crimes against humanity

Fugitive Serbian Commander Arrested

Staff / Truthdig May 26, 2011 After more than 15 years on the run, Ratko Mladic, commander of Bosnian Serb forces during the Balkan wars of the 1990s, was arrested Thursday on war crimes charges, including the slaughter of thousands of Muslim men and boys in Srebrenica in 1995. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Liberian Ex-President on Trial, Challenges ‘Lies’

Staff / Truthdig Jul 14, 2009 Charles Taylor, the former president of Liberia, took the stand on Tuesday to defend himself against 11 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity. The first African leader to be tried by an international tribunal, Taylor is deemed responsible for atrocities committed during the civil war in Sierra Leone (1991-2002), in a tale of murder, rape, amputations, child soldiers and diamonds. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Digging Into Franco’s Bloody Reign

Staff / Truthdig Oct 17, 2008 An acclaimed Spanish judge has ordered the unearthing of some of the unmarked graves of the tens of thousands who were killed during the first two decades of Gen. Francisco Franco's fascist rule of Spain, formally declaring the repression by Franco and associates as a "crime against humanity." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Khmer Rouge Prison Chief Indicted in Cambodia

Staff / Truthdig Jul 31, 2007 Kang Kek Ieu, otherwise known as Duch, the first of a group of former Khmer Rouge leaders to be investigated by a U.N.-affiliated tribunal in Cambodia, has been charged with crimes against humanity, according to the BBC. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )