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Former top judge says court would 'likely' rule Israel is committing genocide in Gaza

A former top judge has said that Israel is committing war crimes and that a court would "likely" rule its actions in Gaza amount to…

The National (Scotland)

Starmer pressed over UK sanctions against Israel for ‘war crimes’ targeting Palestinian children

Sir Keir Starmer has been grilled by a Labour MP over whether the government will impose sanctions on Israel to “stop the genocide”.

The Independent UK

‘Humanitarian city’ would be concentration camp for Palestinians, says former Israeli PM

Ehud Olmert says forcing people into camp would be ethnic cleansing, and anger at Israel is not all down to antisemitism

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Thirty years after the Srebrenica massacre, ‘never again’ is an old and empty slogan

COMMENT: As we mark the anniversary of the second genocide of the 1990s, we should recognise that we will never be able to say ‘we did not know’ what is happening in Gaza today, our world affairs editor Sam Kiley writes

The Independent UK

ICC believes war crimes and crimes against humanity are taking place now in Sudan's Darfur region

The International Criminal Court believes war crimes and crimes against humanity are continuing in Sudan’s vast western Darfur region where civil war has raged for more than two years, the tribunal’s deputy prosecutor says

The Independent UK

Watch: MP recalls Starmer defended ‘activist’ who broke into RAF base 21 years ago in court

Independent MP Zarah Sultana drew a sharp comparison between Keir Starmer’s past and present when recalling how, as a barrister, he defended an activist who broke into RAF Fairford what> to prevent war crimes crimes either needs quotes or a different way into it> in Iraq—calling it “not terrorism, but…

The Independent UK

New special tribunal for Ukraine will pave the way for holding Russian leaders to account for the invasion

A special tribunal has been established by the international human rights organisation the Council of Europe (CoE) and the Ukrainian government to try crimes of aggression against Ukraine which could be used to hold Vladimir Putin and others to account for the February 2022 invasion and war crimes committed since.

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Protesters target Wimbledon over Barclays sponsorship links to arms firms

The bank is being accused of complicity in alleged Gaza war crimes over links to the Israeli military during a rally outside the All England Club

Evening Standard

IDF opens inquiry into possible war crimes after deaths near Gaza aid sites

Israel Defense Forces to examine growing evidence of shootings of Palestinians trying to obtain food

The Guardian - UK

ICC urged to probe Russia's Wagner Group over promotion of atrocities in West Africa

Legal experts from UC Berkeley have argued to the International Criminal Court that the Wagner Group's alleged complicity in atrocities and its apparent weaponisation of social media could constitute war crimes.

Euronews

Scotland could be 'complicit in war crimes' by allowing US to use Prestwick Airport

SCOTLAND could become complicit in war crimes by allowing Prestwick Airport to be used by US air force jets, Humza Yousaf has warned.

The National (Scotland)

65 years on, Belgium edges closer to trial over Lumumba’s assassination

Sixty-five years after the 1961 assassination of Patrice Lumumba, a key figure in the Congolese independence movement, the Belgian federal prosecutor’s office hopes that a trial may finally take place – possibly in 2026 – as part of the investigation into “war crimes” opened in Belgium, the former colonial power.

Radio France Internationale

Takeaways from AP report on accusation that Wagner commits war crimes by promoting atrocities

The International Criminal Court has been asked to review a confidential legal report asserting that the Russia-linked Wagner group has committed war crimes by spreading images of apparent atrocities in West Africa on social media

The Independent UK

A confidential brief to the ICC accuses Russia-linked Wagner of promoting atrocities in West Africa

The International Criminal Court is reviewing a confidential legal report asserting that the Russia-linked Wagner group has committed war crimes by spreading images of apparent atrocities in West Africa on social media

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Iran and Israel trade missile strikes as no sign of diplomatic breakthrough

Iran’s foreign minister said he would not negotiate with the US as long as Israel continued to carry out airstrikes against the country

The Conversation

A Ukranian writer – her life cut short – and a seasoned reporter show the heroism of the ‘people’s war’

“I have just bought my first gun in downtown Lviv,” begins Ukranian writer and war crimes researcher Victoria Amelina’s book, on February 17, 2022. “I’ve heard that everyone is capable of killing and those who say they aren’t just haven’t met the right person yet. An armed stranger entering my…

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Veteran takes last shot to overturn war crime findings

Disgraced special forces soldier Ben Roberts-Smith has launched a last-ditch bid to overturn findings that he likely engaged in war crimes while on deployment.

International Business Times

Israel Katz Issues Stark Warning to Khamenei: Could Iran's Leader Face Saddam's Fate?

During a security assessment with Israeli military commanders, Katz accused Khamenei of committing war crimes through continued missile attacks on Israeli civilians.

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The Guardian - US

A Biden official says Israel committed war crimes. Who else will come forward?

The administration lied to obscure a genocide. Now a former spokesperson is revealing the disconnect between words and reality

The Independent UK

German court sentences Syrian doctor to life in prison for torture and war crimes in his homeland

A German court has sentenced a Syrian doctor to life imprisonment for torture and war crimes in his homeland for killing two people and torturing nine in Syria between 2011 and 2012

Al Jazeera

UK MPs react to report alleging David Cameron ‘threatened’ ICC withdrawal

Cameron told ICC’s Khan arrest warrants for Israeli officials would be like ‘dropping hydrogen bomb’, media report says.

The Independent UK

Greta Thunberg denounces Gaza ‘war crimes’ after being deported from Israel

‘We did nothing wrong’ says campaigner after being flown to Paris where she accused Israel of war crimes against starving Palestinians

The Guardian - UK

Foreign Office staff told to consider resigning after challenging UK policy on Gaza

Department’s top officials respond to last month’s letter from more than 300 civil servants who raised concerns

The Independent UK

US hits International Criminal Court judges with sanctions over investigation into Israel

The Trump administration is slapping sanctions on four judges at the International Criminal Court over the tribunal’s investigation into alleged war crimes by Israel in its war against Hamas in Gaza

Al Jazeera

Ex-Biden official says ‘without doubt’ Israel committed war crimes in Gaza

Former State Department spokesman Matthew Miller says the US could have done more to prevent Gaza deaths.

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