More: war crimes
When Civilians Become Cannon Fodder: War And Peace In The Middle East
There was a time when attacking civilians was considered a war crime. It quickly disappeared from thought in WW2 when bombing began to flatten...
UN warns of heightened risk of genocide and atrocity crimes in Ethiopia
Following reports of continued fighting between government troops and local militias in Ethiopia, the UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide is sounding...
The Wagner, War Crimes and Warlord: The case of the Central African Republic
The Wagner Group’s involvement alongside the Russian troops’ capture and the sustained resistance with the Ukrainian forces over the city of Bakhmut in late...
Is ICC’s warrant a moment of truth for Russia?
The International Criminal Court has issued a war crime warrant for Putin. Leaders of strong states do not receive such warrants because strong leaders...
Don’t listen to the naysayers, the ICC’s arrest warrant for Putin is a game changer
The International Criminal Court’s decision to issue an arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin is a game changer. The wheels of justice are turning, and...
The Political and Diplomatic Implications of the ICC’s Arrest Warrant for Vladimir Putin
On March 17, 2023, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin for alleged war crimes involving abductions...
The French Senate and the Assyrian Genocide Resolution
The world watched melancholy as the number of deaths from the massive earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria climbed to over 35,000. Efforts of...
United States thinks it’s ‘the exception to the rules of war’
The architects of those Nuremberg trials—representatives of the United States, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom and France fully expected that the new United...
Demystifying the Myth of War Crimes in Ukraine
Hypocrisy – a prevalent trait of the western powers. West’s policies on human rights are deluged with double standards. What is going around the...
A Weapon of War: Rapes in the Ukraine-Russia Conflict
Warfare has always involved violent activity. It is the state-sanctioned, societally accepted form of murder determining which nation-state or non-state actor has power over...