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Russia says it does not recognise Hague court amid reports of arrest warrants

International criminal court prosecutor is said to be preparing to formally open two war crimes cases

The Guardian - UK

Casualties mount in battle for Bakhmut – as ICC ‘prepares first arrest warrants’ over Russia’s invasion

The prosecutor at the International Criminal Court opened an investigation into possible war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide in Ukraine a year ago

The Independent UK

ICC to issue first arrest warrants linked to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Two war crimes cases to be opened over abduction of Ukrainian children and targeting of civilian infrastructure

The Guardian - UK

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DOD shields Russia war crime evidence

"Basically, we want others punished, but not ourselves," reporter says

Salon

Documenting the horror of mass rape in Ukraine

In Ukraine, the justice system is now documenting potential war crimes committed by Russian forces, with the hope of one day seeing the perpetrators face justice. Like in all conflicts, women are the main victims of rape committed by the Russian occupiers, although many men have also suffered genital torture.…

France 24

Friday essay: Lola waited 25 years for her wartime rapist to be convicted. But he is still not in jail

I still vividly remember the moment when Lola told me her wartime rapist was not in jail. I had phoned Lola, a Bosnian woman raped during the 1992 war, to discuss how all the challenges she’d faced during the trial had paid off.

The Conversation

Pentagon accused of blocking effort to hand Russia war crimes evidence to ICC

Defence department reportedly unwilling to share intelligence over fears precedent could be set against US soldiers fighting foreign wars

The Guardian - US

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Myanmar junta slams UN human rights chief's 'irrelevant' comments

Myanmar's junta has slammed the United Nations' (UN) human rights chief for making "irrelevant" remarks after he said the military may have committed war crimes as it struggles to crush resistance to its rule.

Bangkok Post

Ukrainian victims of war with Russia deserve justice, Garland says

On his way to Ukraine for an unannounced visit last week, Attorney General Merrick Garland spoke about upholding the rule of law inside the U.S. and overseas in an exclusive interview with NPR.

WEKU

Zelenskyy tells US, Europe law chiefs Russia must face court

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has met with U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland and top European legal officials, and called for Russia to face international prosecution for war crimes

The Independent UK

Garland supports effort to hold Russia accountable for war crimes

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland pledged to "stand shoulder to shoulder" with war crimes prosecutors in Ukraine as he made an unannounced visit to the country.

WEKU

Torture chambers in Ukraine's Kherson 'financed by Russian state' -investigators

A network of at least 20 torture chambers in the recently liberated southern Ukrainian region of Kherson was "planned and directly financed by the Russian State," war crimes investigators said on Thursday, citing new evidence.

Reuters

'Putin's credit card' funding Ukraine torture chambers to destroy neighbour’s identity

Ukrainians are being waterboarde, electrocuted and viciously beaten in torture chambers that war crimes lawyers say are 'funded by Vladimir Putin's credit card'

Daily Mirror

'Accountability and justice': Gathering digital evidence of war crimes in Ukraine

As the UN Human Rights Council meets to discuss expanding its investigation into war crimes committed in Ukraine, individuals and organisations are gathering their own digital evidence of human rights violations. Social media posts, satellite imagery and online videos are some of the images being used to create a digital…

France 24

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The Guardian - UK

Putin may never come to trial, so let’s help Ukraine act on Russian war crimes now

Letters: Russian forces are covering up unspeakable acts. The UK has evidence – and we should share it immediately, says Prof Brad Blitz. Plus Russell Inglis on a jurisdictional loophole that applies to the UK as well as the US

The Guardian - AU

ADF taking too long to enact reforms after Afghanistan war crimes inquiry, watchdog warns

Exclusive: Report reveals oversight panel appealed to chief of ADF and chief of army to act with ‘a sense of urgency’

The Independent UK

From war crimes, to spies and cyberattacks: Ukraine’s domestic spy chief on fighting Russia across all fronts

Exclusive: The head of the security service of Ukraine speaks to Bel Trew from Kyiv about how Moscow ‘will never break us down’

The Guardian - UK

Ukrainian Nobel peace laureate calls for special tribunal to try Putin

Oleksandra Matviichuk says trials for crime of aggression may deter Russians from further atrocities

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France 24

Treasury Secretary Yellen on surprise visit to Kyiv to reaffirm US support

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen arrived in Kyiv on a surprise visit to highlight US economic support on Monday as a deadly Russian drone attack targeted the western Ukrainian city of Khmelnytskyi. The UN Human Rights Council convened for its annual session in Geneva as the UN chief warned that…

The Guardian - AU

US ‘will stand with Ukraine as long as it takes’, says Treasury secretary on visit to Kyiv – as it happened

Janet Yellen, on surprise visit to Ukrainian capital, says US and allies discussing strategies to ensure Russia pays for devastation of war

Reuters

'Massive' violations in Ukraine a focus as UN human rights body meets

The U.N. rights chief condemned Russia's "senseless" invasion of Ukraine on Monday at the start of a Human Rights Council session at which countries want to strengthen scrutiny of Moscow's alleged war crimes and raise China's treatment of Muslim Uyghurs.

Daily Mirror

Inside Putin's torture chamber as Russian troops accused of nearly 90,000 war crimes

Ukrainian victims of Russian war crimes have recounted the disturbing levels of violence inflicted upon them by Vladimir's Putin's men - with one man alleging he was held for days and electrocuted

The Independent UK

Bucha massacre: Ukrainian artist returned home to find all her belongings stolen

Bucha is on the outskirts of Kyiv and is an area where war crimes were allegedly carried out by the Kremlin’s occupying forces.

France 24

Ukraine, one year on: The impact on the nation's women and girls

In this special edition, as the world marks the one-year anniversary of Russia's ground offensive in Ukraine, we're focusing on the impact of the war on the nation's women and children. Annette Young talks to Olga Stefanishyna, Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister for European integration, on how the war is redefining…

France 24

Alleged war crimes in Ukraine: Estonia's former FM calls for 'special tribunal'

Talking Europe hosts one the EU's most hawkish voices on Russia, Urmas Paet, who was Estonia’s foreign minister from 2005 to 2014. He is now an MEP and vice-president of the foreign affairs committee in the European Parliament. Paet outlines his hopes for a stronger EU defence capability and for…

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