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War Crimes
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Abuse of Iraqi POWs by GIs Probed 
 This site is a companion to an April 2004 CBS 60 Minutes II report about allegations of U.S. soldiers torturing prisoners of war in Iraq. The site includes video clips and links to related stories. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/04/27/60II/main614063.shtml Topics: Crime, Military, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Sep 5, 2005 Article 15-6 Investigation of the 800th Military Police Brigade
Full text of the report, prepared by Maj. Gen. Antonio M. Taguba of the U.S. Army, on alleged abuse of prisoners at the Abu Ghraib Prison in Baghdad, Iraq. The investigation was ordered by Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez, commander of Joint Task Force-7 and the senior U.S. military official in Iraq. Opens directly into a PDF file. http://www.npr.org/iraq/2004/prison_abuse_report.pdf Topics: Crime, Military, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Sep 5, 2005 Crimes of War
"The Crimes of War Project was established in 1999 to educate the general public and concerned professionals about international humanitarian law (IHL)-with specific emphasis on the Geneva Conventions." Included on their Web site are The Magazine (with archives), photo essays and other articles, and Expert Analysis . Topics discussed include Bob Kerrey's actions in Vietnam, the destruction of East Timor, ethnic cleansing in Kosovo, Pinochet's prosecution, and war crimes in Sierra Leone and other parts of the world. Resources provides related links, a timeline of IHL treaties and conventions, a bibliography, and more. http://www.crimesofwar.org/ Topics: Crime, International Governments, International Law, Treaties, & Agreements, Law by Place (U.S. States & non-U.S.), Military, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Regional, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated May 30, 2001 The Frederick K. Cox International Law Center War Crimes Research Portal
This site features "over a thousand links to websites related to international humanitarian law." It also contain the text of research memoranda on issues pending before the International Criminal Tribunal and the International Criminal Court, a research guide, articles by members of the American Branch of the International Association of Penal Law, and a bibliography. Links and memoranda are searchable. From the Case Western Reserve University School of Law. http://law.case.edu/War-Crimes-Research-Portal/ Topics: Crime, International Governments, International Law, Treaties, & Agreements, Law by Place (U.S. States & non-U.S.), Military, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Aug 11, 2004 Inside the Trial of Saddam Hussein
This article is a companion to a Fox News program about the war crimes trial of Saddam Hussein set for October 2005. Features a discussion of the main charges and information from key players, including the main prosecutor and investigator. Includes links to related stories. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,170848,00.html Topics: Crime, International Governments, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Oct 5, 2005 International Criminal Court (ICC)
The ICC is "an independent, permanent court that tries persons accused of the most serious crimes of international concern, namely genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes." Contains background about the court and its founding treaty, and subsequent implementation such as the 2008 case against "Sudanese President, Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir [asserted to have] committed the crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes in Darfur." In English and French. http://www.icc-cpi.int/ Topics: Crime, International Governments, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Jul 17, 2008 Investigating Sierra Leone
Companion site to an American RadioWorks program investigating the indictment by the "UN-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone [of] Charles Taylor, the president of Liberia, for crimes allegedly committed during the civil war in neighboring Sierra Leone." Includes a transcript and audio clip of the program, profiles of Taylor and others who have been indicted by the court, a glossary, and related links. http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/sierra_leone_trial/ Topics: Crime, Military, Notable People, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Apr 5, 2004 Iraq Index: Tracking Reconstruction and Security in Post-Saddam Iraq
This statistical compilation of security, economic, and quality-of-life indicators and polling results is "designed to quantify the rebuilding efforts and offer an objective set of criteria for benchmarking performance." "Based primarily on U.S. government information," this regularly updated report includes data on coalition forces, casualties, insurgent attacks, Iraqi security forces, utilities, oil production, crime, unemployment, and more. From the Brookings Institution. http://www.brookings.edu/saban/iraq-index.aspx Topics: Housing, Oil & Gas, Statistics, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Nov 4, 2007 Jasenovac: Holocaust Era in Croatia, 1941-1945
"This Web site chronicles crimes committed during the Holocaust in Croatia and highlights artifacts from the Jasenovac Memorial Area Collection," including "documents, photographs, maps, film, textiles, transcripts, testimony, and personal objects." Produced by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. http://www.ushmm.org/museum/exhibit/online/jasenovac/ Topics: History, History By Place, Judaism, Photograph Collections: History, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Jun 11, 2003 Milosevic Trial
Information concerning the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia war crimes trial of Slobodan Milosevic. There are links to the official trial site, live coverage, transcripts, the latest news and opinion from around the world, and other related sites. In addition there is an ongoing discussion in the JURIST forum. From JURIST: The Legal Education Network . http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/issue_milosevic.htm Topics: Crime, Judicial Process, Military, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Mar 30, 2004 Physicians for Human Rights (PHR)
This organization's research and worldwide investigations include chemical weapons, landmines, torture, and war crimes. The site provides PHR's stand on these and other issues, with news archives and reports on abuses in several countries. In addition, there is information on starting a student chapter and links to other websites related to health and human rights, humanitarian aid, and medical associations. http://physiciansforhumanrights.org/ Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Crime, Health, International Governments, Notable People, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Dec 23, 2006 Q&A: Putting Saddam on Trial
October 2005 article answering questions about the trial of Saddam Hussein by Iraq's Special Tribunal (IST). Discusses the trial process, charges against Hussein ("the killing of more than 140 men in the mostly Shia town of Dujail"), other officials on trial, concerns about the tribunal, and related topics. Includes links to other news stories about the trial. From the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3850989.stm Topics: Crime, International Governments, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Sep 8, 2009 Reference Guide to the Geneva Conventions
Includes history, guides, online and offline resources, an index to the conventions, the full text of the conventions, and text and information about other treaties. From the Society of Professional Journalists. http://www.genevaconventions.org/ Topics: Crime, Government, International Governments, International Law, Treaties, & Agreements, Military, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Mar 11, 2006 Saddam Hussein Death: Resources for Journalists
Links to material about the December 2006 execution by hanging of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein. Topics include international press coverage, how the execution technique was selected, summary executions under Saddam's regime, history of execution pictures, and brief descriptions of several forms of hanging. Also includes background about Saddam's relationship with the United States. From the Poynter Institute. http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=2&aid=115898 Topics: War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Jan 2, 2007 Saddam Hussein on Trial
Collection of audio files of news programs on the first Saddam Hussein trial (beginning October 2005) in which "he stands accused of ordering the massacre of 143 in the village of Dujail," Iraq. Discusses the war crimes tribunal established by Iraq's governing council, reactions to the trial, comparison of the trial with those in U.S. courts, and related material. From National Public Radio (NPR). http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4962517 Topics: Crime, International Governments, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Oct 19, 2005 Saddam Hussein Trial
Background materials about the trial of Saddam Hussein, which started in October 2005. Features articles about the historical context of the trial, the tribunal, the legal process, and related legal topics such as "whether the death penalty is available under Iraqi law for the offense of crimes against humanity." Includes related readings and links. From the Law Library of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/law/help/hussein/ Topics: Crime, International Governments, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Dec 1, 2007 Special Report: Tiger Force
Series of articles "uncovering the atrocities of an elite U.S. Army fighting unit in the Vietnam War that killed unarmed civilians and children during a seven-month rampage." Three reporters won a 2004 Pulitzer Prize for these articles. Includes audio clips, commentary, map, and photos. From the Toledo Blade, the daily newspaper located in Toledo, Ohio. http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?Category=SRTIGERFORCE Topics: Crime, Military, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Regional, United States History, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq, Wars & Conflicts Last updated May 12, 2004 |
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