Ukraine news – live: Six killed in heavy shelling near Bakhmut as strikes destroy nursery Putin’s forces target town of Kostiantynivka The Independent UK · Apr 2, 2023
Russia takes charge of UN Security Council despite Ukraine opposition It means the Security Council is being led by a nation whose president is facing an arrest warrant for war crimes Evening Standard · Apr 1, 2023
Ex-Kosovo guerrilla chief, president Thaci faces war crimes trial on Monday (Adds Human Rights Watch comment, paragraph 16) Reuters · Mar 31, 2023
Bucha must become 'symbol of justice', says Ukraine's Zelensky Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday called for Bucha to become a "symbol of justice" on the one-year anniversary of Russia's withdrawal from the town now synonymous with war crimes allegations. His visit to the martyred town came after Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said Russia could place intercontinental nuclear missiles… France 24 · Mar 31, 2023
1 year on, Ukraine remembers Bucha victims BUCHA, Ukraine: Ukraine on Friday marks one year since Russia withdrew from the Kyiv suburb of Bucha, leaving the bodies of executed civilians strewn in the streets in what has become a symbol of alleged Russian war crimes. Bangkok Post · Mar 31, 2023
Recalling Bucha deaths, Zelenskiy describes 'horrific' year in Kyiv region Ukraine's president said on Thursday the past year had been "the most horrific" in the lives of many residents of the Kyiv region, where Russian troops are accused of committing war crimes before withdrawing a year ago. Reuters · Mar 30, 2023
Opposition protesters in Senegal barricaded by police In tonight's edition: Senegal’s state prosecutor claimed on Tuesday that a small but organised cell of opposition supporters have plotted to use violence to stop the trial of the country’s opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko. Also, a UN-backed fact-finding mission in Libya has released its final report on human rights in… France 24 · Mar 29, 2023
Commentary: There are consequences to pursuing a war crimes case against Vladimir Putin The International Criminal Court’s March 17 decision to issue war crimes charges against Russian President Vladimir Putin was shocking in more ways than one. This was the first time in 12 years a head of state has been charged by the international court; in 2011, Libya’s Moammar Gadhafi was indicted… Chicago Tribune · Mar 29, 2023
Family of killed Afghan villager wants more ADF personnel to be brought to trial after arrest of former SAS soldier Oliver Schulz As a historic war crimes case gets underway, the family of an Afghan villager who was killed by an Australian soldier calls for more ADF personnel to be brought to trial. ABC News · Mar 29, 2023
War crimes investigator to lead anti-corruption body Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has named NSW judge Paul Brereton as the inaugural head of the National Anti-Corruption Commission. The New Daily · Mar 29, 2023
Paul Brereton appointed to lead National Anti-Corruption Commission Paul Brereton, who led the Afghanistan war crimes inquiry, is appointed to lead the National Anti-Corruption Commission. ABC News · Mar 29, 2023
War crimes investigator named to head integrity body Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has named NSW judge Paul Brereton as the inaugural head of the National Anti-Corruption Commission. AAP · Mar 29, 2023
ICC arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin: a king-size dilemma for South Africa The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued an international arrest warrant for Russian president Vladimir Putin for alleged war crimes regarding the unlawful deportation of children from Ukraine to Russia. Such acts are war crimes under two articles of the Rome Statute, which established the court. The Conversation · Mar 28, 2023
Russia-Ukraine war exposed human rights ‘double standards’ Amnesty International publishes annual report highlighting the state of human rights in more than 150 countries. Al Jazeera · Mar 28, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Mar 27, 2023 Russian soldiers should be allowed to compete at Olympics, says UN expert Alexandra Xanthaki provoked outrage by telling the IOC that Russian soldiers who have fought in Ukraine should be allowed at Paris Games – as long as they have not committed war crimes
Reuters · Mar 27, 2023 Libyan migrants are victims of crimes against humanity - UN mission A U.N. fact-finding mission on Libya said on Monday that it had reasonable grounds to believe war crimes and crimes against humanity had been committed, including against migrants, and that it would relay the evidence to the International Criminal Court (ICC).
The Independent UK · Mar 27, 2023 UN expert advising IOC gives views on Russians at Olympics A United Nations rights expert advising the International Olympic Committee says Russian athletes who actively served in the war in Ukraine should be let back into international sport if they didn't take part in war crimes
The Independent UK · Mar 26, 2023 Ukraine-Russia news – live: Nato calls Putin nuclear threat ‘dangerous and irresponsible’ Moscow has ‘consistently broken its arms control commitments’
Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 25, 2023 Parliament Speaker Proposing Banning ICC in Russia Russia's parliament speaker on Saturday proposed banning the activities of the International Criminal Court (ICC) after the court issued an arrest warrant for President Vladimir Putin, accusing him of war crimes. Vyacheslav Volodin, an ally of Putin's, said that Russian legislation should be amended to prohibit any activity of the…
Reuters · Mar 25, 2023 Putin ally proposing banning ICC in Russia Russia's parliament speaker on Saturday proposed banning the activities of the International Criminal Court (ICC) after the court issued an arrest warrant for President Vladimir Putin, accusing him of the war crimes.
Al Jazeera · Mar 24, 2023 US Senators ask Biden to help ICC with Putin war crimes probe The US has not agreed to provide information to ICC out of concern that the court could one day scrutinise US officials.
Reuters · Mar 24, 2023 U.S. senators urge Biden to share information on war crimes with ICC as it pursues Putin Democratic and Republican U.S. senators urged the Biden administration on Friday to share information with the International Criminal Court that could assist as it pursues war crimes charges against Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Reuters · Mar 24, 2023 Congo President Tshisekedi brings in former VP Bemba in reshuffle ahead of election Democratic Republic of Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi has appointed the country's former vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba, who was detained for over 10 years for war crimes, as the country's defence minister in a sweeping government reshuffle.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 23, 2023 The Guardian view on Ukraine and war crimes: the start of a case against Putin Editorial: The international criminal court’s issuance of an arrest warrant for the Russian president over Ukraine is welcome. It needs support
The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2023 Hungary would not act on Putin arrest warrant, official says The chief of staff to Hungary's prime minister says Hungarian authorities wouldn't arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin if he were to enter the country despite him being the subject of an international warrant for alleged war crimes in Ukraine