war crimes
Kenyan president attends court hearing in crimes against humanity case
World
October 8, 2014
Kenyan president attends court hearing in crimes against humanity case
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta appeared in the International Criminal Court on Wednesday for a hearing on the future of charges…
ICC prosecutors: Kenyatta trial doomed unless Kenya helps
World
February 5, 2014
ICC prosecutors: Kenyatta trial doomed unless Kenya helps
The International Criminal Court has no realistic chance of successfully prosecuting Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta in the face of the…
New inquiry raises pressure on Sri Lanka over war crimes
Egypt
February 5, 2014
New inquiry raises pressure on Sri Lanka over war crimes
Sri Lanka's army led an orgy of indiscriminate killing at the climax of the island's civil war, and has since…
Hague judges uphold war crimes conviction of Liberia’s Charles Taylor
World
September 26, 2013
Hague judges uphold war crimes conviction of Liberia’s Charles Taylor
Appeals judges upheld the conviction of former Liberian President Charles Taylor on Thursday, reaffirming the 50-year prison sentence he was…
Babies as young as six months victims of rape in war: UN envoy
Egypt
April 18, 2013
Babies as young as six months victims of rape in war: UN envoy
In her first seven months as UN envoy on sexual violence in conflict, Zainab Hawa Bangura has visited a…
Time to refer Syrian war crimes to international court, UN inquiry says
World
February 18, 2013
Time to refer Syrian war crimes to international court, UN inquiry says
United Nations investigators said on Monday that Syrian leaders they had identified as suspected war criminals should face the International…
Videos show Syria troops ‘kill and mutilate prisoners’
World
November 3, 2012
Videos show Syria troops ‘kill and mutilate prisoners’
A Syrian rights group on Saturday released videos of pro-regime fighters apparently killing prisoners and cutting ears from bodies, after…
Syria army quits base on strategic Aleppo road
World
November 2, 2012
Syria army quits base on strategic Aleppo road
(Reuters) - The Syrian army abandoned its last base near the northern town of Saraqeb after a fierce assault…
Assad’s forces accused of massacre near Syrian capital
World
August 26, 2012
Assad’s forces accused of massacre near Syrian capital
AMMAN - Syrian opposition activists accused President Bashar al-Assad's forces on Sunday of committing a massacre of scores of people in…