UK veterans allege war crimes by British forces in Afghanistan, Iraq Detainees were regularly executed and unarmed people killed in their sleep during night raids, according to ex-soldiers. Al Jazeera · May 12, 2025
UK special forces veterans accuse colleagues of war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan Former personnel describe soldiers exhibiting ‘psychopathic traits’ and executions of handcuffed prisoners The Guardian - UK · May 12, 2025
Scottish musician releases single condemning Israel's war crimes in Gaza Scottish musician Doug Veitch has released a new single condemning Israel’s war crimes in Gaza The National (Scotland) · May 10, 2025
Israel 'sending soldiers to commit war crimes in Gaza', says former army chief Israel is "sending soldiers to commit war crimes in Gaza", a former army chief has said The National (Scotland) · May 10, 2025
Europe’s worst mass murder since World War II happened at Srebrenica. Gretchen Shirm’s novel witnesses the war crimes trial Gretchen Shirm was a legal intern in the Hague, the UN’s International Court of Justice, which is the setting for her new novel, Out of The Woods. While Shirm interned in 2006, her novel is set earlier, in 2000. It fictionalises the real trial of Radislav Krstić, relating to a… The Conversation · May 7, 2025
UK to answer 'at The Hague' if it fails to stop arms sales to Israel, PM told Keir Starmer has been warned he may be the prime minister “to see Britain answer at The Hague” for being “complicit in war crimes” in Gaza The National (Scotland) · May 7, 2025
Israeli aid blockade on Gaza clearly a ‘war crime’, says Taoiseach Micheal Martin also said any plan involving a permanent Israeli occupation of the region was “wholly unacceptable”. The Independent UK · May 6, 2025
Dossier of alleged Sudan war crimes handed to Metropolitan police Lawyers say evidence file outlines atrocities including torture and rape carried out by the Rapid Support Forces in the country’s brutal civil conflict The Guardian - UK · May 5, 2025
Amal Clooney 'faces possible US ban from Trump over war crimes probe into Netanyahu' The high-profile British human rights lawyer sat on the expert legal panel that advised the International Criminal Court on evidence from the Gaza conflict Evening Standard · May 1, 2025
Syrian Islamist rebel ex-spokesman on trial in France over war crimes A Syrian Islamist rebel ex-spokesman went on trial in France on Tuesday, accused of complicity in war crimes during Syria's civil conflict. It is the first time such crimes have been tried in France under the principle of universal jurisdiction. Radio France Internationale · Apr 29, 2025
France Tries Syrian Islamist Rebel Ex-spokesman On War Crime Charges A Syrian Islamist rebel ex-spokesman is to go on trial in France on Tuesday under the principle of universal jurisdiction, accused of complicity in war crimes during Syria's civil war. International Business Times · Apr 29, 2025
French medics continue hunger strike as Gaza humanitarian crisis worsens A group of French healthworkers who launched a movement named Hungry for Justice for Palestine are in their third week of a hunger strike, to raise awareness over the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and alleged war crimes committed by the Israeli army. After speaking to the French Senate on Tuesday,… Radio France Internationale · Apr 24, 2025
Human Rights And War Crimes Programs Targeted By Marco Rubio's State Department Shakeup Secretary of State Marco Rubio's plan to overhaul the State Department includes the elimination of more than 130 offices and 700 positions, as well as plans related to human rights and war crimes. Latin Times · Apr 22, 2025
Use Scots law to prosecute IDF soldiers in Scotland for war crimes, SNP urged Scots law should be used to prosecute soldiers who have fought for the Israel Defense Force amid the ongoing “genocide” in Gaza, the SNP… The National (Scotland) · Apr 18, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Apr 17, 2025 Queen Elizabeth II’s solicitor managed offshore wealth for Assad’s uncle Exclusive: Mark Bridges of Farrer & Co was trustee for Rifaat al-Assad, later charged with war crimes in 2024
The Guardian - UK · Apr 16, 2025 Postmortems of rescue workers killed in Gaza show ‘gunshots to head and torso’ Findings likely to increase pressure on Israel to give a full account of incident amid accusations of war crime
The Guardian - UK · Apr 16, 2025 Israeli minister met David Lammy on ‘private’ visit to UK, Foreign Office says Activist groups make request for arrest warrant to be issued for Gideon Sa’ar after unannounced trip to London
Al Jazeera · Apr 16, 2025 Top UK barrister: Israel is carrying out ‘destruction of humanity’ in Gaza Michael Mansfield, a human rights lawyer, talks to Al Jazeera about a war crimes case he and others recently filed.
AAP · Apr 11, 2025 Journalist barred from war crime hearing after surprise As a former SAS soldier stands accused of war crimes during the Afghan War, an award-winning journalist has been forced to leave the courtroom.
Euronews · Apr 10, 2025 Exclusive: Vladimir Putin won't be tried for war crimes in absentia while president The special tribunal on the crime of aggression against Ukraine is expected to be hosted in the Hague, the Netherlands.
The Independent UK · Apr 10, 2025 Video shows 4 captive Ukrainian troops killed by men identified as Russian forces Ukrainian drone video seen by The Associated Press shows four Ukrainian soldiers being shot to death by soldiers with Russian uniform markings in the village of Piatykhatky on March 13
The Independent UK · Apr 10, 2025 A video of Ukrainian POWs killed by men identified as Russians raises questions on accountability Ukrainian drone video seen by The Associated Press shows four Ukrainian soldiers who have surrendered being shot to death by men identified as Russian troops in the village of Piatykhatky last month
The Conversation · Apr 9, 2025 Hungary’s exit from the International Criminal Court is a sign of the times After deciding to flout an international arrest warrant against Benjamin Netanyahu, Hungary has become the first European country to announce plans to leave the International Criminal Court (ICC). This comes after president Viktor Orbán hosted Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, despite the ICC issuing an arrest warrant for him in…
Al Jazeera · Apr 8, 2025 Which countries are International Criminal Court members? The court, established to prosecute serious crimes under the Rome Statute, has 125 member states as of April 2025.
AAP · Apr 8, 2025 Soldier unaware of anything planted on Afghan's body A signal operator says he never heard of anything being planted on unlawfully killed Afghans around the time an SAS trooper allegedly committed a war crime.