The concept, important for determining the legality of an act of war, is about weighing civilian harm against military objectives, not about achieving a balanced number of casualties.
Tag: War Crimes, Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity
Ravaged Israeli Border Community Ponders: What’s Next?
Kibbutz Kfar Aza was devastated in the Hamas-led assault of Oct. 7, with its residents killed and kidnapped. Some see the prospects of its rehabilitation as a barometer for Israel’s future.
Ravaged Israeli Border Community Ponders: What’s Next?
Kibbutz Kfar Aza was devastated in the Hamas-led assault of Oct. 7, with its residents killed and kidnapped. Some see the prospects of its rehabilitation as a barometer for Israel’s future.
U.S. Is Criticized After Veto of U.N. Call for Gaza Cease-Fire
As fighting surged in the territory, Arab leaders condemned the move as a “mark of shame,” one that will haunt the United States for years.
Strike That Killed Reuters Journalist Was ‘Apparently Deliberate’ Israeli Attack, Group Says
Human Rights Watch found that the slain journalist and six colleagues were not near active fighting in southern Lebanon and would have been clearly visible to Israeli forces.
U.S. Charges 4 Russian Soldiers With War Crimes Against an American
The Justice Department also said it had begun investigating the “murder of more than 30 Americans” by Hamas fighters during the Oct. 7 attack in Israel.
Alberto Fujimori Is Ordered Released From Prison in Peru
The ruling, which affirms a decision to reinstate a pardon, defies an order by an international court that former President Alberto Fujimori continue to serve his sentence for human rights violations.
Ukraine Opens War Crimes Inquiry Into Soldiers’ Deaths
A video circulated on social media but not independently verified purports to show Russian forces shooting troops who appeared to be surrendering.
Accounts of Sexual Violence by Hamas Are Aired Amid Criticism of U.N.
A presentation at the U.N., organized in part by Sheryl Sandberg, accused the body of ignoring the rape and mutilation of women in the Oct. 7 assault on Israel, and heard gruesome details from witnesses.
Kissinger’s Legacy Still Ripples Through Vietnam and Cambodia
His decision to authorize the bombing of Cambodia, efforts to extricate the U.S. from the Vietnam War and role in the rapprochement with China continue to be felt in Southeast Asia.