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Former Syrian General Faces War Crimes Charges In Swedish Court

The highest-ranking Syrian military official to be tried in Europe will appear in a Stockholm court on Monday for his alleged role in war crimes committed in 2012 during Syria's civil war.

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U.S. Judge Dismisses Lawsuits Against Libyan Commander Khalifa Hifter

U.S. Judge dismisses civil lawsuits against Khalifa Hifter for alleged Libyan war crimes due to lack of jurisdiction. Legal debate ensues.

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Paddy Cosgrave returns to Web Summit after resigning over Israel criticism

Cosgrave resigned as CEO in October after backlash to post accusing Israel of committing war crimes in Gaza.

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UN rights body demands Israel be held accountable for possible ‘war crimes’

UN Human Rights Council also backs call to halt all arms sales to Israel, highlighting warnings of ‘genocide’ in Gaza.

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Middle East Conflict: UN Rights Body Adopts Resolution On Israel's Possible War Crimes

On Day 182 of the war in Gaza, pressure on Israel is piling up as the world monitors how it will change its military campaign in the enclave following the Israeli army airstrike that killed seven humanitarian aid workers, six of them foreign nationals.

International Business Times

UN body calls for Israel to be held accountable for possible war crimes

Human rights council adopts resolution as Israel opens new routes into Gaza after Biden-Netanyahu phone call

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UN Adopts Resolution On Israel Accountability For War Crimes

UNHRC resolution addresses Israel's accountability for potential war crimes in conflict with Palestinians.

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Israel Faces Isolation Six Months Into Gaza War

Israel faces global condemnation over Gaza conflict, with calls for ceasefire and investigations into war crimes. Humanitarian crisis worsens in Gaza as in...

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DOJ takes a stand against war crimes in Ukraine. In Gaza war, it's been nearly silent

The Justice Department has taken an active — and public — stand against alleged Russian war crimes in Ukraine. But it's been nearly silent on possible war crimes in the Israel-Hamas war.

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Ethiopia’s army accused of committing war crimes in Amhara region

Human Rights Watch urges UN to launch a probe into the ‘summary killings’ carried out by government forces in January.

Al Jazeera

Killed aid worker's family backs war crimes probe

The family of an Australian aid worker killed in Gaza are backing a war crimes investigation, as the government slams claims her death was a product of war.

AAP

Anne Aly criticises Simon Birmingham for repeating Netanyahu’s ‘dismissive’ response to aid worker’s death – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Starvation in Gaza likely key to UK legal advice on war crimes

Accusations that Israel is committing war crimes mostly centre on failure to protect civilians or meet their basic needs

The Guardian - UK

UK Minister Threatened With Jail Over Afghanistan Probe

A UK government minister is on a collision course with the law over his refusal to reveal the sources of allegations that British special forces committed war crimes in Afghanistan.

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Minister told to name sources in Afghan inquiry or face potential jail term

Johnny Mercer given 10 days to reveal source of claims British troops engaged in war crimes

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U.N. Report: Russian Torture Of Ukrainian Pows Revealed

U.N. report uncovers widespread torture of Ukrainian POWs by Russian forces, raising concerns of potential war crimes and civilian suffering.

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Syrian president's uncle to stand trial in Switzerland for crimes against humanity

Rifaat al-Assad, an uncle of the Syrian president, will stand trial in Switzerland for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity that decades ago earned him the nickname "The Butcher of Hama".

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UK lawyer to oversee ICC investigation into alleged war crimes in Palestinian territories

Andrew Cayley, previously Britain’s chief military prosecutor, to run operation of the complex case

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Ukraine war briefing: Russian forces occupying Ukraine use torture as ‘policy’, says UN expert

Alice Jill Edwards says 90% of Ukraine’s 103,000 open cases relating to war crimes and crimes against humanity are registered as torture cases – what we know on day 745

AAP

Sentencing of war crimes whistleblower delayed

The sentencing of the man who leaked classified military documents alleging Australian troops committed war crimes has been delayed.

International Business Times

Russia Must Be Defeated In Court Too, Says Ukraine Chief Prosecutor

Russia's "war crimes" in Ukraine have been recorded in tens of thousands of case files and it must answer them in court, the Ukrainian prosecutor general said in Brussels.

AAP

Defence minister cops grilling over veteran suicides

The defence minister has told a royal commission he doesn't believe people in his department are "hopeless" after airing issues about culture.

Evening Standard

ICC issues arrest warrants for two Russian commanders over war crimes in Ukraine

It is the second time the court has publicly announced arrest warrants linked to Russia's war in Ukraine

The Guardian - UK

Five SAS soldiers arrested in UK on suspicion of alleged war crimes in Syria

Case files recommending prosecution of murder charges have been sent to Service Prosecuting Authority

Radio France Internationale

Former Liberian rebel commander appeals life sentence for war crimes

Former Liberian rebel commander Kunti Kamara will on Tuesday begin his appeal against a life sentence handed down by a Paris court in 2022 for complicity in crimes against humanity.

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