SPIEGEL ONLINE
- April 26, 2012
Former Liberian President Charles Taylor was found guilty of war crimes on Thursday for the role he played in Sierra Leone's bloody civil war. The verdict was welcomed by human rights groups and crowds in Freetown. The UN-backed special court is expected to sentence him late next month. more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- February 03, 2012
An international court ruled on Friday that Germany cannot be held liable for paying reparations to the descendents of victims of a massacre perpetrated during World War II in Italy. The verdict has implications far beyond Nazi-era war crimes, and was welcomed by countries far and wide. By Hans-Jürgen Schlamp more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- January 12, 2012
His troops murder, rape and force children to become killers. For decades, rebel leader Joseph Kony has savagely terrorized the jungles of Central Africa and evaded all his would-be captors. Many are hoping that bringing 100 US military advisers into the fight will finally end it. By Horand Knaup more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- December 06, 2011
German officials have raided the homes of six former SS soldiers suspected of taking part in the massacre of 642 French civilians in 1944, prosecutors said this week. But the investigation may not get far. Little evidence was found, and the suspects were either unfit for interrogation or denied the allegations. more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- November 01, 2011
Called "evil incarnate" by one of his former comrades, the alleged ringleader of the US Army "kill team" went on trial for war crimes this week. Calvin Gibbs stands accused of brutally murdering and maiming civilians while serving in Afghanistan. more... [ Video ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- September 30, 2011
He stands accused of some of the worst crimes known to criminal law. But former Bosnian-Serb military leader Ratko Mladic doesn't think he has to answer for anything -- not even for the wartime suicide of his daughter. There are many in Serbia who would agree. By Erich Follath more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- September 14, 2011
This week The Hague addresses a dispute over whether Italian courts can skirt German sovereignty in demanding reparations for Nazi war crimes. In an interview with SPIEGEL Online, victims' lawyer Martin Klingner discusses the implications of the case for his clients and future international war reparations. more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- July 20, 2011
Goran Hadzic was the last of the suspected war criminals still sought in connection with atrocities during the wars in the Balkans. On Wednesday, a Serbian official announced that he had been captured. Serbia's path to EU accession may now be open. more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- July 04, 2011
Former Bosnian-Serb General Ratko Mladic was ordered out of his own hearing at the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal on Monday after shouting at judges and refusing to enter a plea. A not-guilty plea was entered on his behalf. By Jörg Diehl more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- June 17, 2011
To the uninitiated, Bad Feilnbach seems like just another quaint spa town in southern Germany. But the town is also host to recently convicted Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk. Officials would prefer to ignore the 91-year-old's presence, but some in the town are unhappy. By Benjamin Schulz more...
