War Crimes Inquiry

Security Council Action on Gaza War Crimes a Non-Starter

By Thalif Deen
When a U.N. panel released a 217-page report accusing both Israel and Hamas of possible war crimes committed during the 50-day conflict in Gaza last July, the chances of Security Council action were remote because of the traditional U.S. commitment to stand by Israel – right or wrong, mostly wrong.

Scores of Sri Lankan Tamils Still Living Under the ‘Long Shadow of War’

By Kanya D'Almeida
In many ways, Jayakumari Balendran epitomizes the plight of the Tamil people in Sri Lanka’s northern and eastern provinces, both during and after the island nation’s 26-year-long civil conflict.


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