11 h. ago Human remains found in Las Vegas desert identified as woman killed 50 years ago in possible mob hit

Anna Sylvia Just reportedly borrowed money from a Las Vegas union boss, with known ties to organized crime, prior to her death

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48 h. ago Welsh pension fund under fresh pressure to ditch investments linked to Gaza conflict

'We have a duty to ensure that our public funds are not used to perpetuate war crimes or human suffering'

Economics

64 h. ago ICC judges confirm charges against Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony

Judges at the International Criminal Court have confirmed war crimes and crimes against humanity charges against Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony

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3 d. ago Libyan general accused of crimes against humanity arrested in Tripoli

Osama Almasri Najim was arrested in Italy in January on an ICC warrant, only to be released and flown back to LibyaA Libyan general wanted by the international criminal court (ICC) for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity has been arrested in Tripoli.Osama Almasri Najim, the former chief of Libya’s judicial police, was arrested over allegations of torturing prisoners, leading to the death of one, at Tripoli’s main prison, Libya’s prosecutor’s office said on Wednesday. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Chile to end Pinochet henchmen’s pampered prison life of tennis and barbecues

Punta Peuco – where military human rights offenders enjoy privileged conditions – set to join public prison networkInmates at an infamous high-security military prison in Chile, which houses the perpetrators of dictatorship-era human rights crimes, are set to lose their privileged conditions under plans to incorporate the prison into the public prison network.President Gabriel Boric announced on Monday that Punta Peuco is being transformed into a regular prison to help deal with overcrowding in the penitentiary system. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Asylum seeker who committed 19 crimes in Britain wins right to stay on human rights grounds

AN asylum-seeker who has committed 19 crimes since arriving in the UK has won a court fight to stay in Britain — and the right to stay anonymous. The man, 24, arrived in 2016 claiming he was at risk in Egypt as his father was a banned Muslim Brotherhood extremist. Now a judge has ruled...

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9 d. ago More than 300 piles of human remains have been recovered from the Vegas desert. Cops still don’t know who left them there

Investigators believe the remains were likely dumped by a commercial funeral home business

Politics

9 d. ago German dentists hold memorial recognising sadistic practices of profession under Nazis

Recent studies have exposed theft of gold fillings, excruciating extractions, human experiments and forced sterilisationsGerman dentists have offered a belated acknowledgment of their profession’s brutal practices under the Nazis, admitting broad “systemic” involvement in crimes at concentration camps including sadistic tooth extractions, human experiments, forced sterilisations and murder.Their central professional organisation, the German Society for Dental, Oral and Orthodontic Medicine (DGZMK), held its first memorial ceremony exposing the atrocities committed by dentists during the Nazi era and paying tribute to the victims, at Berlin’s Humboldt University on Wednesday. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Russian drone attacks on civilians in Ukraine are war crimes, UN report concludes

Rights commission inquiry focused on south-east of country found drones targeted gathering points and critical infrastructureEurope live – latest updatesA UN rights commission has concluded that Russia’s drone attacks on civilians in south-eastern Ukraine constitute crimes against humanity and war crimes.In a report published this week, the commission said Russian forces, operating under a centralised command, had systematically used drones to “intentionally target civilians and civilian objects and cause harm and destruction”. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Russia using drones with cameras to hunt civilians across Ukraine, inquiry warns

It has been described as a crime against humanity by the UN

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1 week ago Ukraine war briefing: Russian drones hunt civilians in crime against humanity, UN inquiry finds

Ukraine strengthens Pokrovsk positions amid infiltration by estimated 200 Russian troops; Lukoil selling overseas assets after US sanctions. What we know on day 1,343 Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Loch Lomond death: Woman, 47, arrested after human remains found at Scottish beauty spot

A 47-year-old woman has been arrested and charged

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2 w. ago Welsh council may cut pension ties with firms linked to Israel

'This council believes: Public sector pension fund investments in Ceredigion and across Wales should not support war crimes, human rights violations, or breaches of international law, regardless of financial returns', says a councillor's motion

Politics

2 w. ago European football 'is corrupt' as Vladimir Putin official slams agents and VAR

Vladimir Putin official and passionate fan Sergei Stepashin, has slammed European football as corrupt and taken aim at VAR and footballers' agents

Politics

2 w. ago Human remains discovered during search for Kada Scott are believed to belong to missing Philadelphia woman

Remains discovered in shallow grave near abandoned school close to where police searched for 23-year-old

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2 w. ago Human remains discovered during search for missing Philadelphia woman Kada Scott

Remains found in shallow grave near abandoned school close to where police have been searching for 23-year-old

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3 w. ago Lawyers ask ICC to investigate 122 European officials for crimes against humanity in Mediterranean

Human rights lawyers accused 122 European officials of committing crimes against migrants in the Mediterranean Sea

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3 w. ago ICC disqualifies chief prosecutor from Duterte case over perceived conflict of interest

Judges at the International Criminal Court have disqualified the court's chief prosecutor from the case against former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte

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3 w. ago Funeral director admits 35 fraud charges relating to human remains including four unborn babies

Robert Bush, 47, admitted multiple counts of false representation and one of fraudulent trading in relation to funeral plans

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