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Germany authorities arrest alleged Nazi guard
May 7, 2013 by Elizabeth LaForgia
German authorities on Monday arrested a 93-year-old man for allegedly serving as a guard at Auschwitz and assisting in the mass murder carried out at the death camp. Hans Lipschis, who was deported from the US in 1983 for lying about his Nazi affiliations, has acknowledged being assigned to an SS.... [more]
Philadelphia resident sought in Germany Nazi probe: report
September 24, 2012 by Sarah Paulsworth
Germany is seeking the extradition of an 87-year-old Philadelphia man who is accused of committing war crimes as an SS Guard at Auschwitz concentration camp, the Associated Press (AP) reported Sunday. Retired Toolmaker Johann Breyer told the AP that he was a guard at the camp but was not involved.... [more]
Germany special prosecutor recommends charges against Nazi suspect
August 22, 2012 by Dan Taglioli
German prosecutors announced Wednesday that they are contemplating charges against an 87-year-old man suspected of having been a Nazi prison guard. The German special prosecutors' office that pursues Nazi-era crimes is recommending that charges be filed against the man alleged to have served as an.... [more]
UN rights experts urge wider acceptance of Roma communities
August 3, 2012 by Dan Taglioli
Two independent UN human rights experts noted Roma Holocaust Remembrance Day on Thursday by calling on the international community to find solutions to the persistent exclusion of Roma denizens from larger society in all countries. "Pharrajimos" is observed each August 2 in remembrance of the.... [more]
Poland reopens investigation into Auschwitz death camp crimes
October 28, 2011 by John Paul Putney
Poland's Institute of National Remembrance (INR), the body charged with investigating Nazi and communist-era crimes, on Thursday announced a new probe into Nazi crimes aimed at tracking down living Nazi perpetrators. The investigation, opened by the branch in Krakow, follow investigations.... [more]
Belgium complicit in WWII Holocaust persecution: report
February 14, 2007 by Joshua Pantesco
The Belgian government was complicit in Nazi persecution of the Jewish population during the Holocaust and the country's courts failed to hold Belgian authorities accountable for persecuting and deporting Jews after World War II, according to a government-supported report that was presented to t....... [more]
EU justice commissioner urges Holocaust denial laws
January 26, 2007 by JURIST Staff
EU Freedom, Security and Justice Commissioner Franco Frattini urged the 27 EU nations on Friday to adopt EU-wide laws criminalizing denial of the Holocaust and incitement of hatred and racial violence. Frattini's remarks come the day before Holocaust Memorial Day, which marks the anniversary o....... [more]
UK historian to appeal jail sentence for denying Holocaust
February 21, 2006 by Krystal MacIntyre
British historian David Irving has said he will appeal the three-year sentence he received after pleading guilty Monday to charges of denying the Holocaust. Irving was charged in connection to two speeches he gave in Austria in 1989, in which he denied that Nazis used gas chambers at Auschwitz.... [more]
Survivors mark 60th anniversary of liberation from Buchenwald
April 10, 2005 by David Shucosky
Survivors mourned the thousands killed and urged people to be vigilant against hate in marking the 60th anniversary of the liberation of the Buchenwald, concentration camp in Germany on Sunday. Their message echoed that of a similar gathering held at Auschwitz in January. Around 56,000 people.... [more]
German high court judge revives controversy over neo-Nazi party
January 30, 2005 by Russell Adkins
The president of Germany's Constitutional Court said Sunday that despite the failure of past government efforts, the extreme right-wing National Democratic Party (NPD) could still be banned under German law, renewing interest in outlawing the controversial group. Using procedural grounds, the Co....... [more]
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