War Crimes
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UK man extradited over 30-years-old war crimes in Croatia
Abhishek Awasthi •Maric, a Serbian, is charged with belonging to a militia organisation that allegedly forcibly removed and attacked many residents of non-Serbian ancestry from Croatia's Baranya region in August and September 1991
Russian official charged with war crimes says Ukrainian kids can go home
Fp Staff •The International Criminal Court issued an arrest order for Maria Lvova-Belova and Russian President Vladimir Putin last month, accusing them of kidnapping Ukrainian children
Former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci 'expects' to be acquitted of war crimes by special tribunal
•Thaci said investigations had already removed a 'black cloud' after allegations of organ harvesting during the 1998-1999 independence war against Serbia was not included in the indictment against him
One year after Bucha, a grim reminder of Russia's 'war crimes' in Ukraine
•Russia has been accused of thousands of war crimes in Ukraine, including indiscriminate bombings, rapes, torture, summary executions and the unlawful deportation of children to Russia
Vladimir Putin's ally proposes ICC ban in Russia
•Vyacheslav Volodin, an ally of Putin's, said that Russian legislation should be amended to prohibit any activity of the ICC in Russia and to punish any who gave 'assistance and support' to the ICC
ICC concerned by Moscow’s ‘threats’ over Putin warrant
Fp Staff •In a Telegram message, Deputy Chairman of Russia’s Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev recently said: “It’s quite possible to imagine how a hypersonic Oniks fired from a Russian warship in the North Sea strikes the court building in The Hague. It can’t be shot down, I’m afraid.”
Britain to host meeting to boost support for ICC to hold Russia accountable for war crimes
•The meeting comes after the ICC issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian Commissioner for Children's Rights, Maria Lvova-Belova, on Friday for the war crime of 'illegal deportation' of Ukrainian children
'No meaning': Russia on ICC's arrest warrant against Vladimir Putin
Sonamc •The ICC's arrest warrant against Russian President Vladimir Putin has "no meaning" for the country, including from a "legal point of view" as the nation had withdrawn from the ICC treaty in 2016, a spokeswoman for the ministry of foreign affairs said
ICC judges issue arrest warrant for Putin over war crimes in Ukraine
Fp Staff •The ICC issued the warrant for Putin's arrest on suspicion of unlawful deportation of children and unlawful transfer of people from the territory of Ukraine to the Russian Federation
Does the ICC hold power to punish Russians for war crimes in Ukraine?
Isha Mehrotra •The International Criminal Court is reportedly ready to formally open two war crimes cases against 'several' Russian officials over the Ukraine war. However, Moscow – which is not a member of the ICC – would be certain to reject any arrest warrants