war crimes

ICC gives go-ahead to Afghanistan war crimes investigation

International Criminal Court judges will rule whether a probe into war crimes in Afghanistan will go ahead, including possible atrocities committed by US forces

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Alleged Iraqi ISIS member accused of letting Yazidi ‘slave’ girl die to be charged with genocide in Germany

An Iraqi suspected of belonging to ISIS will face charges of murder and genocide in Germany, accused especially of letting a five-year-old "slave" girl die of thirst

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Saudi-led coalition members will prosecute those behind deadly Yemen airstrikes, spokesperson says

The Saudi-led coalition against Yemen's Houthi rebels said it began proceedings to prosecute those who may have violated rules of engagement

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Sudan to hand over ex-president Bashir to ICC over Darfur war crimes allegations

Sudan has agreed to hand ousted president Omar al-Bashir and others to the International Criminal Court for alleged war crimes in Darfur

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International Court of Justice orders Myanmar to prevent Rohingya genocide

The U.N.’s top court said Thursday it has the authority to rule in an urgent case in which Myanmar is accused of genocide against Rohingya Muslims and ordered emergency measures to prevent further violence. “The court concludes that it has prima facie jurisdiction to rule in the case,” International Court of Justice presiding judge Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf said in The Hague. The court ordered Myanmar to take “all measures within its power” to prevent genocide against Rohingya. Yusuf said that “the court was of the opinion that the Rohingya in Myanmar remain extremely vulnerable” and needed to be protected from further bloodshed. The court ordered Myanmar to report back within four months, and then every six months after that. It also told Myanmar to prevent the destruction of any evidence of crimes against the Rohingya. The January 23 ruling comes days after a Myanmar commission concluded that some soldiers likely committed war crimes against the minority group but that the military was not guilty of genocide. Myanmar’s civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi traveled to The Hague in December to personally defend her Buddhist-majority country against the allegations over the bloody 2017 crackdown against the Rohingya. The mainly Muslim African …

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UN Human Rights Council votes to extend Yemen war crimes investigation

The UN Human Rights Council voted to extend the mandate of war crimes investigators in Yemen, after the group found evidence of grave violations by all sides in the conflict

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UN details Yemen war crimes, warns US, UK, France, Iran of complicity

A UN investigation into Yemen's devastating civil war found that multiple sides have repeatedly engaged in possible war crimes

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UN ISIS investigator calls for Nuremberg-style international tribunal

The head of the UN probe into ISIS crimes has called for trials like those at Nuremberg of Nazi leaders to ensure victims are heard

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German ISIS woman on trial for war crimes accused of letting Yazidi slave girl die of thirst

A German woman who joined ISIS went on trial accused of the war crime of letting a five-year-old Yazidi slave girl die of thirst in the sun

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From Caliphate to International Criminal Tribunal? ISIS detainees raise complicated questions under international law

Delivering justice to ISIS victims is a challenging task that must account for international human rights law and political realities

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