Life sentence for 5 Mymensingh men for 1971 war crimes

The convicts include Mohd Harmuz Ali, Mohd Abdus Sattar, Khandkar Ghulam Rabbani, Khandkar Ghulam Sabbir Ahmed and Mohd Fakhruzzaman. Sabbir and Fakhruzzaman are fugitives. The other three convicts were present in the court when the verdict was pronounced. The tribunal noted that the convictions for crimes against humanity, including murder and kidnapping, have been sentenced […]

Myanmar activists, victims file criminal complaint in Germany over alleged atrocities

‘total impunity’ The International Court of Justice is hearing allegations that Myanmar committed genocide in a case brought by The Gambia after hundreds of Rohingya fled to Bangladesh to escape a Myanmar military crackdown launched in August 2017. Last year, another civil society group, the Myanmar Accountability Project, said Turkish authorities had launched a preliminary […]

London to host international meeting on alleged war crimes in Ukraine

The meeting will seek to increase global financial and practical support to the ICC and coordinate efforts to ensure it receives the support it needs to investigate and prosecute those responsible, the statement said. Russia, which calls its actions in Ukraine a “special military operation”, has denied targeting civilians and other war crimes. Ukraine and […]

Nizami sentenced to death for war crimes

Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Motiur Rahman Nizami has been sentenced to death for committing crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War. Eight charges out of total 16, brought against him were proved, the International Crimes Tribunal-1 pronounces. The three-member International Crimes Tribunal 1, led by Justice M Enayetur Rahim, delivered the much-delayed verdict at 12:20pm on […]