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Crimes against humanity

Black, gray, blue and yellow illustration of Russian war

Holding Russia accountable for war crimes

Conflict & Justice

In wartime, it is rare that people are held accountable for the crimes they commit. Sometimes justice takes decades, or it never comes. But cell phones and city surveillance videos mean that atrocities can be caught on cameras. Dina Temple-Raston, the host of the podcast, “Click Here,” reports that Ukrainian officials are working with the International Criminal Court to collect the data and file cases so those who commit war crimes don’t go free.

Andreina Baduel wears a T-shirt that reads in Spanish "Justice and freedom" and holds a sign with pictures of people during a protest against political prisoners outside the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service, known as the Helicoide, in Caracas

ICC to open investigation over alleged crimes against humanity in Venezuela

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Police at night lining the street with police cars in the background with their lights on

Report: Police treatment of African Americans in the US amounts to crimes against humanity

Police
A woman stands at a memorial.

25 years after Srebrenica massacre, int’l crimes are still difficult to prosecute

Justice
Trees in the Amazon on fire.

Are the Amazon fires a crime against humanity?

Detainees in orange jumpsuits sit in a holding area watched by military police at Guantanamo Bay's Camp X-Ray in 2002.

How the US provides inspiration for terrorists groups like ISIS

Conflict

It’s no coincidence that ISIS prisoners are kept in bright orange jumpsuits. The terrorist group took the idea from the US, who places Guantanamo Bay prisoners in the same garb — and that’s not the only way terrorists have been able to crib from American actions.

A demonstrator is held down during a simulation of waterboarding outside the Justice Department in 2007.

For Black Hawk Down author, CIA torture report is no surprise

Conflict

Mark Bowden’s view: The use of ”coercive methods does and did produce very useful information.”

Michael Kirby, who helped lead the Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in North Korea, holds a copy of his report during a news conference at the United Nations in February 2014.

Kim Jong-un is one step closer to being charged with crimes against humanity

Justice

North Koreans refer to their supreme leader Kim Jong-Un is the “respected marshal.” But that didn’t stop the United Nations General Assembly from passing a resolution on North Korea’s human rights record that brings Kim one step closer to being charged with crimes against humanity.

Michael Kirby, chairperson of the Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in North Korea holds a copy of his report during a news conference at the United Nations in Geneva February 17, 2014.

A UN report details atrocities in North Korea that are painful to even imagine

Conflict & Justice

A Commission of Inquiry from the United Nations has published a 400-page report arguing that North Korean officials are committing systematic, brutal crimes against their own people. The Commission has shared the testimony of witnesses, and recommends prosecuting those responsible before the International Criminal Court.

Korean American activist Phyllis Kim at the Glendale, California, memorial for "comfort women."

A California statue stirs passions in South Korea and ire in Japan

Global Politics

The Korean American community is standing by a new statue honoring thousands of “comfort women,” or sex slaves, used by Japanese soldiers during World War II. Japanese conservatives say the statue has to go. And both sides are taking the issue to the White House.