War Crime News

12:54 PM EST
1/24/2012 Military dismisses manslaughter charges against Marine in Iraq civilian massacreA United States military court on Monday dismissed charges of involuntary manslaughter and aggravated assault against a Marine sergeant, who figured in the killing of 24 unarmed civilians in Haditha, Iraq, in 2005, after the sergeant pleaded guilty to negligent dereliction of duty.

Source:AHN Topics:Unrest, Conflicts And War, War, International Military Intervention, Crime, Law And Justice, War Crime, Politics, Human Rights

12:38 PM EST
1/12/2012 Islamists clash with Bangladesh police over jailing of war crimes suspectIslamists on Thursday clashed with riot police in Dhaka to protest imprisonment of a high-profile war crimes suspect and demand abolition of war crimes trials. Protestors vandalized a police vehicle, attacked police officers and snatched police weapons.

Source:AHN Topics:Crime, Law And Justice, War Crime, Tribunal, Police, Law Enforcement

9:00 AM EST
1/11/2012 Bangladesh tribunal rejects bail of high profile war crimes suspectA high profile Bangladeshi war crimes suspect was jailed Wednesday after the International Crimes Tribunal in Dhaka rejected his bail petition. Ghulam Azam has been indicted on 62 counts of crimes against humanity stemming from Bangladesh's war of independence in 1971.

Source:AHN Topics:Crime, Law And Justice, War Crime, Tribunal, Unrest, Conflicts And War, Massacre

9:13 AM EST
1/9/2012 Bangladesh war crimes court asks top Islamist leader to appear or face arrestThe International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Monday asked Islamist Jamaat-e-Islami party former chief Golam Azam to appear before the court on Wednesday or face arrest. Prosecutors charged Azam with 62 counts, including the recruitment of Muslim youth to a death squad that kidnapped and executed hundreds of pro-independence professionals and intellectuals.

Source:AHN Topics:Crime, Law And Justice, War Crime, Unrest, Conflicts And War, Armed Conflict, Judiciary, Judge

8:33 AM EST
12/20/2011 Indian official slams Russian group for seeking ban on GitaA day after a Russian court postponed a decision on banning the Hindu scripture Bhagavad Gita until next week, Indian Foreign Minister SM Krishna on Tuesday slammed the Russian Orthodox Church in the Parliament.

Source:AHN Topics:Religion And Belief, Hinduism, Arts, Culture And Entertainment, Literature

7:33 AM EST
12/16/2011 ICC sees Gaddafi's death as war crimeThe chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Luis Moreno-Ocampo, said Thursday the death of Libyan dictator Col. Muammar Gaddafi might be a war crime and asked the new Libyan government about its plans to probe the alleged crimes by all parties, including the rebels.

Source:AHN Topics:Crime, Law And Justice, War Crime, Human Interest, People, Human Mishap, Politics, Government

10:03 AM EST
11/29/2011 U.S. seeks to ensure fair, transparent trial of Bangladesh war criminalsThe trials of those charged with war crimes stemming from the bloody war of independence of Bangladesh from Islamic Pakistan in 1971 needs to be accessible to all, according to a United States diplomat experienced in prosecuting war criminals.

Source:AHN Topics:Crime, Law And Justice, War Crime, Unrest, Conflicts And War, Massacre, Politics, International Organization

11:53 AM EST
11/22/2011 Bangladesh begins trial of Islamist for war crimesSome 40 years after the end of Bangladesh's war of independence, trials began Monday of those suspected of committing war crimes during the conflict. Most of those charged are Islamist suspected of acting as henchmen of Pakistani army.

Source:AHN Topics:Crime, Law And Justice, War Crime, Unrest, Conflicts And War, Armed Conflict, Politics, Human Rights

4:08 AM EST
11/21/2011 Libya rebels capture ex-spy chiefLibya’s former intelligence chief and the slain Moammar Gaddafi’s right-hand man was captured Sunday by rebels near the southwestern city of Sabha.

Source:AHN Topics:Unrest, Conflicts And War, War, Civil War, Crime, Law And Justice, War Crime

5:59 AM EST
11/10/2011 18 Hindu pilgrims killed in Nepal road accidentAt least 18 people were killed and over 25 injured when a tractor carrying pilgrims to famous Hindu shrine Barahkshetra fell into a canal in Sunsari district of south -east Nepal on Thursday morning.

Source:AHN Topics:Disaster And Accident, Transport Accident, Road Accident, Religion And Belief, Hinduism