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The UN just dropped a war crime bombshell about the U.S. and Israel — and it’s not what their leaders want the world to hear

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US House resolution seeks ‘genocide’ tag for Pakistan’s 1971 atrocities on Bengali Hindus

US Congressman Greg Landsman has introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives seeking to recognise the atrocities committed by the Pakistani army and its allies against Bengali Hindus in 1971 as war crimes and genocide. The resolution cites the 'Blood Telegram' and details the systematic targeting of Hindus for…

The Times of India

UN chief says there are ‘reasonable grounds’ to believe war crimes have been committed by both sides in Iran

UN Secretary-General António Guterres suggested Israel was to blame for the conflict

The Independent UK

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Belgian court sends ex-diplomat, 93, to trial over 1961 murder of Congo leader

Family of the then PM, Patrice Lumumba, welcome decision to charge Étienne Davignon as ‘beginning of a reckoning’

The Guardian - UK

Senator Mark Kelly Warns Hegseth's 'No Quarter' Remark Signals Killing Prisoners, Calls It Illegal Under US Law

US Senator Mark Kelly demands Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth retract his 'no quarter' comment, citing potential war crimes under international law.

International Business Times UK

Did the United States commit War Crimes in Iran? A Lawyer Weighs In

There have been reports of an unarmed ship being bombed and civilian objects becoming casualties of American strikes in Iran. The question is, did the United States commit war crimes in its military campaign against Iran?

The Mary Sue

The Guardian view on the Iran war and international law: it’s worse than a mistake; it’s a crime

Editorial: Double standards in Europe and elsewhere are laid bare by the muted response to US and Israeli aggression and the killing of civilians

The Guardian - UK

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Colonel accused of Syrian war crimes appears in UK court facing charges of crimes against humanity

The court heard Salem has motor neurone disease and is now essentially housebound

The Independent UK

Ex-Syrian military member in UK is charged with crimes against humanity

The charges relate to the man’s time working in the Syrian Air Force Intelligence, and include murder and torture

Evening Standard

‘A stage for whitewashing war crimes’: Venice Biennale urged to exclude Russia

Ukraine criticises organisers’ decision to allow Russia to take part in prestigious art exhibition as ‘incomprehensible’

The Guardian - UK

‘Israeli snipers shot my sons dead as they crawled towards hospital. We deserve justice’

INVESTIGATION: Exclusive: A new report has revealed potential evidence of Israeli war crimes after three brothers from the al-Aweini family were killed while seeking medical help in Khan Younis. Their parents, in their fifties, were also attacked. Maira Butt investigates how a siege on a hospital left a family grieving

The Independent UK

'Committed war crimes': BLA says it executed 7 Pak soldiers captured during Operation Herof II

The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed it has executed seven Pakistani military personnel who were taken captive during "Operation Herof II" last month, ANI reported, citing The Balochistan Post (TBP).

The Times of India

Belgian police detain three linked to Cameroonian separatist group

Belgian authorities detained three people on Tuesday after four arrests in an investigation targeting a Cameroonian secessionist group over possible war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Radio France Internationale

This is not 2017. Modi’s Israel visit risks India’s moral position, tests global standing

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s planned two-day visit to Israel starting February 25, which will include an address to the Knesset, comes at a moment of extraordinary international scrutiny for the Israeli government. Far from being a routine diplomatic engagement, the trip risks being read globally as a political endorsement of…

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Euronews

Sexual violence in the Ukraine war: Seven women break their silence at the Berlinale

They survived Russian imprisonment, torture and sexual violence. In "Traces", seven Ukrainian women tell their story - and transform pain into strength. A documentary about war crimes, dignity and the fight for justice.

The Independent UK

Thaci urges judges to acquit him in Kosovo war crimes case at The Hague

Hashim Thaci asks international judges to acquit him in his Kosovo war crimes case, as he calls the charges groundless

The Independent UK

Thousands in Kosovo march against war crimes trials on 18th anniversary of independence declaration

Kosovo has marked the 18th anniversary of its declaration of independence from Serbia with a march in the capital, Pristina

The Independent UK

Myanmar junta expels diplomat after Timor-Leste opens war crimes investigation

Asean bloc member becomes first to investigate criminal complaint against Myanmar’s generals

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The Independent UK

Closing statements begin in war crimes trial for Kosovo ex-president

Prosecutors said in their closing statements that there is “overwhelming evidence” that Kosovo’s former president and three other defendants are guilty of the murder and torture of people they considered traitors during the country’s war for independence

The Guardian - AU

Legal groups push for Australian federal police to arrest retired general travelling with Israeli president

Doron Almog has previously faced arrest warrants over allegations he committed war crimes in Gaza in 2002, which he denies

The Conversation

With international law at a ‘breaking point’, a tiny country goes after Myanmar’s junta on its own

Just four months ago, Timor-Leste formally became a member of the Association of Southeast Asian States (ASEAN).

Euronews

Council of Europe chief calls for political and financial backing of Ukraine Special Tribunal

The head of Europe’s leading human rights organisation, the Council of Europe, told Euronews that European countries need to provide the budgetary resources and political will to ensure accountability for Russian war crimes committed in Ukraine.

The Independent UK

Bulletin world briefing: Extremists kill 162 in Nigeria and Britain sanctions Sudan commanders

Here are five of the biggest stories from around the world today. Armed extremists kill at least 162 people in Nigeria amid ‘security crisis’ One dead and three injured after bus crashes into pedestrians in Dublin Britain sanctions Sudan commanders over war crimes and rape Global Sumud Flotilla to set…

Radio France Internationale

Sudan conflict worsening with mass killings and famine, HRW warns

Sudan’s war has been marked by mass killings, famine and the deliberate blocking of aid as rival forces carried out war crimes across the country, Human Rights Watch said, while the United Nations warned the conflict has become the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.

The Guardian - UK

International law meant to limit effects of war at breaking point, study finds

Report covering 23 conflicts over last 18 months concludes more than 100,000 civilians have been killed as war crimes rage out of control

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