Red alert issued nationwide to capture fugitive former OC Shah Alam
Red alert issued nationwide to capture fugitive former OC Shah Alam

A red alert has been issued across the country for the arrest of former Officer-in-Charge (OC) Shah Alam, who escaped from the Uttara East Police Station in the capital. Shah Alam, who had been detained in connection with the anti-discrimination student movement, was in the process of being...

ICT orders to produce constable Sujan on Jan 12
ICT orders to produce constable Sujan on Jan 12

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) today (Jan 1) ordered authorities concerned to produce Armed Police Battalion (APBn) constable Mohammad Sujan, who was seen shooting at student-people rally in capitals Chankharpul area,on Jan 12 The three-member tribunal led by Justice Md Golam Mortuza...

2025, trial year for Sheikh Hasina & AL leaders: ICT chief prosecutor
2025, trial year for Sheikh Hasina & AL leaders: ICT chief prosecutor

Md Tajul Islam, the chief prosecutor of International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) said, 2025 will be the year of trial for ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the leaders of Awami League for their crimes against humanity. He made this remark on Wednesday, after exchanging New Years greetings....

Israel’s targeted killings of Palestinian journalists constitute war crimes
Israel’s targeted killings of Palestinian journalists constitute war crimes

Jodie Ginsberg, the chief executive of Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), says Israels killing of Palestinian journalists is part of a systematic attempt to censor information coming out of Gaza and the occupied West Bank, reports Al Jazeera. We are reliant on [Palestinian journalists] for...

ITJP submits over 60 sanction requests against Sri Lankan officials
ITJP submits over 60 sanction requests against Sri Lankan officials

The International Truth and Justice Project (ITJP) has submitted more than 60 sanction and visa ban requests till Wednesday targeting Sri Lankan officials over human rights abuses and economic crimes. These submissions have been sent to governments in the US, UK, Australia, Canada, the EU, and the...

Israeli airstrike kills at least 7 Palestinians at Nuseirat camp in Gaza
Israeli airstrike kills at least 7 Palestinians at Nuseirat camp in Gaza

At least seven Palestinians were killed and several others injured in an Israeli airstrike on a house in the Nuseirat refugee camp, located in the central Gaza Strip, medics reported to Reuters; citing the agency the Dawn reported this on Wednesday. In Beit Hanoun, a town in northern Gaza,...

Former police chief among those set to appear in tribunal on Wednesday
Former police chief among those set to appear in tribunal on Wednesday

Eight officials, including the former police chief and the former director general of NTMC, are set to appear before the International Criminal Tribunal on Wednesday, facing charges of genocide and crimes against humanity related to events in July and August. The individuals scheduled for court...

HRW accuses Israel of war crimes
HRW accuses Israel of war crimes

A new report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) finds that the Israeli authorities have caused massive and deliberate forced displacement of Palestinians in Gaza, in what amounts to a war crime, reports Al Jazeera. The report author Nadia Hardman published the report in a press conference Thursday....

More than half of British say Israel committing war crimes: Poll
More than half of British say Israel committing war crimes: Poll

More than half of British across the political spectrum believe that Israels actions in the war on Gaza constitute war crimes. This information was revealed by a survey, commissioned by Action for Humanity and conducted by the YouGov pollster, reports Al Jazeera. The figure comes up to three...

Continued conflict leaves Myanmar mired in crisis: UN warns
Continued conflict leaves Myanmar mired in crisis: UN warns

An UN report has warned that Myanmar is mired in crisis as conflict escalates, with criminal networks out of control and human suffering at unprecedented levels, reports Al Jazeera. UN special envoy for Myanmar, Julie Bishop, told the UN General Assemblys human rights committee on Tuesday that...

Soldiers must refuse orders that may be war crimes: Israel’s ex- security adviser
Soldiers must refuse orders that may be war crimes: Israel’s ex- security adviser

Mr Etzion, a former soldier himself, warns that Israels military, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), might be committing war crimes in northern Gaza. And he is suggesting that officers and troops should reject illegal orders. In a recent interview with the BBC that has been published on Thursday, he...

US gives Israel 30 days to boost Gaza aid or risk cutting military support
US gives Israel 30 days to boost Gaza aid or risk cutting military support

The US has given Israel 30 days to boost humanitarian aid access in Gaza. If Israel does not comply, it will risk having some US military assistance cut off, reports BBC. On Sunday, a letter was sent to Israel which states that the US has deep concerns about the deteriorating humanitarian...