Screams from Russia's alleged torture basements still haunt Ukraine's Kherson
These are just some of the chilling accounts from Ukrainians in Kherson after 8 1/2 months under Russian occupation.
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Syrians Have Stared Down Threats To Testify Against Assad's Regime In A Landmark Trial
Witnesses have detailed Syrian prison abuse in a crimes against humanity trial in Germany for over a year. Some withdrew over threats, while many have persevered to bring to justice an ex-official.
Landmark Verdict In Germany Sentences Syrian For Aiding Crimes Against Humanity
Eyad al-Gharib was convicted for sending protesters to a prison where they were tortured, in the first criminal trial against Syrians who served in President Bashar Assad's government.
Syrian Filmmaker Speaks Out On Torture: 'I Was Holding This Pain For A Long Time'
Oscar-nominated documentary maker Feras Fayyad delivered the first witness testimony in a crimes against humanity trial against a former Syrian government official in Germany.
U.N. Report Says Massacres In Congo Might Constitute Crimes Against Humanity
A United Nations investigation finds at least 535 men, women and children were killed in December amid a conflict between the Banunu and Batende communities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
U.N. Report Details Possible War Crimes By Islamic State Militants
The High Commissioner for Human Rights says mass executions, forcing women and girls into sex slavery and the use of child soldiers may constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity.