Torture & War Crimes

Cracks have begun to emerge between EU member states on Syria policy.

In their own way, Russia and China are threatening the world’s system for defending human rights.

Another mass grave in Ukraine reveals the horrors of Russia’s occupation.

A new initiative centers justice in Ukraine itself.

A disturbing video out of Ukraine evokes similar scenes from Srebrenica.

Accepting—or rejecting—historical guilt for past evils doesn’t absolve nations of present-day responsibility.

Beneath the human catastrophe Russia has inflicted on Ukraine is an array of environmental disasters that will impact generations to come.

Negotiated settlements would allow the court to go after more bad actors and could even mitigate further atrocities.

What do the first convictions of Russian servicemen hold for the future?

So many crimes are being documented that they need a new court.

The system for prosecuting war crimes is broken—but focusing on sanctions could work.

In Moscow’s myths, Russia is always the victim.

As Ukraine seeks accountability for the perpetrators of civilian killings, it must also process its collective trauma.

Russia’s indiscriminate bombing in Ukraine looks startlingly familiar.

The Kremlin is desperate to muddy the waters around its war crimes.

Holding Russia accountable for atrocities in Ukraine requires the painstaking collection and preservation of evidence in the face of rampant disinformation.

Egged on by the language of annihilation and extermination, Russian soldiers have become willing executioners.

In one way at least, so far, Vladimir Putin’s Russia has joined Muammar al-Qaddafi’s Libya.

To protect civilians from war crimes, stop them from happening now.

Hellish scenes from the Kyiv suburb of Bucha spark fears of what awaits in Mariupol.