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'Massive' violations in Ukraine a focus as UN human rights body meets

The U.N. rights chief condemned Russia's "senseless" invasion of Ukraine on Monday at the start of a Human Rights Council session at which countries want to strengthen scrutiny of Moscow's alleged war crimes and raise China's treatment of Muslim Uyghurs.

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Inside Putin's torture chamber as Russian troops accused of nearly 90,000 war crimes

Ukrainian victims of Russian war crimes have recounted the disturbing levels of violence inflicted upon them by Vladimir's Putin's men - with one man alleging he was held for days and electrocuted

Daily Mirror

Bucha massacre: Ukrainian artist returned home to find all her belongings stolen

Bucha is on the outskirts of Kyiv and is an area where war crimes were allegedly carried out by the Kremlin’s occupying forces.

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Ukraine, one year on: The impact on the nation's women and girls

In this special edition, as the world marks the one-year anniversary of Russia's ground offensive in Ukraine, we're focusing on the impact of the war on the nation's women and children. Annette Young talks to Olga Stefanishyna, Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister for European integration, on how the war is redefining…

France 24

Alleged war crimes in Ukraine: Estonia's former FM calls for 'special tribunal'

Talking Europe hosts one the EU's most hawkish voices on Russia, Urmas Paet, who was Estonia’s foreign minister from 2005 to 2014. He is now an MEP and vice-president of the foreign affairs committee in the European Parliament. Paet outlines his hopes for a stronger EU defence capability and for…

France 24

What Vladimir Putin could do next from using nuclear weapons to desperate new offensive

Vladimir Putin is still statistically losing the war which sadly makes any signs of his brutalities diminishing slim. But what might happen next and what can we expect the war criminal to do in order to try to make more gains?

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin to ‘put screws harder and harder’ into Ukraine as his war aims fail

A war crimes investigator who analysed Russian activity in Syria for the United Nations, told The Mirror he fears civilian deaths will increase as Vladimir Putin's aims fail a year on

Daily Mirror

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We owe it to the people of Ukraine to bring Vladimir Putin to trial for war crimes

The special tribunals for Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia show they work. The US must back one for Russia, says former prime minister Gordon Brown

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine’s prosecutor: 'We’ve collected evidence that Wagner has committed war crimes'

The prosecutor general of Ukraine, Andriy Kostin, told FRANCE 24 that he had identified and collected evidences of war crimes committed by the leader of the Wagner mercenary group, Yevgeny Prigozhin.

France 24

Create 'aggression' tribunal for Ukraine now: Nobel Peace winner

Ukrainian Nobel Peace price winner Oleksandra Matviichuk on Thursday called for the creation of a special tribunal to prosecute leaders in Moscow for the crime of aggression, the invasion of or attempt to gain control over another sovereign state.

Reuters

Explainer-How are war crimes in Ukraine being investigated?

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.

Reuters

Ukraine war: conflict-related PTSD is putting strain on an already underfunded mental health system

Over the past 12 months the people of Ukraine have lived through a full-blown Russian invasion, with all the horrors you might expect. Those who lived in conflict zones, have had to flee or witness death and destruction on a massive scale. Many have either witnessed or experienced war crimes…

The Conversation

U.N. General Assembly to vote on Ukraine resolution

NEW YORK -- As the United Nations marks one year since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine, the General Assembly is expected to vote on a draft resolution that refers to "appropriate, fair and independent investigations and prosecutions" for the first time, regarding Russia's alleged war crimes in Ukraine.

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'Terrible toll' of Russia's year-long invasion of Ukraine

PARIS: When Russia's President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine on Feb 24, 2022, he started a war that has killed tens of thousands of people, ravaged cities and pummelled the country's economy.

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The Independent UK

Trial opens for former Kosovo fighter accused of war crimes

The trial has opened of a former fighter with the Kosovo Liberation Army

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War crimes charges fabricated, KLA member tells Kosovo tribunal

A former Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) member, accused of running a makeshift prison where people were abused and one man killed, told judges at the opening of his trial on Tuesday that the charges against him were fabricated.

The Independent UK

Estonian leader: Russia must be held accountable after war

Estonia's prime minister says once the war in Ukraine ends, Russia must be brought to justice for war crimes as well as for the decision to invade its neighbor if it is to have any chance of developing normal ties with the West

WEKU

The U.S. says Russian actions in Ukraine are 'crimes against humanity'

Speaking at the annual Munich Security Conference, Vice President Harris said Russian forces have been documented committing acts of murder, sexual assault, torture and deportation.

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Rishi Sunak urges world leaders to 'double down' on support for Ukraine

The Prime Minister said "the whole world must hold Russia to account" for war crimes against Ukraine and criticised the agreements of the "post-Cold War era" for failing Ukraine

Reuters

U.S. declares Russia committed 'crimes against humanity' in Ukraine

The Biden administration formally concluded that Russia has committed "crimes against humanity" during its nearly year-long invasion of Ukraine, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris said on Saturday.

The Independent UK

Labour government support for Kyiv would be ‘unwavering’, Starmer tells Zelensky

The Labour leader also used his surprise trip to Ukraine to reiterate demands for justice for war crimes carried out by Russia.

Daily Mirror

Keir Starmer meets President Zelensky in Ukraine to pledge 'unwavering support'

The Labour leader met with the Ukrainian leader in the capital ahead of next week’s first anniversary of the war - earlier in the day Keir Starmer travelled to Bucha and Irpin to see the sites of Russian war crimes

The Independent UK

Starmer visits Ukraine to pledge continued commitment to Kyiv if he becomes PM

The Labour leader visited suburbs of Kyiv which saw heavy fighting and alleged war crimes in the opening months of the Russian invasion.

WEKU

Russia deports thousands of Ukrainian children. Investigators say that's a war crime

A team at Yale University is using open-source materials to document the forced removal of Ukrainian children to Russia. Russia says it's a vast humanitarian program.

The Guardian - AU

Investigators of alleged war crimes by Australians in Afghanistan set to hand over first brief of evidence

The Office of the Special Investigator is looking at between 40 and 50 alleged offences, Senate estimates hears

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