War Crimes
Syria violence worsening, not safe for refugee return, UN investigators say
GENEVA (Reuters) - Syria is still unsafe for the return of refugees a decade after its conflict began, U.N. war crimes investigators said on Tuesday, documenting worsening violence and rights…
Afghan govt raises concerns over brutal Taliban offensive at Troika meeting
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 12 (ANI): The Afghanistan government has raised grave concerns over the Taliban's brutal attacks on cities, which have led to war crimes and blatant human rights violations…
Western media slammed over ‘lack of coverage’ of human rights violations in Afghanistan
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 9 (ANI): Sharing a video of the recent killing of a child, the western media has come under severe criticism over its lack of coverage of human…
Taliban’s intentional attacks against civilians violate law of war, human decency: Ned Price
Washington [US], August 7 (ANI): US State Department spokesperson Ned Price on Friday (local time) termed the assassination of the director of the Afghanistan government media information centre as horrifying…
Advancing Taliban execute detainees in multiple provinces as fighting rages on in Afghanistan
New York [US], August 4 (ANI): An independent human rights organisation has said that Taliban forces advancing in Ghazni, Kandahar, and other Afghan provinces have summarily executed detained soldiers, police,…
Afghan Justice Minister accuses Taliban of war crimes
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 4 (ANI): Afghan Justice Minister Fazel Ahmad Manawi has accused the Taliban of war crimes, says the terror group is not committed to adhering to any international…
‘War crime’: Rights group condemns Taliban’s killing of 22 surrendering Afghan soldiers
London [UK], July 14 (ANI): Amnesty International has condemned the Taliban's killing of 22 surrendering Afghan soldiers in Northern Afghanistan and termed the incident a "war crime". This comes after…
Tigray Conflict clouds Ethiopia’s ‘historic’ parliamentary election
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], June 22 (ANI): Amid a cascade of major crises in Ethiopia, Africa's second-most populous country, which left millions unable to vote, Ethiopian voters went to polls on…
UNHRC Resolution on Sri Lanka – India adopts the safe option, abstains from voting
United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) adopted a resolution on 22 March during its 46th regular session titled ‘Promotion of Reconciliation Accountability and Human Rights in Sri Lanka' and put…
