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Why Proving War Crimes Is Difficult and Rare
This episode details graphic scenes.
Many around the world are calling the indiscriminate attacks on civilians in Bucha, a suburb northwest of the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, a war crime.
But investigating such atrocities is painstakingly complicated. Could one case that resulted in convictions — the genocide in Bosnia in the 1990s — offer lessons on how to proceed?
Guest: Roger Cohen, the Paris bureau chief for The New York Times.
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Background reading:
- With Russian forces retreating, Ukrainians in Bucha are finding scores of bodies in yards and on the roads amid mounting evidence of intentional and indiscriminate killings.
- The images from Bucha spurred Western leaders to promise even tougher sanctions against Russia.
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