war crimes

War crimes are violations of the ethics of war and vary from one nation to another. Broadly conceived, however, war crimes are the wanton infliction of pain and suffering on non-combatants or prisoners of war.

Though war crimes may refer to the destruction of cities and townships, it is more broadly discussed in relation to the deliberate attempt to violate the human rights of non-combatants and prisoners of war.

Even within war there are rules of engagement, and there are circumstances that differentiate a just from an unjust war. War crimes are always a violation of human rights and always a violation of individual civil liberties.

 

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “war crimes”

• Sameh Brill – VIDEO: Looking at the Gaza War (if they let us): for “End the Siege on Gaza”

  
  Creative-i — Authority: 149
  Sameh Brill is back! And hes produced the first of a new series of videos for the European Campaign to End the Siege on Gaza. In this video we see news clips, but mostly… we see those who tell us that we werent allowed access to see ANYTHING. Those people include Richard Falk, George Galloway, Ilan Pappe and others.
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• World Briefing | Africa: Congo: Trial Begins for 2 Accused of Ordering Children to Destroy Village

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 912
  The Congolese militia leaders sent child soldiers and other fighters in an attack that left more than 200 people dead, a prosecutor told judges at the International Criminal Court.
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• Erased: Gaza Wiped Off the Map [Video]

  
  Sabbah — Authority: 115
  A documentary on Gaza Genocide. The film begins with the entry of the fifth and last Free Gaza Movement boat to make it to Gaza before covering the impact of the siege and harrowing events during the 22-day assault including attacks on Civil Defence centres, paramedics, children, and the UN HQ. Part 1/6: ...
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• British Inquiry: Blair Conspired with Bush as Early as 2002 to Plot Iraq Invasion

  
  The Public Record — Authority: 477
  Tony Blair at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting Davos 2009. Photo by Andy Mettler/flickr Most Americans are blissfully in the dark about it, but across the Atlantic in the UK, a commission reluctantly established by Prime Minister Gordon Brown under pressure from anti-war activists in Britain is beginning ...
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• Jews Say No To Dershowitz

  
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  Protesters outside the 92nd Street Y (Photo: Bud Korotzer / NLN) NEW YORK — On Saturday, November 21, Alan Dershowitz was appearing at the 92nd Street Y in N.Y.C. to debate a person representing the new lobby, J Street, on the subject of what the future policies of Israel should be. Dershowitz supports ...
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• UN: Secretary-General Should Evaluate Gaza Inquiries

  
  http://www.hrw.org/en/news — Authority: 682
  (New York) - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon should provide an analytic, evaluative report on Israeli and Hamas investigations into alleged laws-of-war violations during the Gaza conflict, as requested by the General Assembly, Human Rights Watch said in a letter to the secretary-general made public ...
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• Games ‘permit’ virtual war crimes

  
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  BBCMPs rowed over scenes in Modern Warfare 2 in which civilians were killed.Video games depicting war have come under fire for flouting laws governing armed conflicts.Human rights groups played various games to see if any broke humanitarian laws that govern what is a war crime.The study condemned the games for ...
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• Burma Human Rights Yearbook 2008

  
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• Iraq war inquiry: Sir John Chilcot vows to get to the heart of decision to go to war

  
  Family: News and advice on family matters children and parents — Authority: 973
  Sir John Chilcot has opened the Iraq Inquiry by vowing that he will be "thorough rigorous fair and frank" and "will not shy away" from criticising anyone who made mistakes.
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• Gaza Friends: Together we can make this next voyage happen

  
  Creative-i — Authority: 149
  The situation in Gaza is as bad today as it was the day the bombs stopped falling in January. The Gaza Strip is still sealed; homes, businesses, hospitals, schools and mosques still lie in rubble; and fundamental supplies are in severe shortage, as Israel continues to restrict the entry of basic goods such as fuel, ...
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• DR Congo warlords trial to open at ICC

  
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  The trial of two alleged Congolese militia leaders charged with war crimes is due to begin at the International Criminal Court in The Hague. Germain Katanga and Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui are accused of directing an attack on a village in 2003 in which more than 200 people were killed. They face charges of ordering ...
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• VIDEO: Israeli Soldiers Expose War Crimes in Gaza

  
  Patrick J. Buchanan — Authority: 579
  Soldiers who took part in Israel’s 2008 war on Gaza have spoken out on what they say happened during the 22-day offensive. Now the activist group Breaking the Silence has published soldiers’ testimonies saying crimes were committed, and even encouraged. See fifty-four testimonies of Israeli combat soldiers in the ...
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• The Mets Strike Out — Again

  
  NLN — Authority: 120
  “Don’t rent to racists, it’s an error. Just say no to settler terror.” — Chant (Photo: Bud Korotzer / NLN) NEW YORK — Over 50 human rights activists gathered in N.Y.C. outside the Park Avenue offices of Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig to demand that he intervene to stop the Mets from ...
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• The Mets Strike Out — Again

  
  NLN — Authority: 120
  “Don’t rent to racists, it’s an error. Just say no to settler terror.” — Chant (Photo: Bud Korotzer / NLN) NEW YORK — Over 50 human rights activists gathered in N.Y.C. outside the Park Avenue offices of Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig to demand that he intervene to stop the Mets from ...
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• Center For Constitutional Rights Forum On Israeli Detentions

  
  NLN — Authority: 120
  Lamis Deek (Photo: Bud Korotzer / NLN) NEW YORK — On November 12, at the Center for Constitutional Rights in N.Y.C., people gathered to hear a talk by Ala ‘Jaradat, former Palestinian political prisoner and activist, on tour for the Palestinian organization, Addameer. The subject was something most Americans ...
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• Center For Constitutional Rights Forum On Israeli Detentions

  
  NLN — Authority: 120
  Lamis Deek (Photo: Bud Korotzer / NLN) NEW YORK — On November 12, at the Center for Constitutional Rights in N.Y.C., people gathered to hear a talk by Ala ‘Jaradat, former Palestinian political prisoner and activist, on tour for the Palestinian organization, Addameer. The subject was something most Americans ...
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• Israeli Soldiers Admit to War Crimes During Gaza War

  
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• Iraq Inquiry protest: Blair and Brown have blood on their hands

  
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  YES, THESE CRIMINALS HAVE THE  BLOOD OF OVER 1.3 MILLION IRAQIS ON THEIR HANDS !!!! Iraq Inquiry protest: Blair and Brown have blood on their hands   http://stopwar.org.uk/  Tuesday, 24 November 2009 09:30 – 12:30 Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre SW1P 3EE (Near Parliament) Stop ...
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• Your Candy Coated Massacres

  
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  "The nationalist not only does not disapprove of atrocities committed by his own side, he has a remarkable capacity for not even hearing about them," -George Orwell There is no commiseration between myself and the impassive masses - my bitter words only sting and irritate those who are nothing more than accessories ...
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• Iraq inquiry: witnesses could be given immunity from prosecution

  
  Family: News and advice on family matters children and parents — Authority: 973
  Sir John Chilcot a former civil servant today begins his inquiry into events surrounding the 2003 Iraq invasion.
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