U.N. Finds Israel War Crimes in Gaza

Staff / Truthdig Sep 16, 2009 A U.N. fact-finding mission has concluded "there is evidence indicating serious violations of international human rights and humanitarian law were committed by Israel during the Gaza conflict, and that Israel committed actions amounting to war crimes, and possibly crimes against humanity." (Full release after the jump.) Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Detainees vs. Bush

Staff / Truthdig Jul 17, 2009 Finally someone is going after George W. Bush for his crimes against the world -- it's just a shame that it's not the U.S. Congress. An Al-Jazeera journalist imprisoned for six years in Guantanamo is planning joint legal action against the former president. 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 )

Gaza Probe Gets No Help From Israel

Staff / Truthdig May 20, 2009 Investigators with the UN Human Rights Council may be forced to enter the Palestinian territories from Egypt because Israel is likely to refuse cooperation in the U’s mission to investigate potential war crimes by the Israeli military and Hamas. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Israel’s Gaza Inquiry Finds Israel Innocent

Staff / Truthdig Mar 31, 2009 The Israeli military has exonerated itself after investigating the recent comments of soldiers who alleged abuses in Gaza. The military said in a statement that the accounts, which described the casual shooting of women and children, were "based on hearsay and not supported by facts." Nine Israeli human rights groups have called for an independent investigation. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.N. Human Rights Investigator Accuses Israel of War Crimes

Staff / Truthdig Mar 20, 2009 Richard Falk, the U.N. special rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories, writes in his annual report that Israeli actions during the recent offensive in Gaza constitute war crimes. Falk, who was denied entry to the region by Israel, says Hamas' human rights record should also be investigated. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.N. Warns of Sri Lankan War Crimes

Staff / Truthdig Mar 13, 2009 After an estimated 10,000 civilian deaths or injuries in only two months, the U.N. has called on the Sri Lankan government and the Tamil Tiger rebels to immediately suspend fighting, suggesting that actions by both parties may constitute violations of international human rights law. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Israel’s ‘Wanton Destruction’

Staff / Truthdig Mar 6, 2009 Human rights investigators are adding yet another alleged war crime to existing accusations of Israel's war-time exuberance, as Amnesty International officials believe Israel's military forces engaged in "wanton destruction" of civilian homes during the bloody assault on Gaza. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Palestinians Push for War Crimes Inquiry

Staff / Truthdig Feb 11, 2009 On the heels of Israel's election and its bloody three-week assault on the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian Authority is pressing the International Criminal Court to investigate the possibility of war crimes committed by Israeli commanders. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Israeli PM Promises to Shield Troops From War Crime Trials

Staff / Truthdig Jan 25, 2009 The BBC reports: "Any Israeli soldiers accused of war crimes in the Gaza Strip will be given state protection from prosecution overseas, the country's PM has said." At issue is Israel's use of white phosphorous, a chemical agent that is not permitted in densely populated areas because it sticks to and severely burns human tissue. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Israel Under Fire for Gaza Killings

Staff / Truthdig Jan 18, 2009 As Israel's Security Cabinet prepared to vote Saturday on a possible cease-fire in Gaza, the Israeli army drew criticism for the killing of two boys who were taking cover at a United Nations school in northern Gaza, according to The New York Times. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Six Held at Guantanamo After Plot Claim Is Dropped

Robert Fisk / Truthdig Nov 2, 2008 In the dying days of the Bush administration, yet another presidential claim in the "war on terror" has been proved false by the withdrawal of the main charge against six Algerians held without trial for nearly seven years at Guantanamo prison camp. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )