War Crimes
EU accuses Russian troops of committing atrocities in Ukrainian town Bucha
(Reuters) - The European Union on Sunday accused Russian troops of committing atrocities in the Kyiv region after the mayor of the town of Bucha said 300 residents had been…
Russian forces committed war crimes in Ukraine: US
Washington, Mar 24 (PTI) Russian military forces, led by President Vladimir Putin, have committed war crimes in Ukraine by hitting civilian targets and have unleashed unrelenting violence that has caused…
Ukraine calls for accountability for Russian ‘war crimes’
GENEVA (Reuters) - Ukraine's first deputy foreign minister said on Thursday that Russian troops were carrying out acts tantamount to war crimes in her country and called for perpetrators to…
War crimes court prosecutor opens Ukraine investigation
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -The International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor on Wednesday said he would immediately open an investigation into possible war crimes committed in Ukraine, following requests to do so by…
Canada to refer ICC to probe alleged Russian war crimes in Ukraine
GENEVA (Reuters) -Canada has decided to refer the situation in Ukraine to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to probe alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity by Russian forces in…
Ukraine will prove Russia’s Putin is ‘war criminal’ – prosecutor general
(Reuters) - Ukraine will prove in a fair court that Russian President Vladimir Putin is "a main war criminal" of the 21st century, Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova told Ukrainian TV.…
ICC says may investigate possible war crimes after Russian invasion of Ukraine
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Karim Khan on Friday expressed his concern over the Russian invasion of Ukraine and said his court may investigate possible war crimes…
ICC prosecutor defends war crimes probe of Afghanistan’s Taliban
By Stephanie van den Berg THE HAGUE (Reuters) - The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court on Thursday denied bowing to political pressure when he decided to focus an Afghan…
Japan lawmakers visit Yasukuni Shrine, South Korea protests
TOKYO (Reuters) - Nearly 100 Japanese lawmakers from several political parties visited the controversial Yasukuni Shrine for war dead in Tokyo on Tuesday, prompting the South Korean government to express…
U.N. urged to restore scrutiny of war crimes in Yemen
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - Activist groups called on the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday to create a new panel of independent experts to collect and preserve evidence of…
Japan’s new PM sends offering to Yasukuni Shrine, irking South Korea
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's new Prime Minister Fumio Kishida sent a ritual offering to the controversial Yasukuni Shrine for war dead for the autumn festival, Kyodo news agency reported on…
Saudi lobbying jeopardises UN Yemen war crimes probe, activists say
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has lobbied heavily against a Western resolution that would extend the mandate of U.N. investigators who have documented possible war crimes in…
