Topic: War Crimes

The Video of a Rebel Eating a Dead Man's Organs Is a New Low in Syria

Every time it seems like the atrocities of the Syrian civil war have crossed another horrifying line, a new story comes along that pushes the bar even lower. And the video that's circulating — the one that appears to show a rebel commander eating the lung of a dead Syrian solider — is not the first video or the last, just the latest atrocity in this awful war.

By Sara Morrison

May 10, 2013

Ríos Montt Convicted of Genocide

José Efraín Ríos Montt, the Guatemalan octogenarian/general/Congressman/dictator whose rule was partially supported by the United States, has been convicted of ordering the deaths of thousands of Mayans during the country's 36-year-long civil war.

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By Adam Martin

Aug 15, 2012

U.N.: War Crimes on Both Sides in Syria, But Assad's Are Worse

Allegations of war crimes have been lurking in the background as the Syrian conflict has continued to rage on, but on Wednesday a United Nations expert panel concluded that both sides had perpetrated them—but the Syrian government's were more serious.

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By Adam Martin

May 17, 2012

Laughing Mladic Has Reason to Gloat Over War Crimes Trial Delay

Former Serbian army commander Ratko Mladic continues to offend those in the audience at his genocide trial, and now he's got a reason to gloat as the judge suspended the proceedings thanks to a potentially huge error in prosecutors' disclosure of evidence.

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By Adam Martin

May 16, 2012

Ratko Mladic Is Not Being a Gentleman at His Genocide Trial

Perhaps it shouldn't come as any surprise that the man accused of murdering thousands of civilians in Bosnia is being a complete creep in his war crimes trial, but it's still jarring since you expect someone on trial, even for genocide, to have some sense of basic decorum.

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By Adam Martin

Apr 26, 2012

Charles Taylor Finally Convicted of War Crimes

He's the first head of state to be convicted of a war crime in an international court since the Nuremberg trials and while former Liberian President Charles Taylor's fate won't be as gruesome as that of the victims of the atrocities he supported, they're still pretty pleased with it.

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By Seth Abramovitch

Mar 17, 2012

The World's Most Famous Living Nazi Has Died

John Demjanjuk, who was discovered living in Ohio in the 1970s and later found guilty of being a Nazi death camp guard, has died at 91. 

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By Adam Martin

May 4, 2011

International Court Seeking War Crimes Charges in Libya

Qaddafi is likely among the three people prosecutors want to charge

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