War crimes

3 November 2009 -- On the eve of a United Nations General Assembly debate, Amnesty International has called on UN ambassadors in New York to grasp a unique opportunity to address accountability for war crimes in Gaza and southern Israel earlier in the year.

The General Assembly will convene on Wednesday to debate the comprehensive and authoritative report of the Fact Finding Mission led by Judge Richard Goldstone. The report found that the Israeli and Palestinian sides committed serious violations of international human rights and humanitarian law, including war crimes and possibly crimes against humanity.

Amnesty International sent an open letter to all permanent representatives to the General Assembly and another to the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.    » read more »

Participated in 1943 Massacre of 8,000 Jews

March 19, 2009 -- WASHINGTON – A former Nazi concentration camp guard who settled in Racine, Wis., after World War II and acquired U.S. citizenship, has been removed to Austria due to his participation in Nazi-sponsored acts of persecution during World War II, Acting Assistant Attorney General Rita M. Glavin of the Criminal Division and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Assistant Secretary John P. Torres announced today.    » read more »

March 4, 2009 -- (The Hague) - Today's decision by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to issue an arrest warrant for Sudanese president General Omar al-Bashir is a major step toward combating impunity associated with the horrific crimes in Darfur, said a coalition of 46 organizations from the Justice for Darfur campaign. President al-Bashir is wanted by the court for crimes against humanity and war crimes.

Justice for Darfur called on the international community to press Sudanese authorities to comply with their obligations to execute the warrant. The government of Sudan has failed to bring to justice any of those responsible for crimes under international law in Darfur, and has so far refused to cooperate with the ICC and to surrender any of the suspects.    » read more »

4 March 2009 -- The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar al Bashir. The warrant details charges of crimes against humanity and war crimes, committed during the conflict in Darfur.

The arrest warrant is an unprecedented move in the history of a conflict that, since it started in 2003, has seen more than 300,000 killed, thousands raped, and millions forcibly displaced.

The decision, reached by the Pre-Trial Chamber of the ICC, was announced during a press conference held at the Court's seat in The Hague on Wednesday.

President al Bashir has been urged to surrender himself immediately to face trial.    » read more »

February 11, 2008 -- Statement to Employees by Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, General Mike Hayden on 9/11 War Crimes Charges:    » read more »

15 November 2007 -- A military court in Poland has ordered seven Polish soldiers held for three months while officials investigate charges of war crimes in the killing of Afghan civilians.

The soldiers were charged earlier this week with killing civilians while serving with a NATO-led mission in August in the eastern Afghan province of Paktika.

The seven are accused of firing mortar and machine guns into an Afghan village, despite evidence they faced no immediate threat. Six civilians were killed in the ensuing clashes.    » read more »

States have an obligation to prosecute perpetrators of war crimes in their courts

Private Contractors and Violations of the Law in Iraq and Afghanistan

Private contractors (also known as private military or security contractors) provide a range of services for and on behalf of the US armed forces in Iraq and Afghanistan. Contractors prepare meals for soldiers, drive supply trucks, provide military training, and provide security for US civilian officials.    » read more »

06 September 2007 -- The U.S. military says it has censured three Marine officers for failing to properly investigate the 2005 killings of 24 Iraqi civilians in the town of Haditha.

The Marine Corps said in a statement Wednesday that the secretary of the U.S. Navy issued letters of censure to a former commanding general, Major General Richard Huck, and two colonels, Stephen Davis and Robert Sokoloski, for their responses to the killings.    » read more »

June 25, 2007 -- HARRISBURG - A Cumberland County, Pennsylvania dermatologist and her husband were arrested today on charges of illegally prescribing and possessing prescription narcotics for their own consumption.

Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett identified the defendants as Dr. Jennifer C. Zampogna and her husband, Christopher Zampogna, both 34 years old and residents of 5 Saratoga Place, Camp Hill. Dr. Zampogna is the owner of Advanced Dermatology and Skin Surgery, 950 Woodland St., Mechanicsburg.    » read more »

17 June 2007 -- A fugitive Serb general indicted for crimes against humanity in Kosovo in the 1990s has been arrested and is on his way to the war crimes tribunal in The Hague.

Authorities say Vlastimir Djordjevic - Serbia's assistant interior minister and a close aide to former Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic - was arrested Sunday by Montenegro police. A spokesman for the tribunal for the former Yugoslavia said the arrest came with Serbia's help.    » read more »