war crimes

Russia's blocking of humanitarian aid to Ukraine and its bombing of medical facilities should be the subjects of an international war crimes investigation, says Canada's international development minister.

Canada is sending additional RCMP officers to assist the International Criminal Court investigation into possible war crimes by Russia in its invasion of Ukraine.

A U.S. military court is still refusing to hear Omar Khadr's challenge of his convictions in Guantanamo Bay.

The Trudeau government is facing mounting pressure from across the country to take more international action to hold Myanmar to account for the genocide of the Rohingya people.

An Alberta judge is expected to rule today, March 25, 2019, on whether a war crimes sentence for former Guantanamo Bay prisoner Omar Khadr should be declared expired.

Relatives looking to collect on an American lawsuit against Omar Khadr are asking a Canadian court to force the former Guantanamo Bay prisoner to answer questions about his confession to purported war crimes.

An Alberta judge is to rule next month whether former Guantanamo Bay prisoner Omar Khadr should have his eight-year sentence for war crimes declared expired.

Omar Khadr's visits with his controversial sister will remain restricted, but he has been granted more freedom to use the internet.

Lawyers for former Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr are to appear in an Edmonton court today, Aug. 31, 2017, seeking to ease his bail restrictions and grant him unsupervised visits with his sister.

Former Guantanamo Bay prisoner Omar Khadr quietly speaks of a day when the dust has finally settled and he becomes, as he puts it, someone on the street you don't look twice at.

Canada has announced sanctions against 27 high-ranking officials in the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad.

Western countries are presenting a high-stakes ultimatum to Russia: Allow regime-change in Syria and cut loose Bashar Assad, or remain a pariah moored on the fringes of the international community.

The study also uncovered concerns about a trend toward using immigration law to remove war criminals from Canada rather than pursuing prosecutions or revoking citizenship.

The National Film Board has committed to gender parity in its film production, as a new Canadian documentary called The Apology demonstrates the importance of female filmmakers.