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Russian President Vladimir Putin rejected suggestions that his country could face war crimes charges because of its role in the airstrikes in Aleppo, Syria. Putin was primarily responding to remarks from France President Francois Hollande that...

French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault stated Monday that France intends to pursue avenues for the International Criminal Court (ICC) to initiate an investigation into the alleged war crimes committed by Syrian and...

The UN Security Council on Saturday failed to adopt two measures meant to protect the Syrian people from continued warfare. Russia used its veto power and Venezuela voted against a French and Spanish measure to...

US Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday called for an investigation of alleged war crimes committed against Syrian civilians by both Russia and the Syrian regime. The secretary made the plea ahead of his meeting with...

Myanmar has abolished a law from 1950 that was used by the military to jail dissidents within the country. Myanmar's President, Htin Kyaw, signed new legislation abolishing the Emergency Provisions Act on Tuesday. The Act provided...

Colombian voters on Sunday narrowly rejected the peace deal negotiated between President Juan Manuel Santos and Timoleon Jimenez, the leader of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). The deal, rejected by 50.2 percent of voters,...

The Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) signed a peace agreement on Monday that ends a more than 50-year conflict. The agreement was finalized in August after four years of negotiations...

US Assistant Attorney General John Carlin told reporters Monday that more than 110 people have been charged in federal court since 2013 on counts related to the Islamic State (IS) militant group. In more than...

Iraqi militias are recruiting children from at least one civilian camp of displaced persons in the region of Kurdistan, according to Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday. Witnesses reported that at least seven children were...

A UN expert on Monday urged the participants of the upcoming 21st Century Panglong Conference in Myanmar to prioritize human rights in their discussions. Yanghee Lee , the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in...