Liberia's notorious rebel-turned-senator Johnson dies
Prince Yormie Johnson, Liberian warlord-turned-politician, who became infamous for the 1990 footage of him sipping beer while the-then president was tortured nearby, has died at the age of…
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Key UN committee adopts resolution paving the way for a first-ever treaty on crimes against humanity
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A key U.N. General Assembly committee adopted a resolution late Friday paving the way for negotiations on a first-ever treaty on preventing and punishing crimes…
Lebanese PM denounces Israeli 'war crimes' as media workers killed
Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati on Friday condemned an alleged Israeli strike on a residence housing journalists as a "new chapter of war crimes," as two people were killed…
Foreign Office official resigns over Israel arms sales
A British Foreign Office official who worked on counter terrorism has resigned in protest at arms sales to Israel, saying the UK government “may be complicit in war crimes”. Mark Smith…
LRA rebel commander found guilty of war crimes in Uganda
A child soldier-turned-rebel commander in the notorious Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) has been convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity in a landmark case in Uganda. Thomas…
UN reports widescale war crimes by Myanmar junta against rebels
The use of force against the Myanmar population by the country's military has increased, the UN body investigating human rights violations in the country said in a report, released on…
Peru enacts law restricting prosecution of crimes against humanity, favoring former leader Fujimori
FILE - Peru's jailed, former President Alberto Fujimori, photographed through a glass window, attends his trial at a police base on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, June 28, 2016. Former…