's military has defended air strikes on a concert organised by an ethnic minority force as a justified response to attacks in the area, after opponents accused the junta of targeting civilians and conducting war crimes.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Amnesty Urges ICC Probe of Possible Gaza War Crimes

Amnesty International on Tuesday called for an International Criminal Court (ICC) probe into possible war crimes committed in August by both Israeli forces and Palestinian militants during deadly fighting in Gaza. Thirty-one civilians were among the 49 Palestinians killed in the Israeli-blockaded Gaza Strip during the three-day conflict, the global…

Radio France Internationale

France’s TotalEnergies accused of fuelling Russian bombers in Ukraine

Two NGOs have filed a complaint against French power giant TotalEnergies for "complicity in war crimes" for allegedly helping fuel Russian planes that have bombed Ukraine.

France 24

France’s TotalEnergies faces legal case for allegedly fuelling Russian bombers

Two NGOs have filed a complaint against French energy giant TotalEnergies for "complicity in war crimes" for allegedly helping fuel Russian planes that have bombed Ukraine, according to French media reports.

Reuters

Top U.S. general suggests Russian strikes on civilians are war crimes

The top U.S. general on Wednesday condemned indiscriminate Russian missile strikes on Ukraine that killed civilians, suggesting they met the definition of war crimes under the international rules of war.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia Showers Ukraine with More Missiles

Russian forces showered Ukraine with more missiles and munition-carrying drones Tuesday after widespread strikes killed at least 19 people in an attack the UN human rights office described as “particularly shocking” and potential war crimes. Air raid warnings extended throughout the country for a second straight morning as Ukrainian officials…

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