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Accused War Criminal's Trial Should Start In Weeks, Prosecutor Says

2012-05-22T17:16:03Z

BELGRADE, Serbia -- The chief U.N. prosecutor for the former Yugoslavia said Tuesday that evidence errors that postponed the trial of Ratko Mladic are...

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Mladic War Crimes Trial Suspended 'Indefinitely'

2012-05-17T06:45:13Z

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The judge in Ratko Mladic's war crimes trial on Thursday indefinitely delayed the presentation of evidence due to "err...

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Ratko Mladic Stands Trial

2012-05-16T04:23:10Z

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — He's no longer the swaggering general who held Sarajevo "in the palm of his hand" during Bosnia's 1992-95 war. Yet as h...

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Simon Adams: Barack Obama -- Atrocity Preventer

2012-05-09T12:44:32Z

Beyond Syria, Obama's Atrocities Prevention Board needs to transcend rhetoric and U.N. vetoes in favour of meaningful multilateral engagement.

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Rebecca Tinsley: Bosnia: Shame on Us All

2012-05-08T08:41:32Z

On the twentieth anniversary of the start of the Bosnian war we should feel anger and shame because 'the international order' is still ignoring those warning signs when they occur. We should also acknowledge the human consequences of the West's failure in Bosnia.

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Steve Nelson: More Atrocities in Afghanistan - Why Are We Surprised?

2012-05-03T11:46:32Z

Here we go again. Photos published several weeks ago (taken in 2010) showed U.S. soldiers displaying the corpses and body parts of alleged Afghan ins...

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Louis A. Ruprecht, Jr.: Images That Do Violence

2012-05-07T13:43:24Z

The Los Angeles Times exposé a couple weeks ago offers chilling testimony of how badly sentiments and moral judgments can slide out of kilter in time of war.

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Human Rights Watch: Syria: War Crimes in Idlib During Peace Negotiations

2012-05-02T09:51:33Z

Executions, Destruction of Property, and Arbitrary Detentions
(New York) – Syrian government forces killed at least 95 civilians and burned or d...

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William F. Schulz: Monrovia, Here I Come!

2012-04-30T10:39:34Z

I took more than a passing interest in the recent news that Charles Taylor had been convicted on 11 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity by the Special Court for Sierra Leone, meeting in The Hague.

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Human Rights Watch: Sierra Leone: Landmark Conviction of Liberian Ex-President Charles Taylor

2012-04-26T12:59:37Z

(The Hague) – The conviction on April 26, 2012, of Charles Taylor, the former president of Liberia, for serious international crimes during Sier...

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Former Liberian President Found Guilty Of War Crimes

2012-04-26T06:52:00Z

* Taylor convicted by special court * Rights groups, victims welcome judgment * Sentencing expected next month (Adds...

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Elizabeth Blackney: Negotiating With Monsters

2012-04-19T16:36:25Z

The cognitive dissonance required to believe President Obama prioritizes the people of Darfur, the Nuba Mountains, and suffering all along the border with South Sudan, is astounding.

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Greta Van Susteren: Who Do You Believe? War Crime Indicted Sudan President Bashir? Or Your Eyes and Ears?

2012-04-17T13:00:04Z

Omar Bashir is bombing his own people in another part of his country, the Nuba Mountain area. He denies it. So... watch this video and tell me.

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Chase Madar: What the Laws of War Allow

2012-04-16T14:40:38Z

The real problem with the laws of war, however, is not what they fail to restrain but what they authorize. The primary function of International Humanitarian Law is to legalize remarkable levels of "good" military violence that regularly kill and injure non-combatants.

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Human Rights Watch: DR Congo: Arrest Bosco Ntaganda for ICC Trial

2012-04-13T11:18:18Z

(Goma) –President Joseph Kabila of the Democratic Republic of Congo should immediately order the arrest of Gen. Bosco Ntaganda and promptly tran...

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Human Rights Watch: Syria: Extrajudicial Executions

2012-04-09T10:51:52Z

(New York) – Syrian security forces summarily executed over 100 – and possibly many more – civilians and wounded or captured opposit...

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John Wight: U.S. Military Atrocity In Afghanistan Nothing New

2012-03-21T00:00:01Z

The get-out is already being set up by the U.S. military and its political outriders in Washington.

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Morris Davis: Lessons From Lubanga

2012-03-16T17:48:55Z

Whether you can put a price on justice is an interesting philosophical argument, but it is possible to have a meaningful discussion about whether international crimes tribunals are worth the costs.

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Elizabeth Blackney: Lights, Camera, Sudan: Clooney Reports "Constant Drip of Fear"

2012-03-16T12:24:41Z

George Clooney delivered powerful testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations committee this week. Armed with passionate, first person details and a powerful video, his appearance was compelling.

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Marc Ozburn: Real Life Lessons From Real Life DoGooders: If You See Injustice, Don't Ignore It

2012-03-15T12:07:41Z

If you see a problem in the world or even in your personal life, it is important to address it head on. Too often, people choose to look the other way to live in denial about a problem with the hope it will magically disappear.

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Larry Womack: Yes, Rush Limbaugh Even Defended That War Criminal You've Been Reading About

2012-03-14T16:46:26Z

Rush Limbaugh's statements about Joseph Kony reveal a man who is not just sexist and socially backward, but either dangerously delusional or completely amoral.

Read more: War Crimes, Human Rights, Democratic Republic of Congo, Rush Limbaugh, Sudan, Violence, Uganda, Joseph Kony, Congo, Barack Obama, South Sudan, Media News

Supposed Nazi Surgery Kit Withdrawn From London Auction

2012-02-09T11:10:44Z

LONDON — A surgical kit advertised as belonging to a Nazi concentration camp commandant has been withdrawn from sale, and questions have been ra...

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Elizabeth Holtzman: Impunity For The Bush Administration Won't Last

2012-02-08T17:41:11Z

Britain and the Netherlands undertook investigations of their involvement in the Iraq War, so why can't we?

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Marjorie Cohn: No Justice for Haditha Massacre

2012-02-02T12:13:54Z

What was the Haditha Massacre? On 11/19/2005, U.S. Marines from Kilo Company, Third Battalion, First Marine Division killed 24 unarmed civilians in Haditha, Iraq, execution-style, in a three to five hour rampage.

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Seth Engel: American War Crimes: Commanders' Responsibility

2012-01-25T15:41:19Z

As with any country involved in violent trauma, critically reflecting upon the crimes' occurrence, causes and prevention is a necessary process for the sake of the population's own mental well-being. After 9/11, America replaced self-reflection with going to war.

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