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A United Nations fact-finding mission says both sides in the three-week conflict in Gaza likely committed war crimes and perhaps crimes against humanity.

World War II was filled with atrocities and war crimes. This movie highlights some of those as well as an unlikely friendship between a British and a German soldier.

After a six-year investigation, Rwandan immigrant, Jacques Mungwarere,became the second person to be charged under Canada's Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Act.

In a decision welcomed by global observers the International Criminal Court confirmed this week that it will go ahead with its first trial in January, 2009.

On November 25, 2008 the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada decided that a Croatian man convicted of war crimes could not be deported and returned to Croatia.

For years advocates and refugees from the Darfur region of Sudan have been crying out for help. Recent initiatives signal a growing response to their pleas.

Henry Wirz was tried by a vindictive Federal Court Martial despite his claim he was 'only following orders.' He was the only Confederate to be executed for War Crimes.

In a historic act, the International Criminal Court (ICC) at the Hague issued an arrest warrant for Omar Hassan al-Bashir, the President of Sudan, on March 4, 2009.

American Attorney General Eric Holder is looking into torture allegations against Bush administration officials; an older case remains unanswered.

Piracy was the first crime to be of international concern, and this level of importance was later extended to war crimes, genocide, and crimes against humanity.

Israel and Hamas recently declared a ceasefire and Israeli forces are leaving the Gaza Strip, but the dark specter of war crimes casts a shadow over this uneasy peace.

The International Criminal Court wants Omar Hassan al-Bashir to faces charges he orchestrated atrocities in Darfur.

On September 4, 2008, Dr. Sam Cherribi and the Emory Development Institute hosted a lecture by a prominent defense attorney with the ICTR.

Three men are convicted for their role in the 11-year long Sierra Leone civil war. The guilty verdict includes the use of child soldiers.

The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda seeks to rectify some of the damage done during the 1994 genocide of minority Tutsis and moderate Hutus.

In both Japanese and Chinese cultures, an apology is to affect personal self-examination. When adopted by the political sector however, saying "sorry" means taking blame.

America's two most powerful legislators have both endorsed a formal inquiry into the controversial 'war on terror' policies of the Bush administration.

Reactions to ex-warlord Lubanga's ICC trial over alleged use of child soldiers, though far from the "Heart of Darkness" itself, range from celebratory to apathetic.

Beginning in 1946, 23 German physicians were prosecuted for human experimentation abuses. The resulting Doctors' Trial led to the Nuremberg Code in 1947.

With the support of Asian, African and Latin America nations, voting at the special session of the UNHRC vindicated Sri Lanka in its successful war against terrorism.

With ruthless efficiency, the "architect of the Holocaust" implemented the Nazi extermination policy of the Jews of Europe, killing a total of six million Jewish people.

African Leaders assemble in Banjul, The Gambia, to discuss reforms on the African continent

The International Criminal Court uses an interesting choice of jurisdiction to support national trials for war crimes, genocide, and crimes against humanity.

War crimes, mass disasters and tsunamis - forensic anthropologists like Sue Black are part of the team of crime scene investors responsible for identifying the deceased.

Commander of the Andersonville Confederate Prison was the first of the world’s war criminals. He was the only soldier executed in the aftermath of the American Civil War

It's easy to get confused about international courts. Find out what these two courts do, what their jurisdiction is, and what law they apply.

The Geneva Conventions expressly forbid the torturing of prisoners of war, so will U.S. officials be brought to account over the issue of waterboarding?

Notorious Nazi Murderer "The Angel of Death" Commits Unspeakable Atrocities at Auschwitz and Flees to South America to Freedom and a New Life!

After a three-week delay, peace talks between the Lord's Resistance Army and the Ugandan government resume in the southern Sudanese town of Juba.

Ageing Khmer Rouge leader Khieu Samphan, facing potential indictment by an atrocity crimes tribunal, was whisked to a Phnom Penh hospital following a stroke this week.

LRA rebels and government officials have finally agreed on principles for handling accountability and reconciliation for offenses committed during Uganda's civil conflict

Some view military interrogation using extreme techniques, as torture and tatamount to a war crime. Yet others find it acceptable in this age of terrorism.

A judge has reversed the stay of deportation for John Demjanjuk, who is accused of being an accessory to the murder of 29,000 Jews in a Nazi concentration camp.

A current project sponsored by the US military is the design for the battlefield of decision-making killer machines with moral "judgement". Is this a good thing?

Years after he allegedly gassed thousands of minority Iraqis to death, Kurds are demanding the execution of Hassan al-Majeed, a.k.a., Chemical Ali.

Japanese General Masaharu Homma Defeats American and Philippine forces and earns the name "Beast of Bataan" and Takes the Rap for the Infamous Bataan Death March

Not many people are aware of the brutal atrocities waged upon people in the Philippines during World War II.

The world has a nightmare arsenal of terrible weapons advanced far beyond the evolution of our morality.

German Chancellor Adolf Hitler and SS chief Heinrich Himmler had committed suicide earlier to avoid being captured and put on trial for their crimes during World War II.

The Rape of Nanking took place after the fall of the city of Nanking, -today's Nanjing - in China when Japanese troops committed acts of unspeakable cruelty.

African Arabs continue racial discrimination of Christian Blacks in Sudan. Sexual abuse, war crimes and genocide coexist with holiday cheer south of the capital Khartoum

In reaction to an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in March, President Bashir continues to fly from country to country. What is his fate?

A brief biography of Mitsuo Fuchida, who led the Pearl Harbor attack and became a national hero in Japan, and what influenced him to become a Christian evangelist.

This list of famous crimes from the past one hundred years includes murders, assassinations and serial killings.

Israeli lies about UN school attack receive little mention, while UN calls for investigation are opposed by Human Rights Council member states including Canada.

Dwight David Eisenhower, prior to becoming President of the United States, served the U.S. Army for more than 40 years, achieving the highest rank of any officer.

The Harper government is denying claims of torture made by Diplomat Richard Colvin. Colvin made allegations as he testified before a House of Commons Committee

A young girl without much prospects in Nazi Germany became known as "Beautiful Beast" in the death camps she helped run.

Richard Gere and Terrence Howard star in this spotty drama-cum-black comedy about three journalists searching for an infamous Bosnian war criminal.

Frederic Bohbot's documentary film, Once A Nazi, follows former Waffen SS member, Adalbert Lallier as he testifies in a war crimes trial against his superior officer.