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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

The Independent UK

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (June 21)

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

WEKU

US attorney general visits Ukraine to discuss Russian war crimes as fighting rages in east

DNIPRO, Ukraine — Tensions rose Tuesday over Russia’s threats against Lithuania, a NATO member that has moved to enforce Western sanctions against Moscow. At the same time, Ukraine’s president said the Kremlin was “very nervous” over gathering momentum for his country’s bid to eventually join the European Union.

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Attorney General Merrick Garland jets into Ukraine for talks on Russia war crimes

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland jetted into Ukraine on Tuesday in a surprise visit for talks with prosecutors on Russian war crimes.

Tribune News Service

Garland vows to help Ukraine prosecute war crimes during unannounced visit

"The United States is sending an unmistakable message: There is no place to hide," Garland said.

Axios

U.S. Attorney General Garland visits Ukraine on Tuesday

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland visited Ukraine on Tuesday where he will discuss efforts to identify, arrest and prosecute those involved in war crimes and other atrocities committed during Russia's invasion, a Justice Department official said.

Reuters

Starving civilians is an ancient military tactic, but today it's a war crime in Ukraine, Yemen, Tigray and elsewhere

A hideous contradiction is playing out in war-torn Ukraine. Thousands of Ukrainians are starving in cities besieged by Russian forces. Meanwhile, the country’s grain stores are bursting with food, and the government is begging for international assistance to export Ukrainian grain to world markets.

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Inside Ukraine’s war crimes investigations

As families confront the horror of loved ones killed by Russian forces, investigators grapple with thousands of cases.

Al Jazeera

UN: Myanmar Executions Could Be War Crimes

The Myanmar junta's plans to execute political opponents may amount to war crimes or crimes against humanity, a UN official said Monday. The junta said on June 3 it would execute a former lawmaker from Aung San Suu Kyi's party and a prominent democracy activist, both convicted of terrorism, in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russian spy tried to infiltrate war crimes court, claims Dutch intelligence

Sergey Vladimirovich Cherkasov tried to enter the Netherlands as a Brazilian national

The Independent UK

Dutch agency prevented Russian spy from working at ICC

A Dutch intelligence agency says it prevented a Russian spy using a false Brazilian identity from working as an intern at the International Criminal Court, which is investigating allegations of Russian war crimes in Ukraine

The Independent UK

Russian spy caught trying to infiltrate war crimes court, says Netherlands

Sergey Vladimirovich Cherkasov spent years building up fake ID and wanted to take up internship at ICC, says Dutch intelligence

The Guardian - UK

ICC prosecutor aims to show war criminals can't escape justice

The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court said on Thursday he hoped his war crimes investigation in Ukraine would show there can be no escape from justice during conflicts.

Reuters

Netherlands says Russian spy caught seeking war crimes court internship

The Dutch intelligence service said on Thursday it had uncovered a Russian military agent attempting to use a false identity to infiltrate the International Criminal Court (ICC) which is investigating accusations of war crimes in Ukraine.

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UN experts probing possible war crimes in Ukraine say no contact yet with Russia

A U.N. commission set up to investigate possible war crimes in Ukraine during the Russian invasion said on Wednesday it had not yet not managed to establish contact with Russia.

The Conversation

International courts prosecuting leaders like Putin for war crimes have a mixed record – but offer clues on how to get a conviction

There have been mounting calls from Ukrainian and other activists and political leaders to prosecute Russian President Vladimir Putin for war crimes in Ukraine, including authorizing attacks on civilians. There has also been public skepticism that this could actually happen.

The Independent UK

Russia targets ammunitions depot in western Ukraine

The Russian military says it used long-range missiles to destroy a depot in the western Lviv region of Ukraine where ammunition for NATO-supplied weapons was being stored

Daily Mirror

Russians know truth about Vladimir Putin's crimes and aren't brainwashed, expert says

Russian state media has concealed reports of Vladimir Putin's troops committing unspeakable war crimes in Ukraine - including the rape of infants, children and women and indiscriminate killings

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The Independent UK

Iraqi held by US at Guantanamo pleads guilty to war crimes

An Iraqi man who has been held at the Guantanamo Bay detention center for more than 15 years has pleaded guilty to war crimes charges for his role in al-Qaida attacks against U.S. and allied forces along with civilians in Afghanistan

The Conversation

'Show' trial of foreign fighters in Donetsk breaks with international law – and could itself be a war crime

The sentencing to death of three foreign fighters captured by Russian troops and handed over to authorities in a breakaway region in Ukraine presents a serious deviation from international law – one that in itself represents a war crime.

Reuters

Amnesty says Russia guilty of war crimes in Kharkiv shelling

Russia's relentless shelling of the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv with cluster munitions and scatterable land mines amounts to a war crime that indiscriminately killed hundreds of civilians, Amnesty International said on Monday.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine war: Amnesty accuses Russia of ‘war crimes’ in Kharkiv

Amnesty International accuses Moscow of dropping banned cluster bombs on Ukrainian city, killing hundreds of civilians.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Amnesty Accuses Russia of War Crimes in Kharkiv, Killing Hundreds

Amnesty International on Monday accused Russia of war crimes in Ukraine, saying attacks on Kharkiv, many using banned cluster bombs, had killed hundreds of civilians.

The Guardian - AU

Zelenskiy says the battle for Sievierodonetsk is taking a ‘terrifying’ toll on Ukraine – as it happened

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France 24

More bodies exhumed near Ukraine’s Bucha as battle rages for Severodonetsk

Ukrainian investigators exhumed seven bodies from makeshift graves in a forest near Bucha on Monday as Kyiv said its forces had been pushed back from the centre of Severodonetsk, the epicentre of a wider battle for control of the eastern Donbas region. All times Paris time (GMT+2).

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