Dec 05 Congress wants to block Nazis from getting Social Security By Donna Cassata, Associated Press By voice vote late Thursday, the Senate gave final congressional approval to a measure that would shut a loophole that allowed suspected Nazis to be paid millions of dollars in benefits, clearing it for the White House. Under the bill,… Continue reading
Jul 31 Watch Are Israel and Hamas violating international laws of war? By PBS News Hour The UN human rights commissioner accused both Israel and Hamas of committing war crimes in their ongoing conflict. Judy Woodruff gets debate on the lawfulness of their tactics from retired Lt. Col. Gary Solis of the George Washington University and… Continue watching
Jul 31 Watch UN human rights chief accuses Israel, Hamas of war crimes By PBS News Hour Mosques were once again a target for Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, while another strike reduced homes to a debris-filled crater. Meanwhile, warning sirens blared in Israel, where the military said that Hamas had fired more than 60 rockets. The UN… Continue watching
Mar 01 Watch Germany continues to grapple with Nazi-era legacy By PBS News Hour Nearly seventy years after the end of World War II, the German government is intensifying its efforts to educate young Germans about Nazi war crimes and continues to pursue prosecution for those who committed them. William Brangham reports from Ludwigsburg,… Continue watching
Feb 06 Rwandan genocide trial a symbolic step for France By Simone Pathe For the first time in the 20 years since the 1994 genocide, a Rwandan perpetrator is on trial in France, a historic event for a country long accused of harboring Rwanda's genocidaires. Continue reading
Aug 15 Watch Seeing Through the Fog of War: Monitoring Human Rights Abuses Via Satellite Seeing Through the Fog of War: Monitoring Human Rights Abuses Via Satellite… Continue watching
Aug 15 Watch U.N. Human Rights Monitor Accuses Assad's Troops, Rebels of War Crimes The Syrian town of Azaz suffered government air strikes that reportedly left 30 dead. And residents insist that the bombs were targeting civilians, not rebel forces. Meanwhile, U.N. human rights monitors declared that both Syrian troops and rebels have committed… Continue watching
May 30 Watch News Wrap: Former Liberian President Taylor Gets 50-Year Sentence In other news Wednesday, former Liberian President Charles Taylor was sentenced in an international war crimes court to 50 years in prison for fomenting civil war in neighboring Sierra Leone. Also, Britain's highest court upheld an order to extradite WikiLeaks'… Continue watching
May 16 Watch As Mladic Stands Trial, 'In One Sense, the War Criminals Won' As Mladic Stands Trial, 'In One Sense, the War Criminals Won'… Continue watching
May 16 Watch Bosnia's Ratko Mladic Stands Trial on Genocide, War Crimes Charges After more than 15 years on the run, Bosnian Serb Gen. Ratko Mladic -- once one of the world's most-wanted fugitives -- finally went on trial before an international court Wednesday. Mladic faces 11 charges of genocide, crimes against humanity… Continue watching