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Israel may have committed war crimes in expelling West Bank refugees, human rights group alleges

A human rights group says Israel may have committed war crimes and crimes against humanity after forcibly expelling 32,000 Palestinians from three West Bank refugee camps earlier this year

The Independent UK

Can Delhi shield Hasina without straining ties with Dhaka?

The sentencing of former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death by a domestic war crimes court is being seen by many as another episode of vendetta politics in the country. This may set the stage for another spell of political uncertainty in Bangladesh. At the same time, the verdict…

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Denial of return by Israel to Palestinians in West Bank a war crime, HRW says

A new report by Human Rights Watch finds that Israel committed war crimes in its ground offensive in the West Bank earlier this year, after tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians were denied return after hostilities ended.

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Why Israeli soldiers and their leaders may be increasingly at risk of arrest overseas

In late December 2008, then-Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert authorised Operation Cast Lead in response to rocket attacks from Hamas-controlled territory in Gaza.

The Conversation

Revealed: The Russian commander wanted by Ukraine over Bucha massacres

Over 400 bodies were recovered after Russia carried out atrocities in the town of Bucha in 2022

The Independent UK

Bangladesh signals that no leader is above the law by sentencing Sheikh Hasina to death

A domestic war crimes court in Bangladesh has sentenced the country’s former prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, to death in absentia for crimes against humanity. The court found Hasina guilty of incitement, orders to kill and inaction to prevent atrocities during the deadly state crackdown on a student-led uprising in 2024.

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Sheikh Hasina: The woman who ruled Bangladesh with an iron fist for 15 years

A Bangladesh war crimes court sentenced ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina to death on 17 November, concluding a months-long trial that found her guilty of ordering a deadly crackdown on a student-led uprising last year.

The Independent UK

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Ex-Congolese rebel leader on trial for war crimes in Paris begins hunger strike

Ex-Congolese rebel leader Roger Lumbala has begun a hunger strike to protest his trial in France

The Independent UK

Why has Sudan descended into mass slaughter? The answer goes far beyond simple ethnic conflict

The recent capture of the western Sudanese city of El Fasher by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has been followed by allegations of appalling war crimes: massacres, looting and rapes.

The Conversation

'Nuremberg' review: Russell Crowe and Rami Malek impress in a flawed retelling of the Nazi war crimes trial

'Nuremberg' features some star performances, but rarely rises to the occasion of retelling its historical subject matter

Tom’s Guide

Social media videos, satellite images capture snapshot of atrocities in Sudan

New analysis of online videos, satellite images and eyewitness accounts has painted a chilling picture of atrocities committed during the capture of El-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, by Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces. The findings reveal a campaign of violence against civilians that researchers say could constitute war crimes.

Radio France Internationale

Sudanese militia group accused of war crimes agrees to a ceasefire

International mediators broker three-month halt to civil war as further evidence emerges of mass civilian killings

The Guardian - UK

ICC judges confirm charges against Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony

Judges at the International Criminal Court have confirmed war crimes and crimes against humanity charges against Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony

The Independent UK

Moment ‘psychopathic’ soldier who filmed war crimes in Sudan arrested

The military commander has been branded a “narcissistic psychopath” by a criminal psychologist evaluating the footage

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The Independent UK

Sudan’s paramilitary investigated over ‘war crimes’ as tens of thousands flee

More than 70,000 people have fled el-Fashir so far after Sudan’s paramilitary force captured the city

The Independent UK

ICC prosecutor warns Sudan’s paramilitary forces may be committing war crimes in Darfur

Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court are preserving evidence from Sudan's Darfur region

The Guardian - UK

A Sudanese massacre foretold: the grim familiarity of the RSF’s rampage through El Fasher

Atrocities unfolding in El Fasher since it fell to paramilitary forces follow a bleak pattern seen in Rwanda, Liberia and Sudan itself, including lack of international action

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Marjorie Taylor Greene Accuses Israel Of Committing War Crimes After Latest Strikes In Gaza

Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene accused Israel of committing war crimes after the military's latest strikes in Gaza, with local officials claiming 104 people were killed, including 46 children.

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Russian drone attacks on civilians in Ukraine are war crimes, UN report concludes

Rights commission inquiry focused on south-east of country found drones targeted gathering points and critical infrastructure

Radio France Internationale

Nearly one million hectares burn as war ravages nature across Ukraine

Nearly one million hectares of land in Ukraine have gone up in smoke this year as the Russian invasion turns forests into battlefields and leaves nature badly scarred. The fires follow the front line, raise fears of war crimes and add to a growing climate bill.

Radio France Internationale

African Union condemns atrocities, 'war crimes' in Sudan's El-Fasher

The African Union chairman condemned on Tuesday alleged "atrocities" and reported "war crimes" in Sudan's strategic hub of El-Fasher and called for an immediate halt to fighting. This comes after Sudan's army admitted on Monday it had withdrawn from the city.

The Independent UK

Nebojsa Pavkovic, Serbian general convicted by UN of war crimes in Kosovo, dies at 79

A former Serbian army chief who was convicted by a U.N. court for war crimes during the war in Kosovo has died

Evening Standard

Scottish MSP demands Britons who fought for Israel be tried for war crimes

Scottish Greens co-leader Ross Greer made the plea in his speech to the party’s conference in Edinburgh.

The Independent UK

‘I am a good boy’: Eric Trump responds after hot mic catches Indonesian president asking his dad for meeting

Donald Trump’s son grilled about possible conflict of interest in father arranging personal business matters on political trip but insists ‘huge wall’ keeps the two concerns apart

The Conversation

Friday essay: the Nuremberg Trials at 80 – could such a reckoning ever happen again?

In November 2025, cinemas worldwide will release Nuremberg, a courtroom drama directed by James Vanderbilt. The film focuses on the International Military Tribunal against 24 major Nazi war criminals (though two were ultimately not tried) and seven Nazi organisations – including the SS, the Gestapo and the general staff of…

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