War crimes
What are the phosphorus bombs ‘pummelling’ Ukraine?

What are the phosphorus bombs ‘pummelling’ Ukraine?
Footage shows ‘brightly burning munitions’ launched by Russian forces hitting Mariupol’s Azovstal steelworks
17 May 2022
Russia-Ukraine war: what are fléchettes?

Russia-Ukraine war: what are fléchettes?
Metal darts discovered by forensic doctors in bodies in Bucha mass graves
26 Apr 2022
What counts as a war crime?

What counts as a war crime?
Atrocities in Borodyanka ‘more horrific’ than Bucha, says President Zelenskyy
8 Apr 2022
Will Putin face justice for Russian atrocities in Ukraine?

Will Putin face justice for Russian atrocities in Ukraine?
Western allies united in effort to document war crimes amid outrage over Bucha massacre
4 Apr 2022
Should the West offer Putin amnesty to end Ukraine war?

Should the West offer Putin amnesty to end Ukraine war?
A quiet retirement for the Russian president may seem ‘odious’ but it might be the only way to end the conflict
11 Mar 2022
Has Russia committed war crimes in Ukraine?

Has Russia committed war crimes in Ukraine?
Moscow accused of using illegal vacuum bomb during attempted invasion
2 Mar 2022
100-year-old former Nazi concentration camp guard to face trial

100-year-old former Nazi concentration camp guard to face trial
Centenarian up in court on ‘thousands of counts of being an accessory to murder’
3 Aug 2021

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Army major cleared of drowning Iraqi after 17-year ordeal 

Army major cleared of drowning Iraqi after 17-year ordeal
Robert Campbell was investigated for 17 years over the death of teenager Said Shabram
25 Sep 2020
Elite Australian troops ‘committed war crimes’, says chief

Elite Australian troops ‘committed war crimes’, says chief
Major-General Adam Findlay said ‘there are guys who criminally did something’
30 Jun 2020
Kosovo president Hashim Thaci indicted for war crimes

Kosovo president Hashim Thaci indicted for war crimes
Charges brought by Hague prosecutor capsize US bid to end tensions in the Balkans
25 Jun 2020
Myanmar genocide hearings: what you need to know

Myanmar genocide hearings: what you need to know
Aung San Suu Kyi makes a sensational court appearance in the Hague
10 Dec 2019
Why is the UK being accused of covering up war crimes?

Why is the UK being accused of covering up war crimes?
Investigators claim serious crimes were hushed up ‘for political reasons’
18 Nov 2019
UK may be complicit in Yemen war crimes, says UN

UK may be complicit in Yemen war crimes, says UN
Experts say Western powers could be held responsible for horrors of the conflict
4 Sep 2019
Is the International Criminal Court fit for purpose?

Is the International Criminal Court fit for purpose?
Ex-president of the Ivory Coast, Laurent Gbagbo, acquitted by the ICC after seven years in jail
16 Jan 2019
Germany’s other genocide: Namibians sue over slaughter

Germany’s other genocide: Namibians sue over slaughter
Berlin returns remains of massacred indigenous people but descendants still waiting for apology
30 Aug 2018
What did the Yugoslavia war crimes tribunal achieve?

What did the Yugoslavia war crimes tribunal achieve?
The court that put Slobodan Milosevic in the dock is to be formally dissolved this week after 24 years and 161 indictments
21 Dec 2017
‘Butcher of Bosnia’ Ratko Mladic convicted of war crimes

‘Butcher of Bosnia’ Ratko Mladic convicted of war crimes
Former military chief gets life sentence for crimes including the Srebrenica massacre of 8,000 Muslims
22 Nov 2017
War crimes expert quits UN Syria inquiry

War crimes expert quits UN Syria inquiry
Carla del Ponte says she cannot stay on a commission 'that does absolutely nothing'
7 Aug 2017