War Crimes Stories

ICC prosecutor sees 'no real effort' by Israel to probe alleged Gaza war crimes
Reuters  |  Jan 18, 2025

ICC judges issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former Israeli defence chief Yoav Gallant and Hamas leader Ibrahim Al...

Legal threats close in on Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu
Reuters  |  Nov 24, 2024

Netanyahu has denounced the court's decision as antisemitic and denied charges that he and Gallant targeted Gazan civilians and deliberately starved t...

US Sudan envoy seeks increased aid flow as he meets army chief Burhan
Reuters  |  Nov 19, 2024

The visit came as the RSF continued revenge attacks in eastern El Gezira state and a campaign to take over the army's last Darfur stronghold al-Fashir...

Sudan war deaths are likely much higher than recorded, researchers say
Reuters  |  Nov 15, 2024

The war erupted from a power struggle between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the RSF ahead of a planned transition to civilian rule.

Allies of warring Sudan generals ‘enabling the slaughter,’ UN Security Council hears
UN News  |  Nov 13, 2024

DiCarlo condemned not only the RSF attacks but also the indiscriminate airstrikes by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) in civilian-populated areas such...

UN Security Council sanctions two generals in Sudan’s paramilitary RSF
Reuters  |  Nov 09, 2024

Former Sudanese leaders are wanted by the International Criminal Court for genocide and crimes against humanity.

War crimes court replaces judge in Netanyahu arrest case on health grounds
Reuters  |  Oct 26, 2024

The move is expected to further delay a decision in the case focused on the Gaza conflict as the new judge will need time to catch up on the filings.

UN refugee chief says displacements in Sudan and Lebanon could worsen
Reuters  |  Oct 15, 2024

The number of displaced people around the world has more than doubled in the past decade.

UN inquiry accuses Israel of crime of 'extermination' in destruction of Gaza health system
Reuters  |  Oct 10, 2024

The commission has accused Israel of obstructing its work and preventing investigators from accessing both Israel and the Palestinian territories.

Sudan’s ex-leader Bashir moved to northern town for treatment, lawyer says
Reuters  |  Sep 24, 2024

Bashir was convicted of corruption and illicit financing and faced other legal trials before war broke out in April 2023

Uganda court convicts LRA rebel commander of war crimes
Reuters  |  Aug 13, 2024

The LRA was notorious for horrific brutality, including rapes, abductions, hacking off victims' limbs and lips and using crude instruments to bludgeon...

Ethiopian army committing possible war crimes, blocking health services in Amhara - HRW
Vincent Ombati  |  Jul 03, 2024

HRW claims the Ethiopian federal forces have committed atrocities in 13 towns with a population of 23 million people, together with a government-affil...

UN rights chief slams ‘unconscionable death and suffering’ in Gaza
UN News  |  Jun 18, 2024

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights also reiterated serious concerns raised by his Office that war crimes have been committed by all sides since the...

Human Rights Watch calls for UN probe into Ethiopian army killings
AFP  |  Apr 04, 2024

The NGO called for the suspension of all deployments of Ethiopian federal forces to peacekeeping missions until "commanders responsible for grave abus...

Juba hints at possible restart of Sudan peace talks
Foreign Reporter  |  Apr 03, 2024

IGAD's special envoy to Sudan Lawrence Korbandy on Tuesday met with the South Sudanese foreign minister, James Pitia Morgan in preparation for his vis...

Aid groups sue Denmark over arms exports to Israel
AFP  |  Mar 12, 2024

The three other organisations behind the legal action were the Danish branches of Amnesty International, Oxfam and Palestinian human rights organisati...

UN reports rampant rape, war crimes as Sudan conflict rages on
Amina Wako  |  Feb 24, 2024

The report highlights thousands of killings, millions of displacements, and the victimisation of dozens, including children, by rape and other forms o...

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