The Latest Breaking News from War Crimes

Judges have approved a request by the International Criminal Court’s prosecutor to reopen an investigation into war crimes and crimes against humanity in Afghanistan, saying Afghan authorities are not conducting meaningful probes

Of course Russia should be condemned for targeting civilians. But the brutal U.S. air war on Japan was much worse

The attorney general must discontinue the case against the former military lawyer and fix federal whistleblowing law

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.

Russian minorities are much more likely to die in Ukraine, the Free Buryatia Foundation tells Al Jazeera.

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.

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…

So far this year, at least 160 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip.

More than 100 staff are now involved in a complex investigation into alleged war crimes committed in Afghanistan by Australian Defence Force personnel.