{"id":21302,"date":"2022-03-03T03:42:11","date_gmt":"2022-03-03T08:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=21302"},"modified":"2022-03-03T03:42:11","modified_gmt":"2022-03-03T08:42:11","slug":"ukraine-russia-faces-war-crimes-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2022\/03\/03\/ukraine-russia-faces-war-crimes-investigation\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine: Russia faces war crimes investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-17j9f6r-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\"><b class=\"ssrcss-hmf8ql-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">An investigation into possible war crimes in Ukraine has been launched, after Russia was accused of bombing civilians.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-17j9f6r-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">The International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor said evidence was being collected on alleged war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-17j9f6r-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">It came after 39 nations called for an inquiry to be opened.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-17j9f6r-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">Cities including the capital Kyiv, Kharkiv and Kherson have come under heavy shelling in recent days.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-17j9f6r-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">Ukraine&#8217;s President Volodymyr Zelensky has already accused Moscow of war crimes, after it launched air strikes on the country&#8217;s second city of Kharkiv, killing civilians.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-17j9f6r-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">On Wednesday,\u00a0<a class=\"ssrcss-9nsdc6-InlineLink e1no5rhv0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-europe-60597367\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the mayor of Kherson said Russian forces had seized control of the key port<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; the first major city to be taken by Moscow since it invaded a week ago.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86\" data-component=\"unordered-list-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-17j9f6r-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1pzprxn-BulletListContainer e5tfeyi0\">\n<ul role=\"list\">\n<li><a class=\"ssrcss-9nsdc6-InlineLink e1no5rhv0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/live\/world-europe-60582327\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Latest updates from on the ground<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"ssrcss-9nsdc6-InlineLink e1no5rhv0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-europe-60506682\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Day 7: Tracking Russia&#8217;s invasion in maps<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"ssrcss-9nsdc6-InlineLink e1no5rhv0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-europe-60585603\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ukrainian city of Mariupol &#8216;near to catastrophe&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-17j9f6r-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">Earlier this week, the ICC&#8217;s chief prosecutor Karim Khan said he planned to open an investigation into events in Ukraine &#8220;as rapidly as possible&#8221; but the referral from 39 nations &#8211; including the UK, France and Germany &#8211; allowed it to be launched without the need for judicial approval.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-17j9f6r-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">He will look at past and present allegations of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide, and will go as far back as 2013, before Russia&#8217;s annexation of Crimea the following year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-17j9f6r-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">The ICC prosecutes individuals accused of the most serious crimes concerning the international community, where states cannot or are unwilling to do so.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-17j9f6r-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">The court does not have its own police force and relies on state co-operation to arrest suspects. Penalties imposed by the ICC can include prison sentences and fines.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-17j9f6r-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">Ukraine&#8217;s state emergency service has said more than 2,000 civilians have been killed since the Russian invasion began last Thursday, although the figure has not been independently verified.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-17j9f6r-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">The United Nations&#8217; high commissioner for refugees said some one million people had already fled the country.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper e1xue1i810\" data-component=\"image-block\">\n<figure class=\"ssrcss-wpgbih-StyledFigure e34k3c23\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1n4bylk-Placeholder e16icw910\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ssrcss-1drmwog-Image ee0ct7c0\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/C4AB\/production\/_123474305_ukraine_russian_control_areas_map_03_01_2x640-nc.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/C4AB\/production\/_123474305_ukraine_russian_control_areas_map_03_01_2x640-nc.png 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/C4AB\/production\/_123474305_ukraine_russian_control_areas_map_03_01_2x640-nc.png 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/C4AB\/production\/_123474305_ukraine_russian_control_areas_map_03_01_2x640-nc.png 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/C4AB\/production\/_123474305_ukraine_russian_control_areas_map_03_01_2x640-nc.png 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/C4AB\/production\/_123474305_ukraine_russian_control_areas_map_03_01_2x640-nc.png 800w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/976\/cpsprodpb\/C4AB\/production\/_123474305_ukraine_russian_control_areas_map_03_01_2x640-nc.png 976w\" alt=\"Map showing areas of Ukraine that are under Russian control\" width=\"1024\" height=\"912\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper e1xue1i810\" data-component=\"image-block\">\n<figure class=\"ssrcss-wpgbih-StyledFigure e34k3c23\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1rix78v-Placeholder e16icw910\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ssrcss-1drmwog-Image ee0ct7c0\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/4BEB\/production\/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/4BEB\/production\/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/4BEB\/production\/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/4BEB\/production\/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/4BEB\/production\/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/4BEB\/production\/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 800w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/976\/cpsprodpb\/4BEB\/production\/_112953491__108802839_624_transparent-nc.png 976w\" alt=\"1px transparent line\" width=\"624\" height=\"1\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-17j9f6r-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">On Wednesday, the UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to demand an immediate end to the invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-17j9f6r-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">Just four countries &#8211; Belarus, North Korea, Eritrea and Syria &#8211; joined Russia in opposing a motion calling for the withdrawal of all occupying forces, while 35 nations abstained.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-17j9f6r-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">General Assembly resolutions are not legally binding but the move further isolates Russia diplomatically.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-17j9f6r-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">Russia&#8217;s tactics have drawn international condemnation, including from UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson,\u00a0<a class=\"ssrcss-9nsdc6-InlineLink e1no5rhv0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-60588031\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">who said President Vladimir Putin&#8217;s bombing of innocent civilians &#8220;already fully qualifies as a war crime&#8221;<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-17j9f6r-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">On Wednesday, the mayor of Kharkiv told the BBC shelling and cruise missile strikes were hitting residential areas and inflicting heavy civilian casualties.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-17j9f6r-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">And in the southern port of Mariupol,\u00a0<a class=\"ssrcss-9nsdc6-InlineLink e1no5rhv0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-europe-60585603\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hundreds are feared dead following hours of sustained shelling<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-17j9f6r-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">However, Russian efforts to encircle Kyiv have slowed, with one US official saying a huge Russian convoy to the north of the capital had barely moved all day, despite continued aerial bombardment of the city.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-17j9f6r-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">On Tuesday, a TV tower in Kyiv was hit, knocking media off air and killing five people.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-17j9f6r-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">Meanwhile, in Kharkiv, at least 10 people were killed when an opera house, concert hall and government offices were struck in the city&#8217;s Freedom Square.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-dm4ypg-ComponentWrapper-HeadlineComponentWrapper e1xue1i89\" data-component=\"subheadline-block\">\n<h2 id=\"Russia-attacks-Ukraine-More-coverage-\" class=\"ssrcss-1gsdda0-StyledHeading e1fj1fc10\" tabindex=\"-1\"><span role=\"text\">Russia attacks Ukraine: More coverage<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper e1xue1i86\" data-component=\"unordered-list-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-17j9f6r-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1pzprxn-BulletListContainer e5tfeyi0\">\n<ul role=\"list\">\n<li>THE BASICS:\u00a0<a class=\"ssrcss-9nsdc6-InlineLink e1no5rhv0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-europe-56720589\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Why is Putin invading Ukraine?<\/a><\/li>\n<li>RUSSIA:\u00a0<a class=\"ssrcss-9nsdc6-InlineLink e1no5rhv0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-europe-60579439\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Watching the war on TV<\/a><\/li>\n<li>UKRAINE:\u00a0<a class=\"ssrcss-9nsdc6-InlineLink e1no5rhv0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/av\/world-europe-60563045\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8216;I have never felt so much love for my homeland&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li>IN DEPTH:\u00a0<a class=\"ssrcss-9nsdc6-InlineLink e1no5rhv0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-60525350\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Full coverage of the conflict<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-60597751\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bbc.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\">An investigation into possible war crimes in Ukraine has been launched, after Russia was accused of bombing civilians. 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