Tag: war crimes
France issues new arrest warrant for ousted Syrian leader al-Assad
At the time, al-Assad’s government was attempting to regain control of Daraa from opposition forces. In 2023, the French judiciary…
Breaking: ICC issues arrest warrant for Putin on war crime allegations
The ICC, in a statement, said the warrant was issued over Putin’s suspected involvement in the unlawful deportation and transfer…
War Crimes: We stand by our findings – Amnesty International
Amnesty International says it stands by its report of human rights violations and war crimes by the Nigerian military in…
Two men sentenced to death for war crimes
A Bangladeshi court on Wednesday sentenced two men to death for crimes committed during the country’s 1971 war of independence…
Amnesty blasts Buhari over reinstating Army General accused of war crimes
The reinstatement of Major General Ahmadu Mohammed accused of the mass murder of hundreds of detainees has provoked the condemnation of Amnesty…
US kicks as Israel’s ‘war crimes’ come under ICC scrutiny
The United States on Friday condemned as “tragic irony” the International Criminal Court’s decision to open a preliminary probe into…
Military did not commit war crimes, DHQ blasts UK newspaper
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has faulted a British Newspaper report that Nigerian government committed war crimes by terrorising some of…
ICC sentences Congolese warlord Katanga to 12 years
The International Criminal Court on Friday sentenced Congolese warlord Germain Katanga to 12 years in jail for arming an ethnic…
ICC convicts Congolese warlord
The Congolese warlord Germain Katanga was on Friday convicted of being an accessory to crimes including murder and pillage committed…
Charles Taylor bags 50 years in the slammer
A UN-backed war crimes court sitting at Leidshendam, Netherlands sentenced former Liberian president Charles Taylor to 50 years in prison…
UN Court To Jail Taylor On 30 May
Liberian warlord Charles Taylor will be sentenced for war crimes by a special UN court on Wednesday, after being found…
Prosecutor Seeks 80-Yr Jail Term For Charles Taylor
The chief prosecutor in the trial of Charles Taylor has suggested an 80-year sentence after the Liberian former president’s conviction…