War crimes
- China, Human rights, Joe Biden, Myanmar, Russia, South and Central Asia, US news, War crimes, World news
The world’s bad guys are winning. Is anyone going to stand up to them? | Simon Tisdall
From the coup in Myanmar to the autocratic regimes in China and Russia, western values are under increasing th…
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Drinks giant Kirin urged to cut ties with Myanmar joint venture linked to military
Japanese beer company effectively ‘empowers’ junta through its joint ventures, rights group saysMyanmar coup: …
- Afghanistan, Australia news, Australian military, Australian politics, Brereton report, South and Central Asia, Taliban, War crimes
Australian army to investigate soldiers’ use of dead Taliban fighter’s prosthetic leg
Investigation follows revelation of pictures which show soldiers drinking from leg and carrying it on the batt…
- Afghanistan, Australia news, Australian military, Australian politics, Brereton report, South and Central Asia, Taliban, War crimes, World news
Photo reveals Australian soldier drinking beer out of dead Taliban fighter’s prosthetic leg
Exclusive: Image obtained by Guardian Australia shows limb being used to down drinks in a special forces bar i…
- Afghanistan, Australia news, Australian military, Brereton report, Human rights, South and Central Asia, War crimes, World news
‘A long time for justice’: Afghans wait for Australia to right the wrongs of its war
As a human rights worker in Uruzgan, Abdul Ghafar Stanikzai tried to help distraught families seeking answers …
- Afghanistan, Australia news, Australian military, Brereton report, Law, South and Central Asia, War crimes, World news
Afghanistan war crimes inquiry report into Australian special forces released – as it happened
Australian defence force releases long-awaited Brereton report into allegations SAS committed war crimes in Af…
- Afghanistan, Australia news, Australian military, Brereton report, Human rights, South and Central Asia, War crimes
Australian special forces involved in murder of 39 Afghan civilians, war crimes report alleges
Brereton report finds prisoners were executed to ‘blood’ junior soldiers and unlawful killings were deliberate…
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Justice and the Rohingya people are the losers in Asia’s new cold war
Attacks against the Muslim minority in Myanmar have gone unchecked as regional players focus on their own inte…
- China, Coronavirus outbreak, Europe, Joe Biden, Libya, Russia, Syria, Trump administration, United Nations, War crimes, World Health Organization, World news
What is the future of the UN in the age of impunity?
As the laws of war become optional and crimes in Syria and Libya go unpunished, there are fears the body has n…
- Afghanistan, Donald Trump, International criminal court, International criminal justice, Law, Mike Pompeo, South and Central Asia, Taliban, US foreign policy, US news, War crimes, World news
Head of international criminal court accuses US of acting unlawfully
ICC president condemns US visa restrictions on officials in Afghan war investigation The president of the inte…
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Myanmar army accused of new atrocities in attack on Rakhine village
Less than three years since a crackdown against Rohingya, troops are again accused of war crimes – this time a…
- Afghanistan, International criminal court, International criminal justice, Law, South and Central Asia, Taliban, Trump administration, US military, US news, US politics, War crimes, World news
Senior ICC judges authorise Afghanistan war crimes inquiry
Decision overturns earlier rejection of request to examine actions of US soldiersSenior judges at the internat…
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‘Blanket secrecy’ surrounds Australian weapons sales to countries accused of war crimes
Defence department refuses to reveal extent of exports as arms sold to UAE, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka and Democr…
- Aung San Suu Kyi, International court of justice, Myanmar, Rohingya, South and Central Asia, War crimes
Aung San Suu Kyi denies genocide charges against Myanmar – video
Aung San Suu Kyi has dismissed allegations of state violence against Rohingya Muslims at The Hague. Speaking o…
- Aung San Suu Kyi, Human rights, International court of justice, Law, Myanmar, Rohingya, South and Central Asia, War crimes, World news
Aung San Suu Kyi tells court: Myanmar genocide claims ‘factually misleading’
De facto PM defends actions of government, saying attacks were initiated by insurgentsThe Nobel peace prize la…