ICC convicts Mali Islamist for Timbuktu atrocities
Juddges said Al Hassan played a key role in the Ansar Dine Islamist group which took the city in 2012 and tried to impose sharia law.
Wed Jun 26 2024
ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for Israel's Netanyahu and Hamas leaders
Israel and Palestinian leaders dismissed allegations of war crimes, and representatives for both sides criticised ICC prosecutor's decision.
Tue May 21 2024
Gaza hospital staff questioned by ICC war crimes prosecutors, sources say
ICC said it is investigating both sides in the conflict, including both attack by Hamas on Israel and subsequent Israeli offensive in Gaza.
Tue Apr 30 2024
Mass graves in Gaza: What do we know?
A mass grave is a burial site containing multiple bodies, the existence of which could be important in detecting possible war crimes.
Fri Apr 26 2024
UN rights body demands Israel be held accountable for possible war crimes
The resolution calls for Israel to be held accountable for possible war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Gaza Strip.
Fri Apr 05 2024
The Future Is Female: Forensic Anthropology - Sue Black on Bones, Bodies & Breakthroughs
On this episode of #TheFutureIsFemale Melisa Idris speaks to one of the world's leading anatomists and forensic anthropologists, Professor Dame Sue Black, Baroness Black of Strome and President of St John’s College at Oxford University. She was the lead anthropologist for the British Forensic Team's work in the war crimes investigations in Kosovo, and one of the first forensic scientists to travel to Thailand following the Indian Ocean tsunami to provide assistance in identifying the dead.
Sun Jan 28 2024
North Korea says Israel bombed Gaza hospital, calls US 'accomplice'
North Korea said Israel had openly committed a war crime "under the undisguised patronage of the United States".
Thu Oct 26 2023
What war crimes laws apply to the Israel-Palestinian conflict?
The war falls under a complex international system of justice that has emerged since World War Two.
Sat Oct 14 2023
War crimes by Myanmar's military 'more frequent and brazen', UN probe finds
These crimes include indiscriminate or disproportionate targeting of civilians using bombs and the burning of civilian homes and buildings.
Tue Aug 08 2023
Torture, sexual violence commonly used by Russian forces in Ukraine, say experts
Ukrainian authorities are reviewing more than 97,000 reports of war crimes and have filed charges against 220 suspects in domestic courts.
Wed Aug 02 2023
Details of ICC arrest warrant against Putin
Putin and Maria Alekseyevna are accused of being responsible for the war crime of unlawful deportation of people, in particular children.
Sat Mar 18 2023
'Massive' Ukraine violations in focus as UN human rights body meets
Human Rights Council want to strengthen scrutiny of Moscow's alleged war crimes and raise China's treatment of Muslim Uyghurs.
Mon Feb 27 2023
EXPLAINER: How are war crimes in Ukraine being investigated?
More than 71,000 alleged war crimes have been reported in Ukraine since Russia invaded, but bringing them to trial is no simple task.
Fri Feb 24 2023
Myanmar military defends deadly air strike after accusations of war crime
The jet strike in the northern state of Kachin killed civilians, local singers and officers of the Kachin Independence Army.
Tue Oct 25 2022
UN investigator says Facebook provided vast amount of Myanmar war crimes information
Facebook has handed over millions of items that could support allegations of war crimes and genocide, UN investigators said.
Tue Sep 13 2022