Tag: WarCrimes
Myanmar Military Escalates Civilian Attacks Despite Diplomacy
Myanmar's military has sharply escalated attacks on civilians since a command reshuffle in March, even as the junta secures wider regional recognition, the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED) said Monday.ACLED recorded more than a dozen mass killings in the first half of 2026, with over 450 civilians…
Khan’s Ouster Deepens ICC’s Crisis
International Criminal Court member states removed prosecutor Karim Khan on July 24 for "serious misconduct and serious breach of duty." 82 states voted for removal, 13 against and 15 abstained, marking the first dismissal of a chief prosecutor in ICC history.Khan had been suspended since June over sexual-misconduct allegations involving…
ICC Ends Banda Darfur War Crimes Case
The International Criminal Court (ICC) terminated its case against Sudanese rebel commander Abdallah Banda on July 23 and vacated his outstanding arrest warrant.The charges concerned Banda's alleged role in the September 2007 attack on an African Union peacekeeping base at Haskanita in North Darfur, which killed 12 peacekeepers. He faced…
Sudan Rejects Renewed US Chemical Weapons Claim
Sudan's army-aligned government has rejected US allegations that the Sudanese Armed Forces used chemical weapons in the civil war, telling the UN Security Council that Washington has provided no evidence to Khartoum or the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.Chargé d'affaires Ammar Mohamed Mahmoud invoked the 1998 US destruction…
