Prosecuting war crimes and war criminals
War crimes difficult to prove except that sometimes the facts speak for themselves According to the Nuremberg Tribunal crimes against peace, crimes against humanity...
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Impunity remains the norm
By George Koumoullis THE recent outburst about Grivas and enosis by the Disy deputy Eleni Stavrou underlines yet again how the impunity of criminals and...
Cyprus mulls next steps after former TMT member talks about killing Greek Cypriots in 1974
By Evie Andreou The Republic of Cyprus is asking from Turkey the effective investigation of all war crimes, Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs Photis Photiou said...
UN rights boss denounces air strikes on Aleppo as war crimes
The top United Nations human rights official said on Friday that the siege and bombing of eastern Aleppo in Syria constituted “crimes of historic proportions”...
France to ask ICC for war crimes investigation in Syria
France is working to find a way for the International Criminal Court’s prosecutor to launch an investigation into war crimes it says have been committed...
Germany steps up pressure on Russia over Syria, opens door to sanctions (Update)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Russia on Friday to use its influence with the Syrian government to end the devastating bombardment of Aleppo, as her...
Former Bosnian Serb leader Karadzic appeals genocide conviction
The former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic has appealed his conviction for genocide and crimes against humanity, saying the international war crimes court that convicted...
UN accuses South Sudan forces of campaign of rape and killing
By Tom Miles South Sudan‘s government operated a “scorched earth policy” of deliberate rape, pillage and killing of civilians during the civil war in 2015,...
Satellite images confirm major temple destroyed in Syria’s Palmyra (Updated)
Satellite images have confirmed the destruction of the Temple of Bel, which was one of the best preserved Roman-era sites in the Syrian city of...
Palestinian minister says “clear evidence” of Israeli war crimes
Palestinian Foreign Minister Riad al-Malki said on Tuesday after meeting prosecutors at the International Criminal Court that there was “clear evidence” that Israel committed war...
