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Tag: war crime
Geneva: Polisario militia should be held accountable for war crime of child soldier recruitment
The Algeria-backed armed militia of Polisario should be prosecuted for war crimes committed by recruiting child soldiers in blatant violation of international humanitarian law and ... Read More
Gambian ex-minister Sonko on trial in Switzerland for crimes against humanity
The trial of Ousman Sonko, a Gambian ex-interior minister accused of crimes against humanity committed under the regime of a former dictator Yahya Jammeh from ... Read More
Swedish oil firm executives go on trial over war crimes in South Sudan
Two former executives at a Swedish oil company Lundin Oil are going on trial on Tuesday (5 September), with both defendants accused of complicity in ... Read More
Stop child exploitation in Western Sahara
As the recruitment and exploitation of children in crises and political conflicts is a war crime under international humanitarian law. As the recruitment and exploitation ... Read More
Libya: water supply to Tripoli & surroundings restored after 2-day cut off
The water supply to the 2.5 million residents of Tripoli has been restored Tuesday, two days after they were cut off by gunmen, allowing the ... Read More
Libyan Strife: Attack on Airbase Kills 141 Soldiers Loyal to Gen. Haftar
An attack on an airbase in southern Libya killed 141, mostly soldiers within the ranks of General Khalifa Haftar’s Libyan National Army (LNA), media reports ... Read More
Libyan National Army Accused of War Crimes in Benghazi
The Libyan Nation Commission for Human Rights (LNCHR) has accused Field Marshall Khalifa Haftar and his Libyan National Army (LNA) of violating the 1949 Geneva ... Read More
French Presidential Frontrunner Describes Colonization as ‘War Crime’
The shadow of the past is haunting the French presidential elections. Frontrunner Emmanuel Macron who went to Algeria, an indispensable stop in the electoral campaign, ... Read More
Libya: number of missing people exceeds 600, Amnesty report
More than 600 people have gone missing in Libya between February 2014 and April 2015 and the fate and whereabouts of at least 378 remain ... Read More