# War Crimes

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.

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Jul 3rd 2023, 6:19 PM

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.

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Mar 20th 2023, 1:34 PM

# prosecutor general

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.

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Feb 5th 2023, 1:13 PM

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.

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Oct 16th 2022, 7:30 AM

# Russia

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”.

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Aug 25th 2022, 7:19 AM

# debunked

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.

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Aug 12th 2022, 3:39 PM

International human rights group seeks arrest of ex-Sri Lankan president after he fled country

Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled to Singapore earlier this month.

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Jul 25th 2022, 9:57 AM

# Kharkiv

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.

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Jun 13th 2022, 8:38 AM

# Russia

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.

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Jun 10th 2022, 10:45 PM

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.

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May 23rd 2022, 12:13 PM

# The Fix

Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday

Here’s your round-up of what made the headlines today.

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May 18th 2022, 9:14 PM

# ex-Nazi trial

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.

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May 17th 2022, 4:48 PM

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

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May 13th 2022, 5:59 PM

# Kyiv

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.

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May 13th 2022, 11:45 AM

# NATO

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.

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.

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May 12th 2022, 10:42 PM

# Podcast

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.

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Apr 14th 2022, 6:00 PM

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.

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Apr 14th 2022, 2:53 PM

THE MORNING LEAD

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.

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Apr 14th 2022, 6:44 AM

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.

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Apr 11th 2022, 6:46 PM

Civilians flee east Ukraine amid warnings of 'horrific' abuses

Moscow has denied targeting civilians in areas under its control.

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Apr 8th 2022, 6:47 AM

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.

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Apr 7th 2022, 11:37 AM

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.

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Apr 4th 2022, 6:55 PM

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.

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Apr 4th 2022, 4:13 PM

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.

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Apr 1st 2022, 6:00 AM

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.

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Mar 31st 2022, 7:00 PM

# Investigation

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.

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Mar 5th 2022, 8:22 AM

All time

# Offensive

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.

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Aug 10th 2021, 1:46 PM

# genocide conviction

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.

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Jun 8th 2021, 3:53 PM

# military inquiry

Australian elite troops 'unlawfully killed' 39 in Afghanistan, report alleges

The findings recommended 19 soldiers be investigated by police for possible charges, including murder.

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Nov 19th 2020, 7:30 AM

# hashim thaci

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.

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Nov 5th 2020, 12:34 PM

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.

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Nov 18th 2019, 8:39 AM

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.

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Apr 7th 2019, 11:00 AM

# The Hague

Bosnian Serb leader Karadzic's jail sentence increased to life imprisonment

Karadzic (73) was notorious for his role in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre.

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Mar 20th 2019, 2:15 PM

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.

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Nov 6th 2018, 10:56 PM

# Afghanistan

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.

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Sep 11th 2018, 7:05 AM

# Closing Ceremony

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.

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Feb 23rd 2018, 6:28 PM

# heinous acts

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”.

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Feb 23rd 2018, 2:36 PM