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Serbian war crimes suspect tracked down to Derby council house to shock of neighbours

Milenko Maric - who lives in a quiet suburb of Derby - is a former Croatian Serb police officer who is wanted for allegedly assaulting non-Serb civilians during the Balkans war. He says he's innocent

Daily Mirror

French gendarmes investigate war crimes in Ukraine

As the war in Ukraine continues, several Ukrainian and international investigations are already underway into allegations of war crimes. Specialist forensic teams of French gendarmes are on the ground, at the request of Ukrainian authorities, gathering evidence.

France 24

Ukraine investigating over 21,000 alleged war crimes by Russian forces, says prosecutor

The International Criminal Court has described Ukraine as a “crime scene”

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Putin's aide warns US against pressing for war crimes court

A top Russian official has warned the U.S. that it could face the “wrath of God” if it pursues efforts to help establish an international tribunal to investigate Russia’s action in Ukraine

The Independent UK

ADF report into alleged misconduct in East Timor warned of culture issues in special forces, years before claims of Afghanistan war crimes

An internal Australian Defence Force report explicitly warned of a "code of silence" and a culture of cover-up in the special forces, years before allegations of war crimes in Afghanistan emerged.

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Ukrainian women are reporting rape by Russian soldiers but is it a war crime, a crime against humanity or even genocide?

Across Ukraine, accounts of rape by Russian soldiers are growing. It is the 'most hidden' war crime and as the first rape case of the war begins in a Ukrainian court, human rights lawyers are working out how victims like Olha can get justice, and even if Vladimir Putin himself…

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Time needed to probe 'shameful' war crimes

As police act on evidence from a damning war crimes probe, Defence Minister Richard Marles says it's 'important' Australia deals with it properly.

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Time needed to probe ‘shameful’ war crimes

As police act on evidence from a damning war crimes probe, Defence Minister Richard Marles says it’s ‘important’ Australia deals with it properly.

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‘History will judge us’: Richard Marles commits to defence reform after Afghan war crimes inquiry

Defence minister says Australia must ‘make right this appalling set of circumstances’ and promises to keep parliament informed of progress

The Guardian - AU

France opens war crimes probe in connection with French drinks company Groupe Castel in CAR

French anti-terrorism prosecutors in Paris are investigating allegations connected to Groupe Castel for possible complicity in war crimes in the Central African Republic (CAR), according to Reuters newswire, citing a source close to the matter.

Radio France Internationale

International Criminal Court marks 20th anniversary

The International Criminal Court is marking the 20th anniversary of its establishment, as its prosecutors probe war crimes in countries around the world including what one expert called a “make or break” investigation in Ukraine

The Independent UK

Friday essay: why soldiers commit war crimes – and what we can do about it

The following essay contains disturbing images and language.

The Conversation

How far is France prepared to go in support of universal human rights?

Human rights organisation Amnesty International has urged France to amend its law on crimes against humanity committed abroad. This would make it possible for people suspected of war crimes in Ukraine or Syria, for example, to be brought to justice in France. But there are significant judicial hurdles.

Radio France Internationale

ICC seeks arrest of 3 suspects linked to Russo-Georgian war

International Criminal Court judges have issued arrest warrants for three men wanted on suspicion of committing war crimes during the 2008 Russo-Georgian War

The Independent UK

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Vladimir Putin is the unabashed lord of war crimes in the 21st century

When a 2,000-pound Russian missile slammed into a crowded shopping mall in the central Ukrainian city of Kremenchuk on Monday — killing at least 18 people buying bathing suits or blenders — that was par for the course for Russia.

AFP

German court gives 101-year-old ex Nazi guard five years in jail

Brandenburg an der Havel (Germany) (AFP) - A German court on Tuesday handed a five-year jail sentence to a 101-year-old former Nazi concentration camp guard, the oldest person so far to go on trial for complicity in war crimes during the Holocaust.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine Mourns Shopping Mall Attack Victims, War Crimes Team on the Scene

War crimes investigators on Tuesday inspected the charred remains of a shopping mall devastated by a Russian missile strike as Ukraine mourned the victims of what the Ukrainian prosecutor general called "crimes against humanity". A day after the attack in which at least 18 people were killed, the city of…

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Ukraine mourns shopping mall attack victims, war crimes team on the scene

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Colombia's tribunal exposes how troops kidnapped and killed thousands of civilians

Colombian army officers kidnapped and executed over 6,400 civilians from 2002 to 2008 and falsely reported them as Marxist guerrillas killed in combat to boost body counts, a special tribunal found.

AFP

Former Nazi camp guard, 101, gets five-year jail sentence

The Independent UK

Ukraine news – live: Nato concerned by Putin’s ‘closer than ever’ ties with China

Jens Stoltenberg called on Beijing to condemn Russia’s actions in Ukraine

Asharq Al-Awsat

Five Things to Know about the International Criminal Court

The International Criminal Court, which celebrates its 20th anniversary on July 1, is the world's only permanent tribunal to investigate and try alleged cases of genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and aggression where member states are unable or unwilling to do so. Here are five things to know about…

The Independent UK

US calls on top ‘Nazi hunter’ to lead Ukraine war crimes investigation

Eli Rosenbaum is a 36-year veteran of Department of Justice

Daily Mirror

Brits facing firing squad by sham Russian court set to appeal death sentence

Aiden Aslin, 28, and Shaun Pinner, 48, are facing execution after being convicted in a 'show trial' of alleged war crimes by a pro-Russian proxy court - both men were captured in Mariupol

The Independent UK

Former Colombian rebel leaders recognize role in kidnappings

A group of former leaders of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, say the guerrilla organization was responsible for war crimes, including the kidnapping of thousands of civilians for ransom and also holding politicians as hostages for several years in the hopes of exchanging them for imprisoned rebels

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