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
Apr 26 Watch Charles Taylor’s Conviction ‘Pushes International Law Further’ for Related Cases Charles Taylor's Conviction 'Pushes International Law Further' for Related Cases… Continue watching
Apr 26 Watch Liberia’s Taylor Found Guilty of Aiding, Abetting Sierra Leone War Crimes Former Liberian President Charles Taylor was convicted Thursday by an international war crimes court in The Hague, Netherlands, for a series of atrocities, including funding rebels in Sierra Leone. Alex Thomson of Independent Television News reports on the historic verdict. Continue watching
Oct 11 Watch ‘Women, War & Peace’ Highlights Changing Females’ Roles in Global Conflicts For more on this story go to http://www.pbs.org/newshour/… Continue watching