Australia’s most decorated living war veteran unlawfully killed prisoners and committed other war crimes in Afghanistan, a judge ruled Thursday in dismissing the claims by Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith that he was defamed by media. Federal Court Justice Anthony Besanko ruled
Karim Khan, the British barrister who spearheads the International Criminal Court, has been placed on a wanted list by Russia – two months after issuing a warrant for the arrest of the Russian President. A statement issued by the ICC yesterday branded
Analysis by the National Police Chiefs’ Council found 117 of these crimes are recorded every hour – around two per minute. At least 507,827 offences – known as VAWG – were recorded in the six months between October 2021 and March 2022.
German authorities have filed charges against four alleged members of a far-right group that aimed to kill left-wing extremists, following an investigation targeting several organizations, prosecutors announced Monday The four men, identified only as Leon R., Maximilian A., Eric K. and Bastian
The number of politically motivated crimes reported in Germany rose by 7% last year, the country’s top security official said Tuesday. Overall, Germany registered 58,961 politically motivated crimes last year, most of which were for offenses such as damage to property, insults
The near 184,000 offences were up more than a fifth on the previous 12 months, with rape accounting for 37 percent of the figure, the Office for National Statistics revealed. Campaigners say the spike in recorded offences highlights both an increasing willingness of victims to come forward – and
Andrew Bridgen has been expelled from the Conservative Party for good, after comparing Covid vaccines to the Holocaust. He was removed from the party on April 12 it was revealed earlier today. He had already had the Conservative whip removed, meaning he
Swiss prosecutors said Tuesday they have charged a former interior minister of Gambia with crimes against humanity for his alleged role in years of repression by the west African country’s security forces against opponents of its longtime dictator. Ousman Sonko was Gambia’s
The U.S., U.K, Albania and Malta walked out of a Russia-led United Nations meeting Wednesday as Moscow’s envoy for children’s rights, wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for war crimes, began speaking to the Security Council by webcast. The U.S. and Britain
France has issued arrest warrants for three high-ranking Syrian intelligence officers accused of complicity in crimes against humanity in the deaths of a father and son who disappeared a decade ago, the French anti-terrorism prosecutor’s office said Wednesday. In an acknowledgement that