Russian POWs Reveal Torture During Ukrainian Captivity

Russian soldiers recently released from Ukrainian captivity have said that they faced torture when they were prisoners of war, the Russian Investigative Committee said.

Russia Informs UN Secretary General Of Inhumane Treatment Of Russian PoWs

Russia has sent a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on the issue of inhumane treatment of Ukrainian military of Russian prisoners of war (PoWs) and asked the top official to circulate it as an official document of the UN Security Council and General Assembly, Russian Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Dmitry Polyanskiy said on Saturday.

Austrian jury convicts asylum seeker of war crimes in Syria

A jury in Austria convicted an asylum seeker of 20 counts of murder and sentenced him to life in prison for killing injured soldiers in the Syrian civil war.

Killing injured soldiers: Syrian "rebel" in Austria on 20 civil war murder charges

Austrian prosecutors say they have charged a Syrian "rebel" with 20 murders that took place in his home country.

Jihadist groups hand over Syrian pilot body to military forces

Radical rebel groups [terrorists] have handed over the body of a slain Syrian pilot they had killed earlier to the the Syrian authorities, a monitor group reported on Sunday.

Syria Army General Command: Crime of Jaish al-Islam against Pilot Nawras Hassan will not go unpunished

General Command of the Army and Armed Forces announced that armed terrorist groups have committed an appalling crime, killing pilot Lieutenant Colonel Nawras Hassan.

US Blocks Transfer of Cluster Bombs to Saudi over Yemen War: Report

The United States placed a hold on the transfer of cluster bombs to Saudi Arabia over the latter's use of this kind of weapon against civilians in its war on Yemen, a report said on Friday.

Un jugement grec remettrait-il en question l'accord UE-Turquie sur les réfugiés?

Un juge grec a décidé qu'un demandeur d'asile syrien ne pouvait pas être renvoyé en Turquie, car ce pays n'était pas sûr, rapporte ce samedi la BBC.

Credibility matters: Canada Refuses to Cancel Arms Sale to Saudi

Canada said it was going ahead with its controversial contract to sell weapons to Saudi Arabia despite Riyadh’s human rights violations, especially in its war on Yemen.

Lavrov: Convention on the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons couldn’t prevent terrorists from using chemical weapons in Syria

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday that UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura affirmed to him that intra-Syrian dialogue will resume in the first quarter of March.

FYROM [***] defends use of tear gas against migrants

FYROM [***]'s foreign minister has defended his country's use of tear gas against hundreds of migrants who tried to break through a fence at the Greek border, also warning that the pressure on the Balkans could spark conflict.

HRW: Saudi Blatantly Disregarding Int’l Standards, Using Cluster Bombs in Yemen

Human Rights Watch slammed Saudi Arabia over using cluster bombs against civilians in Yemen, saying that Riyadh is blatantly disregarding global standards.

EU gives Greece deadline on borders

The European Union has given Greece three months to fix its border controls, in a move that could allow other Schengen zone states to maintain internal border controls.

UN refugee agency urges Turkey to open borders to Syrians. The Geneva convention is valid for Turkey...

The United Nations called on Turkey on Feb. 9 to open its borders to thousands of desperate Syrian refugees fleeing Aleppo, in line with its international obligations to protect people fleeing conflict or persecution.

Austrian minister criticizes Greece's border "protection measures". The Geneva convention is not valid for Greece...

Austrian Minister of the Interior Johanna Mikl-Leitner on Monday sharply criticized border "protection measures" being carried out by the Greek coast guard.

La UE insiste a Turquía en su deber "moral y legal" de acoger refugiados

Los ministros de Exteriores de la Unión Europea han recordado este sábado a Turquía que tiene el deber "moral y legal" de acoger a los refugiadossirios que huyen de Alepo y se concentran en su frontera, y que la ayuda financiera que la UE le concederá va dirigida precisamente a que tenga los medios para ello.

EU says Turkey must keep border open to Syrian refugees. The Geneva convention is still valid...

Top EU officials on Saturday reminded Turkey of its international obligations to keep its frontiers open to refugees as thousands fleeing a new government offensive in Syria remained camped out along its southern border.

Israel to expel African asylum seekers to other countries

Israel announced Tuesday it will begin to deport asylum seekers from Eritrea and Sudan to unnamed third countries, even without their consent.

Kerry: Syria Uses Chlorine Gas Despite Chemical Weapons Agreements

US Secretary of State John Kerry has accused Syrian President Bashar Assad of breaking global agreements on the use of chemical weapons, Agence France-Presse reported on Thursday.

"We believe there is evidence of Assad's use of chlorine, which when you use it – despite it not being on the list – it is prohibited under the Chemical Weapons Convention," Kerry told US lawmakers, according to the agency.

Ukraine: HRW accuse Kiev de crime de guerre / Rusia tiene pruebas del uso de bombas de fósforo contra civiles

L'organisation internationale de défense des droits de l'homme Human Rights Watch (HRW) a annoncé que l'armée ukrainienne utilisait des lance-roquettes multiples Grad contre des civils et a rappelé que cela constituait une violation du droit international et pouvait être assimilé à un crime de guerre, indique un communiqué mis en ligne sur le site de HRW.

Selon les militants des droits de l'homme, entre le 12 et le 21 juillet, des systèmes Grad ont été utilisés au moins à quatre reprises contre les localités situées sur les territoires contrôlés par les opposants au régime de Kiev. Ces bombardements ont fait au moins 16 morts et des dizaines de blessés.