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1. War crimes: War crimes are unwarranted acts of violence committed against unarmed civilians or captured enemy soldiers. Due to the nature of state sovereignty and the lack of genuinely effective international authorities, they are almost always prosecuted by the victors against the ... [100%] 2023-12-19 [War crimes] [War]...
2. War crimes: War crimes consist of such ethical breaches as murdering unarmed noncombatants, executing or torturing prisoners of war. Some analysts evaluate the ethical standards of countries by the degree to which they tolerate war crimes in their own armed forces. [100%] 2023-02-28 [Law] [War Crime]...
3. War crimes in Manchukuo: War crimes in Manchukuo were committed during the rule of the Empire of Japan in northeast China, either directly, or through its puppet state of Manchukuo, from 1931 to 1945. Various war crimes have been alleged, but have received comparatively ... [70%] 2024-04-06 [War crimes in Manchukuo] [Japanese war crimes]...
4. War crimes of the Wehrmacht: During World War II, the German Wehrmacht (combined armed forces - Heer, Kriegsmarine, and Luftwaffe) committed systematic war crimes, including massacres, mass rape, looting, the exploitation of forced labor, the murder of three million Soviet prisoners of war, and participated in ... (Violation of the laws of war by German forces in World War II) [63%] 2024-01-21 [War crimes of the Wehrmacht] [Wehrmacht]...
5. War crimes of the Wehrmacht: During World War II, the German Wehrmacht (combined armed forces - Heer, Kriegsmarine, and Luftwaffe) committed systematic war crimes, including massacres, mass rape, looting, the exploitation of forced labour, the murder of three million Soviet prisoners of war, and participated in ... (Violation of the laws of war by German forces in World War II) [63%] 2024-03-05 [War crimes of the Wehrmacht] [Wehrmacht]...
6. War crimes in the Tigray War: All sides of the Tigray War have been repeatedly accused of committing war crimes since it began in November 2020. In particular, the Ethiopian federal government, the State of Eritrea, the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) and Amhara regional ... (Major aspect of the war) [57%] 2023-12-31 [War crimes in the Tigray War]
7. War crimes in World War II: This is a list of war crimes committed during World War II. The Axis powers (Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, and Imperial Japan) were some of the most systematic perpetrators of war crimes in modern history. (None) [57%] 2024-02-17 [Law-related lists] [War crimes by war]...
8. War crimes in the Kosovo War: Numerous war crimes were committed by all sides during the Kosovo War, which lasted from 28 February 1998 until 11 June 1999. According to Human Rights Watch, the vast majority of abuses were attributable to the government of Slobodan Milošević, mainly ... (War crimes committed during the Kosovo War) [57%] 2024-01-08 [War crimes in the Kosovo War] [1998 crimes in Kosovo]...
9. War crimes in the Israel–Hamas war: Since the start of the Israel–Hamas war on 7 October 2023, the UN Human Rights Council has identified "clear evidence" of war crimes by both Hamas and the Israel Defense Forces. A UN Commission to the Israel–Palestine conflict ... (Violations of the laws of war during the 2023 Israel–Hamas war) [57%] 2024-02-19 [War crimes in the Israel–Hamas war] [2020s in the Gaza Strip]...
10. War crimes in the Korean War: The Korean War was a major conflict of the Cold War and among the most destructive conflicts of the modern era, with approximately 3 million killed, most of whom were civilians. It resulted in the destruction of virtually all of ... (none) [57%] 2024-06-10 [Korean War crimes]
11. War crimes in the 2023 Israel–Hamas war: Redirect to:. (Violations of the laws of war during the 2023 Israel–Hamas war) [53%] 2024-01-22 [War crimes in the 2023 Israel–Hamas war] [2023 in the Gaza Strip]...
12. War crimes in the 2023 Israel–Hamas war: Since the start of the 2023 Israel–Hamas war on 7 October 2023, the UN Human Rights Council identified "clear evidence" of war crimes by both Hamas and the Israel Defense Forces. A UN Commission to the Israel–Palestine conflict ... (Violations of the laws of war during the 2023 Israel–Hamas war) [53%] 2023-12-21 [War crimes in the 2023 Israel–Hamas war] [2023 in the Gaza Strip]...
13. War crimes in the Russian invasion of Ukraine: Since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the Russian military and authorities have committed many deliberate attacks against civilian targets, massacres of civilians, torture and rape of women and children, torture and mutilitation of Ukrainian prisoners ... (Russian war crimes in Ukraine) [50%] 2024-01-19 [War crimes during the Russian invasion of Ukraine] [Russian war crimes in Ukraine]...
14. War crimes in the Russian invasion of Ukraine: Since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the Russian military and authorities have committed many deliberate attacks against civilian targets, massacres of civilians, torture and rape of women and children, torture and mutilitation of Ukrainian prisoners ... (Russian war crimes in Ukraine) [50%] 2024-01-22 [War crimes during the Russian invasion of Ukraine] [Russian war crimes in Ukraine]...
15. War crimes in the Yemeni civil war (2014–present): War crimes and human rights violations, committed by all warring parties, have been widespread throughout the Yemeni civil war. This includes the two main groups involved in the ongoing conflict: forces loyal to the current Yemeni president, Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi ... (2014–present) [50%] 2023-12-13 [Human rights abuses in Yemen] [Yemeni civil war (2014–present)]...
16. War crimes during the war in Sudan (2023): The war in Sudan, which started on 15 April 2023, has seen both the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) being accused of committing war crimes, with the RSF being singled out by the Human Rights ... (2023) [50%] 2023-11-20 [Battles of the war in Sudan (2023)] [Battles in 2023]...
17. War crimes during the War in Sudan (2023): The war in Sudan, which started on 15 April 2023, has seen a widespread of war crimes committed by both the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), with the RSF being singled out by the Human ... (2023) [50%] 2023-11-26 [Battles in 2023] [Battles involving Sudan]...
18. War crimes during the final stages of the Sri Lankan Civil War: War crimes during the final stages of the Sri Lankan Civil War are war crimes and crimes against humanity which the Sri Lanka Armed Forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (Tamil Tigers) have been accused of committing during ... (War crimes committed during the Sri Lankan Civil War) [40%] 2023-12-26 [2009 in Sri Lanka] [Aftermath of the Sri Lankan Civil War]...
19. Obama war crimes: Obama war crimes began with the Arab Spring and Libyan war, then escalated afterward. For the first time since the alliance was created in 1957, NATO was used to wage a war of aggression in Africa. [81%] 2023-03-07 [Obama Administration] [Obama Scandals]...
20. Israeli war crimes: Israeli war crimes are the violations of international criminal law, including war crimes and crimes against humanity, which the Israel Defense Forces, the military branch of the state of Israel, has been accused of committing since the founding of Israel ... (War crimes the IDF is accused of committing) [81%] 2023-11-15 [Israeli war crimes] [Human rights abuses in Israel]...
21. Russian war crimes: Russian war crimes are the violations of the international criminal law including war crimes, crimes against humanity and the crime of genocide which the official armed and paramilitary forces of the Russian Federation are accused of committing since the dissolution ... (Violations of the laws of war committed by the Russian Federation) [81%] 2023-12-07 [Russian war crimes] [War crimes committed by country]...
22. Japanese war crimes: The Empire of Japan committed war crimes and crimes against humanity in many Asian-Pacific countries during the period of Japanese imperialism, primarily during the Second Sino-Japanese and Pacific Wars. These incidents have been described as "the Asian Holocaust ... (War crimes and crimes against humanity by Japan) [81%] 2023-12-07 [Japanese war crimes] [Anti-Chinese sentiment in Japan]...
23. Hamas war crimes: Hamas war crimes are the violations of international criminal law, including war crimes and crimes against humanity, which the Islamist Nationalist organization Hamas and its paramilitary wing, the al-Qassam brigades have been accused of committing. Determining the applicability of ... (none) [81%] 2024-04-08 [Palestinian war crimes] [Human rights abuses in the State of Palestine]...
24. Soviet war crimes: From 1917 to 1991, a multitude of war crimes and crimes against humanity were carried out by The Soviet Union or any of its Soviet republics, including the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic and its armed forces. They include acts ... (War crimes and crimes against humanity committed by the Soviet Union) [81%] 2024-05-16 [Soviet war crimes] [Aftermath of World War II in the Soviet Union]...
25. War Crimes Act 1991: The War Crimes Act 1991 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It confers jurisdiction on courts in the United Kingdom to try people for war crimes committed in Nazi Germany or German-occupied territory during the ... (Social) [70%] 2023-12-22 [Laws of war]
26. Leipzig war crimes trials: The Leipzig war crimes trials were held in 1921 to try alleged German war criminals of the First World War before the German Reichsgericht (Supreme Court) in Leipzig, as part of the penalties imposed on the German government under the ... (Trials in Germany) [70%] 2023-12-19 [Trials in Germany] [Treaty of Versailles]...
27. Yokohama War Crimes Trials: The Yokohama War Crimes Trials was a series of trials of 996 Japanese war criminals, held before the military commission of the U.S. 8th Army at Yokohama immediately after the Second World War. (Series of trials of Japanese war criminals) [70%] 2023-12-19 [Aftermath of World War II in Japan] [Yokohama]...
28. Leipzig war crimes trials: The Leipzig war crimes trials were held in 1921 to try alleged German war criminals of the First World War before the German Reichsgericht (Supreme Court) in Leipzig, as part of the penalties imposed on the German government under the ... (Trials in Germany) [70%] 2024-01-21 [Trials in Germany] [Treaty of Versailles]...
29. Yokohama War Crimes Trials: The Yokohama War Crimes Trials was a series of trials of 996 Japanese war criminals, held before the military commission of the U.S. 8th Army at Yokohama immediately after the Second World War. (Series of trials of Japanese war criminals) [70%] 2024-01-21 [Aftermath of World War II in Japan] [Yokohama]...
30. List of war crimes: This article lists and summarizes the war crimes that have been committed since these crimes were first defined in the Rome Statute. Since many war crimes are not prosecuted (due to lack of political will, lack of effective procedures, or ... (Social) [70%] 2023-12-20 [Laws of war]
31. United States war crimes: United States war crimes are violations of the law of war which were committed by members of the United States Armed Forces after the signing of the Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907 and the signing of the Geneva Conventions ... (War crimes perpetrated by the U.S. and its armed forces) [70%] 2023-12-19 [United States war crimes] [American imperialism]...
32. Khabarovsk war crimes trials: The Khabarovsk war crimes trials were the Soviet hearings of twelve Japanese Kwantung Army officers and medical staff charged with the manufacture and use of biological weapons, and human experimentation, during World War II. The war crimes trials were held ... (Social) [70%] 2023-12-22 [Biological warfare]
33. War Crimes Act 1991: The War Crimes Act 1991 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It confers jurisdiction on courts in the United Kingdom to try people for war crimes committed in Nazi Germany or German-occupied territory during the ... [70%] 2023-10-01 [Law of war] [War crimes]...
34. Nuremberg War Crimes Tribunal: The Nuremberg Trials were a series of 13 trials held in Nuremberg, Germany from 1945-1949. They tried German Nazi leaders, and accused them of deliberately starting an aggressive war (World War II), along with crimes against humanity, including mass ... [70%] 2023-03-24 [World War II] [Genocide]...
35. Borkum Island war crimes trial: The Borkum Island war crimes trial involved the prosecution of ten German soldiers and five German civilians accused and found guilty of war crimes committed on the island of Borkum against seven American airmen during World War II. The airmen ... [63%] 2023-09-14 [Nazi war crimes trials] [Borkum]...
36. War Crimes Act of 1996: The War Crimes Act of 1996 is a law that defines a war crime to include a "grave breach of the Geneva Conventions", specifically noting that "grave breach" should have the meaning defined in any convention (related to the laws ... (Social) [63%] 2023-12-12 [Laws of war]
37. Chetnik war crimes in World War II: The Chetniks, a Yugoslav royalist and Serbian nationalist movement and guerrilla force, committed numerous war crimes during the Second World War, primarily directed against the non-Serb population of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, mainly Muslims and Croats, and against Communist ... (none) [62%] 2023-12-22 [Human rights abuses]