Posted in Africa, Civilian Casualties, Courts, Government, Laws, Trials, Libya, NATO/Allies, North Africa, tagged gaddafi, ICC, international law, Libya, Nato, The Hague, war crimes on June 27, 2011 |
New York Times | Marlise Simons | June 27, 2011
PARIS — The International Criminal Court in The Hague issued arrest warrants on Monday for Libyan leader Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, one of his sons and his intelligence chief, accusing them of crimes against humanity during the first two weeks of the uprising in Libya that led to a NATO bombing campaign.
The decision had been expected since the chief prosecutor announced in May that he was seeking judges orders for the men’s arrest. (more…)
Posted in Africa, Civilian Casualties, Government, Indonesia, Libya, Military, United Nations, tagged Civilian Casualties, Indonesia, international law, Libya, UN, UNSC on March 28, 2011 |
March 28, 2011
JAKARTA, March 28 (Bernama) — Indonesia’s Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa said on Monday that the Resolution 1973 on Libya is not implemented thoroughly, triggering an increase in civilian fatalities, reports China’s Xinhua news agency. (more…)
Posted in Civilian Casualties, Drone, Laws, Trials, Military, Pakistan, tagged Civilian Casualties, drone, international law, Military, Pakistan, Taliban, Terrorists, us on March 25, 2011 |
By: Chris Rogers
March 24, 2011
Last week, U.S. drones reportedly struck a gathering of tribal elders in northern Pakistan, killing a significant number of civilians and sparking local outrage as well as rare denunciations from Pakistan’s political and military leadership. The U.S. provided no official explanation for allegedly killing innocent civilians at a legitimate community meeting; instead, an anonymous official said simply: “These people weren’t gathering for a bake sale.” (more…)
Posted in Insurgents, Somalia, Peacekeepers, Crossfire Injuries, Crossfire Deaths, Displacement, Ground Assault, Body Count, Gunfire, Rocket, Civilian Casualties, Africa, Mortars, Horn of Africa, Shelling, tagged Iraq, CIVIC, Civilian Casualties, Somalia, Afghanistan, Insurgents, international law, Mogadishu, civilian deaths, Bakara Market, Shells, Sarah Holewinski, Amisom, bullets, African Union, civilians injured, al-shebaab on November 29, 2010 |
By MOHAMED SHEIK NOR
The Associated Press
MOGADISHU, Somalia — The only ambulance service in war-torn Mogadishu said Wednesday that more than 4,200 bystanders have died in warfare the last two years, and a U.S. group that works to prevent civilian deaths said Somalia is more dangerous for civilians than Afghanistan or Iraq.
Posted in Chemical Weapons, Civilian Casualties, Crossfire Deaths, Crossfire Injuries, Fact Finding, Government, Israel, Laws, Trials, Middle-East, Military, Mortars, NGOs, Palestine, Rocket, Targeted Death, Targeted Injury, Terrorists, United Nations, tagged Courts, Fact Finding, Hamas, IDF, innocent civilians, innocent victims, international law, investigations, Israel, Israeli Defense Forces, laws, Middle-East, Military, NGOs, Palestine, report, rockets, Shells, Terrorists, UN, UN Human Rights Council, United Nations, United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees, UNRWA, war victims, white phosphorous on April 23, 2009 |
The Israeli military’s findings about the conduct of its forces in Gaza, announced on April 22, lack credibility and confirm the need for an impartial international inquiry into alleged violations by both Israel and Hamas, Human Rights Watch said today. Israel and Hamas should cooperate with Justice Richard Goldstone, the eminent international jurist appointed by the UN Human Rights Council to investigate serious laws-of-war violations during the recent conflict.
“The investigative results make clear that the Israeli military will not objectively monitor itself,” said Joe Stork, deputy Middle East and North Africa director at Human Rights Watch. “The conclusions are an apparent attempt to mask violations of the laws of war by Israeli forces in Gaza. Only an impartial inquiry will provide a measure of redress for the civilians who were killed unlawfully. “
