He's Australia's most decorated soldier. Now he's at the centre of a historic war crimes case
Ben Roberts-Smith’s case is not only unprecedented for Australia but “extraordinary” for the globe too, scholars say.
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Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit disrupts cross-border syndicates
Kerissa Varma, Microsoft Africa chief security advisor. (Image: Supplied) Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit (DCU) is playing an increasing role in disrupting cyber-criminal networks that target African organisations, financial institutions and public sector entities, says the company. The team of legal, technical and investigative experts and threat hunters is central to Microsoft’s global strategy to disrupt…
East Africa: War Crimes, Election Repression
Nairobi — Concerned Governments Should Act Against Abusive Forces, Press for Civic Space Civilians in Sudan, South Sudan, and Ethiopia are bearing the brunt of abusive armed conflicts in which the warring parties frequently and often deliberately target them, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2026. Governments across the region have clamped…
Australian, Palestinian lawyers seek police probe of Israeli president | Crimes Against Humanity News
Legal groups says Australia obliged to investigate Israeli President Herzog over his role in Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza. Three Australian and Palestinian legal groups have formally called on the Australian Federal Police (AFP) to investigate Israeli President Isaac Herzog for his role in alleged war crimes amid reports he will visit Australia early next…
Africa: On the Crimes of Colonialism in Africa – ‘Towards Redressing the Historical Injustices Through the Criminalisation of Colonialism’
Algiers November 30, December 1, 2025) We support the establishment of an African Platform for Environmental Justice, tasked with identifying affected areas, assessing the damage, supporting the States concerned, and formulating continental recommendations for rehabilitation and compensation. We urge the states historically responsible for the environmental damage that has caused climate change, particularly the former…
Infant among Palestinians wounded in attacks by Israeli settlers, soldiers | Crimes Against Humanity News
Eight-month-old among multiple Palestinians wounded in attacks across the occupied West Bank. Published On 25 Dec 202525 Dec 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Five Israeli settlers have been arrested over their alleged involvement in an attack on a Palestinian home that wounded an eight-month-old baby in the occupied West Bank….
Africa: Algiers Declaration On the Crimes of Colonialism in Africa – ‘Towards Redressing the Historical Injustices Through the Criminalisation of Colonialism’
(Algiers, November 30, and December 1, 2025) WE, Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the participating Member States of the African Union (AU), Heads of Delegations, Representatives of the AU Commission including the Pan-African Parliament, Representative of CARICOM region, academics, experts, jurists, and historians, meeting in Algiers on 30 November and December 1, 2025, within the…
Amnesty calls for war crimes probe on RSF attack on Sudan refugee camp | Sudan war News
NGO documents accounts of atrocities during paramilitary force’s April assault on the North Darfur facility. Rights group Amnesty International has called for a war crimes investigation into an assault by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on a displaced persons camp in Sudan’s North Darfur state earlier this year. A report issued by the NGO…
Africa: Namibia Demands Justice for Colonial Crimes
Namibia has called for the international criminalisation of colonialism, saying global law has “deliberately ignored” atrocities committed in Africa and left a glaring accountability gap that must finally be closed. International Relations Minister Selma Ashipala-Musavyi led the delegation to the International Conference on the Crimes of Colonialism in Africa in Algiers, where African and Caribbean…
Africa: Somalia’s State Minister for Foreign Affairs Attends Conference On Colonial-Era Crimes in Africa
Algiers, Algeria — Somalia’s State Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ali Balcad, attended the International Conference on Criminalizing Colonialism in Africa on Sunday, held in Algiers from 30 November to 1 December. The conference brought together African nations that experienced colonial rule to strengthen international recognition of colonial-era violations and develop mechanisms for…