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# War Crimes

This year
2023
New international war crimes office opens in The Hague to probe Russia's invasion of Ukraine
Its aim is to plug a legal gap left by the fact that the ICC currently has no mandate to prosecute aggression.
Ireland to offer Garda assistance to prosecutors probing Russian war crimes in Ukraine
The funding totals €3 million and there is also an offer of forensic science and garda investigators.
Germany says it has 'hundreds' of pieces of evidence of Russian war crimes in Ukraine
In the Kyiv suburb of Bucha alone, hundreds of bodies were discovered after the Russian army was driven out last March.
Last year
2022
Opinion: The war in Ukraine is also a war on nature
Ukrainian writer and journalist Polina Bashkina is living in Ireland while war rages at home – she looks at the impact the war is having on the environment.
Ukraine plans international court to put Putin on trial
The plan is for a special international tribunal to investigate Russia’s alleged “crime of aggression”.
Debunked: A claim that the UN accused Ukrainian forces of using 'human shields' is missing context
The use of human shields breaches international human rights law.
International human rights group seeks arrest of ex-Sri Lankan president after he fled country
Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled to Singapore earlier this month.
Amnesty accuse Russia of killing hundreds of civilians with cluster bombs in Ukraine's second city
Amnesty said it had uncovered proof in Kharkiv of the repeated use by Russian forces of cluster bombs and scatterable land mines.
UN issues war crimes warning after death sentences given to soldiers
Three foreigners captured fighting for Ukraine were sentenced to death by pro-Russian rebels yesterday.
21-year-old Russian soldier sentenced to life at first Kyiv war crimes trial since invasion
The soldier was accused of shooting a 62-year-old Ukrainian man in the head in the north-east village of Chupakhivka.
Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday
Here’s your round-up of what made the headlines today.
Germany seeks five-years' jail for ex-Nazi guard, now 101
Cross-examined about his work at the camp, Schuetz had denied knowledge about what happened there.
Russia to cut electricity to Finland as tensions rise over Nato bid
Sergei Lavrov has accused the EU of transforming from a “constructive, economic platform” into an “aggressive, militant player”.
Sergei Lavrov has accused the EU of transforming from a "constructive, economic platform" into an "aggressive, militant player"
Kyiv has admitted it is unlikely to become a Nato member - but has forged ahead with an application to join the EU
Russian forces have been accused of committing atrocities - including the killing of unarmed civilians, torture and rape
Kremlin warns of retaliation after Finland seeks to join Nato
Russia continues assault on east Ukraine as Finland moves towards joining Nato
Russian soldier accused of war crime put on trial in Ukraine
Sgt Vadim Shyshimarin, 21, is accused of shooting a 62-year-old Ukrainian man in the head in the north-east village of Chupakhivka.
Russia continues assault on east Ukraine as Finland moves towards joining Nato
Kyiv is preparing for its first war crimes trial of a captured Russian soldier.
Kyiv is preparing for its first war crimes trial of a captured Russian soldier.
Gazprom announced it would stop supplying gas via the Polish part of the Yamal-Europe pipeline.
Finland's president and prime minister have said they are in favour of applying for Nato membership.
Russia urged to annex Ukraine's Kherson, Moscow claims Kyiv bombed Russian city
The Explainer: How are war crimes investigated and prosecuted?
Listen to expert Professor Ray Murphy of the Irish Centre for Human Rights at NUI Galway explain.
Ireland to give €3 million to International Criminal Court conducting war crime probe
The ICC is investigating suspected war crimes and crimes against humanity in Ukraine.
Evidence of rape by Russian soldiers in Ukraine mounts as ICC investigates war crimes
A report by
Lauren Boland
A growing number of women have shared testimony of being sexually assaulted during the war.
Evidence of rape by Russian soldiers is mounting in Ukraine, Lauren Boland reports.
A growing number of women have shared testimony of being sexually assaulted during the war.
The International Criminal Court is investigating suspected war crimes.
Joe Biden accuses Putin's forces of 'genocide' in Ukraine for the first time
Analysis: Under international law, is Putin criminally liable for his invasion of Ukraine?
Gardaí link with German authorities to develop specialist war crime questionnaire for Ukrainian refugees
Minister for Justice Helen McEntee spoke at the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors conference in Killarney today.
Civilians flee east Ukraine amid warnings of 'horrific' abuses
Moscow has denied targeting civilians in areas under its control.
Russian forces executed and raped civilians in apparent war crimes, Amnesty investigators find
Russian forces carried out “acts of unspeakable cruelty and shocking brutality”, according to Amnesty International.
Col Colm Doyle: Bucha shows that Putin's aim is the collective punishment of Ukraine's people
Retired Colonel Colm Doyle, who served with the EU in Bosnia, looks at the recent horrors in Bucha and what can be done to bring perpetrators to justice.
Zelenskyy denounces Russian 'war crimes' in Bucha and pledges to rebuild Kyiv suburbs
Western leaders called for further sanctions in response to the alleged atrocities, as Moscow continued to press its offensive in the east.
Gardaí should gather evidence of Russia's war crimes by interviewing refugees, says Flanagan
The former justice minister has written to the Garda Commissioner asking for the the gardaí to take statements.
Analysis: Under international law, is Putin criminally liable for his invasion of Ukraine?
Trinity’s Dr Donna Lyons outlines the historical background to war crimes charges and asks where Putin’s invasion of Ukraine sits under the law.
What are war crimes - and could Putin face trial for Russia's invasion of Ukraine?
An Irish expert believes Putin has committed war crimes but says it will be down to international investigators to make the case.
All time
UN warns of possible war crimes as Taliban hold tightens around north of Afghanistan
The UN says at least 241,000 people have been displaced since May.
War crime judges uphold life sentence for 'Butcher of Bosnia' Mladic
The UN tribunal in The Hague rejected Ratko Mladic’s appeal against his 2017 life sentence.
Australian elite troops 'unlawfully killed' 39 in Afghanistan, report alleges
The findings recommended 19 soldiers be investigated by police for possible charges, including murder.
Kosovo president steps down to face war crime charges in The Hague
The charges relate to his time as a guerrilla leader in the country’s war for independence.
International Criminal Court may investigate British military over war crimes allegations
A BBC Panorama programme claims that killings of civilians in Afghanistan and Iraq have been covered up.
Opinion: 25 years on from the Rwanda genocide. Can we make sure it never happens again?
187 million people were killed through genocide and state-sanctioned mass murder, in the 20th century, writes Cian Matthew Kearns.
Bosnian Serb leader Karadzic's jail sentence increased to life imprisonment
Karadzic (73) was notorious for his role in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre.
Former Nazi concentration camp guard (94) breaks down during first day of trial
The German man is charged with complicity in mass murder at a Nazi concentration camp during World War II.
US threatens International Criminal Court with sanctions if it prosecutes Americans for war crimes
The court is considering prosecuting US servicemen over alleged detainee abuse.
North Korean general should be 'hanged in the streets' not going to Olympics, says S. Korean politician
Kim Yong Chol is heading to the closing ceremony but is accused of war crimes.
UN wants war crime charges after people in South Sudan 'forced to watch the rape of loved ones'
A UN report said some of the cases are “reminiscent of Bosnia”.
13 Bosnian Muslims arrested over 1990s war crimes
The 13 are suspected of “murders, torture, rapes, persecutions and expulsions” of civilians.
Bosnian army leader dies after drinking poison at war crimes court
Slobodan Praljak shouted out “Praljak is not a criminal. I reject your verdict”, immediately before bringing a brown bottle to his lips.
'Butcher of Bosnia' Mladic imprisoned for life after being found guilty of genocide
The 74 year old faced 11 charges, including genocide and crimes against humanity, at the UN tribunal.