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War Crimes


A war crime is a crime committed during or in connection with war, including but not limited to genocide, maltreatment of prisoners, wanton destruction of civilians or property, cruelty, or acts in violation of internationally accepted means of conflict.

This category is for sites on war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Websites submitted here must be war crimes related and in English. Sites in other languages should be submitted to the appropriate World subcategory.



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Research Office for the War Crimes Tribunals for the Former Yugoslavia and Rwanda - Provides legal support and assistance in prosecuting individuals responsible for serious crimes and atrocities committed in the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda. From the Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, American University.
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Institute for War and Peace Reporting - An award-winning educational and development charity founded in 1991, IWPR informs the international debate on conflict and supports the independent media in regions in transition. Long-time publisher of WarReport, IWPR produces several electronic reporting and monitoring services, all available via the Web or e-mail, in up to five languages.
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US: Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE) - This section of CSCE (Helsinki Commission) is a part of the executive and legislative branches of the U.S. Government and monitors human rights in Europe. Hearings, resolutions in the US.
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CBC News - War Crimes - Canadian Broadcast Company's site for war crimes in Yugoslavia, Bosnia, and Rwanda.
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Crimes of War Project - Dedicated to raising awareness of the laws of war and war crimes among the media, policy makers, human rights and humanitarian aid workers, and the general public.
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Thematical bibliographies on international law of armed conflict - Resource provided by the Defense, Civil Protection and Sports Administration of Switzerland.
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Sentencing By International Tribunals: A Human Rights Approach - Article in the Duke Journal of Comparative & International Law on relevant provisions, sentencing, circumstances, and objectives.
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General William T. Sherman: Would the Georgia Campaigns of the First Commander of the Modern Era Comply with Current Law of War Standards? - From the Emory International Law Review 9.2, Fall 1995. Attempts to apply modern standards to Sherman's Atlanta Campaign in the U.S Civil War.
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International Criminal Tribunals: Handbook for Government Cooperation - An Amnesty International resource on improving laws and resources to combat war crimes.
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International Society for Military Law and the Law of War - Belgian based association to study military law and promote the law of armed conflict that respects human rights. In French and English.
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Crying for Justice - A Houston Chronicle special report on the failure to bring to justice the perpetrators of several war crimes is Rwanda, South Africa, El Salvador, and Guatemala.
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REDRESS - Seeking Reparation for Torture Survivors - Redress is a London based, internationally focused non-profit legal/human rights organisation to help torture survivors use available international, regional and national remedies to obtain reparation and to campaign for effective remedies where they do not exist.
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WarWidows International Peace Alliance - Works to build bridges between widows of war from around the world and educate the public about the lasting effects of war. Programs, news and events, personal stories of widows, and ways to become involved.
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International Military Law - An overview of international law issues arising out of the increasing use of military personnel in circumstances below the threshold of armed conflict, with assorted links.
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War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity, Including Genocide - Principal legal instruments, form the University of Minnesota Human Rights Library.
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Law and War: A Doctrine of Deterrence - From UN Chronicle 35 (1998), by Anthony D'Amato.
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Genocide Research Center - A nonprofit organization which concentrates on the study, detection, and prevention of genocides. With news, law, research, education, and links.
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Gardens of the Righteous Worldwide - International project aimed at highlighting the men and women who resisted crimes against humanity, inspired by Yad Vashem's Garden of the Righteous in Jerusalem. Events, background, and related links.
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"Crimes Against Humanity" reviewed - A book review of Geoffrey Robertson's history of modern human rights and the progress towards enforceable international laws against war crimes.
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Juozas Kisielaitis - Accused Nazi War Criminal - Background on accused Nazi war criminal Juozas Kisielaitis.
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American War Crimes - Lists American War Crimes against Humanity. Collection of articles from Vietnam War, Korea War, and Afghanistan War.
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Coalition for International Justice - International, non-profit organization that supports international war crimes tribunals and justice initiatives.
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The Greek Murderers - Provides photos and background information on what it sees as a Turkish genocide by Greeks from 1919-1929.
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No Peace Without Justice - An international committee seeking an effective system of international justice. Goals include the development and reform of existing international institutions, to ensure that human rights are enforced, and to campaign for the establishment of an International Criminal Court.
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Humanitarianism and War Project, Archives - Reviews the experience of the international community in responding to complex emergencies around the world, examines the interaction between humanitarian action and political-military forces. Sponsored by Feinstein International Famine Center at Tufts University and initiated by the Watson Institute for International Studies at Brown University.
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The Laws of War - A searchable database from the Avalon Project at Yale University on universally accepted means of conflict with historical treaties and agreements from the 18th to 21st century.
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Ramsey Clark, The War Criminal's Best Friend - Asserts the former U.S. attorney general has become the tool of left-wing cultists who defend Slobodan Milosevic, Saddam Hussein and Rwandan torturers as anti-imperialist heroes.
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War Crimes Resources at Questia - Features an online library of books and journals relating to war crimes around the globe.
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Henry Kissinger War Crimes - Gives overview and references to several articles and essays advocating the indictment of Henry Kissenger for mass murders in Cambodia.
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The Project on International Courts and Tribunals - Created by New York University and the University of London to address legal, institutional and financial issues on the increase of international courts and tribunals as well as their use.
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Guardian Weblog Special: War crimes - Collection of news coverage from newspapers worldwide about war crimes tribunals from Nuremberg to the Hague.
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Human Rights Violations in Chechnya - Contains photos and archived reports from several human rights organizations on continuous killing where from 50,000 to 100,000 civilans have died or disappeared.
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Special Court - Includes background documents, news, and events on The Special Court for Sierra Leone to investigate and prosecute war crimes and crimes against humanity there.
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International Humanitarian Law - Information, treaties, and legal materials, from the International Committee of the Red Cross. Includes the Geneva Conventions and their additional protocols.
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Human Rights Watch - Objectifs et fonctionnement de cette organisation internationale. Dossiers d'actualité et brèves par région, campagnes en cours.
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Frontline: The Crime of Genocide - Gives a clinical definition of genocide and what makes it the worst crime against humanity.
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Genocidal Acts During the Twentieth Century - Chronological list with perpetrators and approximate number of victims.
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From the Bloodbaths In East Timor to A Suicide in Alexandria - Article exposing evidence of US intelligence passing information to Indonesian war criminals and supporting butchery.
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Non-Turkish Crimes Against Humanity - Conflicts happen around the world; Turkey is no exception. This site presents crimes, of equal if not greater magnitude to those committed in Turkey, all around the world.
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Kissinger, Manhattan's Milosevic - Opinion published in Village Voice Feature argues that the former U.S. secretary of state committed war crimes. By James Ridgeway with Ariston-Lizabeth Anderson and Sandra Bisin.
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Committee on Conscience - General and in-depth resources on genocide and related crimes against humanity.
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International Forensic Centre of Excellence for the Investigation of Genocide - The Inforce Foundation investigates war crimes, crimes against humanity and extra-judicial killings. News and information on ongoing projects, lists of advisors and supporters, upcoming conferences and recommended reading.
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Encyclopedia.com: War Crimes - Short article about the definition of war crimes, and the prosecution of past war criminals.
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Tolstoy Letters - Translated letters from Count Nikolai Tolstoy concerning his claims of war crimes by the British Government following the Second World War.
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Institute for International Criminal Investigations - IICI is an international organization of professional investigators, military officers, lawyers and academics dedicated to training and deploying professionals in the investigation of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
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Prevent Genocide International - Global, Internet-based network of activists working to prevent the crime of genocide, providing information on international laws and penalties.
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