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Trees in the Amazon on fire.

Are the Amazon fires a crime against humanity?

The destruction of the Amazon rainforest can have global ramifications and some are arguing that those responsible should be prosecuted.

Members of Reporters Without Borders (RSF) hold stencils made by French street artist C215 representing portraits of emprisonned Turkish journalists,

FBI is dismantling its war crimes unit

Gadhafi’s son accused of war crimes, mass killing in Libya

All members with the exception of Russia's UN Ambassador Vitaly Churkin and China's deputy U.N. Ambassador Wang Min vote in the United Nations Security Council in favor of referring the Syrian crisis to the International Criminal Court for investigation o

The Geneva Conventions look useless in the face of today’s potential war crimes

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The Yasukuni Shrine

Why is the Yasukuni Shrine so controversial?

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VIDEO: Former Liberian dictator Charles Taylor sentenced to 50 years

Charles Taylor, 64, the former leader of Liberia, convicted war criminal and American college student, will very likely spend the rest of his natural life in prison as punishment for the role he played in the violent crimes during the Sierra Leone civil war.

Charles Taylor, former leader of Liberia, found guilty of war crimes

A special court for the United Nations Thursday announced that its judges had found CHarles Taylor, the former president of the West African nation of Liberia, guilty of aiding and abetting war crimes during Sierra Leone’s civil war. The verdict is the penultimate moment of a five-year trial, with sentencing scheduled for May.

20 years later, Mladic stands trial

The trial of Bosnian Serb military leader Ratko Mladic begins in the Hague Wednesday morning. Mladic is being tried  before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia  for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide. Dan Damon  reported on the Balkans War for years and is host of World Update for our partner the BBC.

Charles Taylor Found Guilty of War Crimes

Charles Taylor, former president of Liberia who was on trial at the International Criminal Court’s Special Court for Sierra Leone has been found guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity. This marks the first time in history the ICC has delivered a verdict for a head of state, judging if wartime conduct was so […]

Charles Taylor’s Legacy in Sierra Leone

The former President of Liberia, Charles Taylor, has been found guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity during the civil war in Sierra Leone in the 1990s. The 11 charges include murder, rape, mutilations and the use of child soldiers. Alan Little of our partner the BBC reported on the conflict. He’s returned to […]