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Ethnic cleansing is the systematic forced removal of ethnic, racial, or religious groups from a given area, with the intent of making the society ethnically homogeneous. Along with direct removal such as deportation or population transfer, it also includes indirect methods aimed at forced migration by coercing the victim group to flee and ...
This is a list of wars and rebellions involving the United States of America. Currently, there are 108 wars on this list, 4 of which are ongoing. 11 major wars include the American Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, the Indian Wars (which encompasses numerous armed conflicts), the Mexican–American War, the American Civil War, the Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, the Cold War ...
Women in Kosovo have also become active in politics and law enforcement in the Republic of Kosovo. An example of which is the election of Atifete Jahjaga as the fourth President of Kosovo [a] . She was the first female, [2] the first non-partisan candidate, and the youngest to be elected to the office of the presidency in the country.
The list of people who have been indicted in the International Criminal Court includes all individuals who have been indicted on any counts of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, aggression, or contempt of court in the International Criminal Court (ICC) pursuant to the Rome Statute. An individual is indicted when a Pre-Trial Chamber ...
A total of 161 persons were indicted in the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY). [1] Since the arrest of Goran Hadžić on 20 July 2011, there are no indictees remaining at large. [2] This article lists them along with their allegiance, details of charges against them and the disposition of their cases.
The International Criminal Court (ICC or ICCt) is an intergovernmental organization and international tribunal seated in The Hague, Netherlands.It is the first and only permanent international court with jurisdiction to prosecute individuals for the international crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and the crime of aggression.
Violence against women in the United States is the use of domestic abuse, murder, sex-trafficking, rape and assault against women in the United States. It has been recognized as a public health concern. [1] [2] Culture in the United States has led towards the trivialization of violence towards women, with media in the United States possibly ...
In 2010, Swiss politician Dick Marty authored a Council of Europe-report in which he noted war crimes had been committed by the KLA. Partly based on that report, the prosecutor of the Special Investigative Taskforce (SITF) of the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX Kosovo) concluded sufficient evidence existed for prosecution of "war crimes, crimes against humanity as well as ...