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Tag: War Crimes, Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity

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Strategy of Recruiting Cheap Militiamen Backfires in Africa

December 15, 2024December 16, 2024Elian Peltier and Arlette BashiziComments Off on Strategy of Recruiting Cheap Militiamen Backfires in Africa

By arming civilians who are poorly trained and have little to no respect for human rights, the military in Burkina Faso has brought the West African nation to the brink of civil war.

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With al-Assad Gone, Syrians Search Prisons for Traces of Their Loved Ones

December 13, 2024December 14, 2024Ben Hubbard and Nicole TungComments Off on With al-Assad Gone, Syrians Search Prisons for Traces of Their Loved Ones

Guided by cellphone flashlights, relatives searched a notorious lockup in Damascus for traces of loved ones who were snatched during the regime of Bashar al-Assad.

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Assad’s Fall in Syria Renews Push for Justice on Crimes Committed by His Regime

December 12, 2024Matthew Mpoke BiggComments Off on Assad’s Fall in Syria Renews Push for Justice on Crimes Committed by His Regime

It seems unlikely that deposed President Bashar al-Assad, who fled to Russia, will be forced to stand trial. That is not deterring activists who have worked for years to document his government’s crimes.

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French Court Finds Author Charles Onana Guilty of Denying Rwandan Genocide

December 10, 2024ADAM NOSSITERComments Off on French Court Finds Author Charles Onana Guilty of Denying Rwandan Genocide

Charles Onana and his publisher were fined for passages in a book that were found to have violated a French law making it illegal to deny an officially recognized genocide.

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Syrian Military Officials Charged With War Crimes as Government Falls

December 10, 2024December 10, 2024Katie Benner and Adam GoldmanComments Off on Syrian Military Officials Charged With War Crimes as Government Falls

The officials, Jamil Hassan and Abdul Salam Mahmoud, ran an infamous prison in Damascus and “sought to terrify, intimidate and repress any opposition, or perceived opposition, to the regime,” according to the indictment.

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South Korea’s Martial Law Declaration Stirs Memories in Gwangju

December 6, 2024December 6, 2024Victoria KimComments Off on South Korea’s Martial Law Declaration Stirs Memories in Gwangju

The last time South Korea imposed martial law, Gwangju endured a deadly crackdown. Han Kang, the Nobel Prize-winning author, told its story in “Human Acts.”

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Shalom Nagar Dies; Reluctant Executioner of Adolf Eichmann

December 5, 2024December 6, 2024SAM ROBERTSComments Off on Shalom Nagar Dies; Reluctant Executioner of Adolf Eichmann

He was the hangman chosen to carry out the sentence on the fugitive Nazi war criminal, in Israel’s only case of capital punishment.

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Prince Johnson, 72, Warlord Who Executed Liberia’s President, Dies

December 5, 2024December 5, 2024Trip GabrielComments Off on Prince Johnson, 72, Warlord Who Executed Liberia’s President, Dies

A rebel leader in Liberia’s civil wars, he was accused of numerous atrocities. The most notorious was the videotaped mutilation and killing of President Samuel Doe.

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Amnesty International Accuses Israel of Genocide in Gaza

December 5, 2024December 5, 2024Adam RasgonComments Off on Amnesty International Accuses Israel of Genocide in Gaza

Israel rejected the charge — the first of its kind by a major human rights organization — saying it was “based on lies.”

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The Civil War in Ethiopia That Never Really Ended

December 5, 2024Alexis OkeowoComments Off on The Civil War in Ethiopia That Never Really Ended

A rare look inside a region still reckoning with the toll of war crimes, even as new conflicts roil the nation.

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