The alleged war crimes include killings, torture and illegal confinement, rape, kidnapped children and attacks on civilians and energy-related infrastructure.
GENEVA (AN) — Russian authorities committed war crimes and possible crimes against humanity in Ukraine, an independent panel of human rights experts reported.
The war crimes include killings, torture and illegal confinement, rape and other sexual violence, kidnapped children, and attacks on civilians and energy-related infrastructure, according to a U.N. commission of inquiry's report Thursday.
Thirty-two nations significantly improved since 2012 while 47 others, including Russia and the U.S., significantly declined.
Seventy-nine of the International Criminal Court's member nations and E.U. leaders blasted Trump's executive order.
A U.N. resolution with overwhelming support asks the International Court of Justice for an advisory opinion.
Israel strongly rejects the allegations that it is systematically trying to destroy the Palestinian people in its war with Hamas.
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