war crimes

Dhaka, April 7 – Pakistan and its former collaborator, the radical Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami of Bangladesh, have refused to offer a clear, unconditional apology for the atrocities committed during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War. This reflects not only a historical failure but also a...

United Nations, April 7 – The United Nations is alarmed by US rhetoric that threatens attacks on Iran's power plants and bridges, a UN spokesperson said."We were alarmed by the rhetoric seen in that social media post that threatened American attacks on power plants, bridges, and other...

Washington, April 6 – US President Donald Trump's latest threat to strike Iranian civilian infrastructure has triggered a backlash at home, with legal experts warning that such actions could violate international law, as tensions with Tehran escalate over the Strait of Hormuz.Trump warned that...

Kyiv, March 31 – The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, and the foreign ministers of EU member states (excluding Hungary), gathered in Bucha, Ukraine, on Tuesday to commemorate the victims of the "mass atrocities" committed during...

New York, March 27 – Human Rights Watch, a US-based advocacy group, on Friday termed the recent Pakistani airstrikes on a rehabilitation center in Kabul as "an unlawful attack" and warned that the incident could amount to a possible war crime, raising serious concerns over civilian safety and...

Dhaka/New Delhi, March 25 Bangladeshi Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has called for the establishment of the "spirit of equality, human dignity, and social justice" that characterized the Liberation War, as the nation observed Genocide Day on Wednesday.The Pakistani army launched "Operation...

Washington, March 22 US Congressman Greg Landsman has introduced a resolution in the US House of Representatives seeking to recognize the atrocities committed by the Pakistani Army and its allies, Jamaat-e-Islami, against Bengali Hindus on March 25, 1971, as “war crimes and genocide”.Landsman...

Washington, March 21 – A US resolution seeking to recognize the 1971 Bangladesh genocide highlights the targeted killing of Hindus and calls for action against the Pakistani Army and its allies.Congressman Greg Landsman introduced the measure in the House of Representatives, urging formal US...

United Nations, March 7 – At least 1,332 Iranian civilians, including women and children, have been killed and thousands more injured in US-Israeli airstrikes, Iran's UN ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani said.More than 180 children across the country have been killed and over 20 schools have been...

Quetta, March 3 – The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed on Tuesday that it had killed seven Pakistani military personnel captured during 'Operation Herof II', following orders from the Senior Command Council, local media reported.In a statement, the BLA said that seven men, related to...