Robert Neumann, sentenced to six month's imprisonment for physically abusing prisoners of war
Enver Pasha (1881–1922), Triumvir of the
Ottoman Empire, sentenced to death in absentia for his role in the
Armenian genocide , assassinated as part of Operation Nemesis
Slavko Štancer (1872–1945), commander-in-chief and inspector-general of "Domobranstvo", the regular army of the Independent State of Croatia during the Second World War
Giovanni Ravalli (1910–1998), soldier in the
Royal Italian Army during World War II, initially received a life sentence but was pardoned after serving 13 years.
Vincenzo Serrentino (1897–1947), Italian judge of the Italian Extraordinary Court for Dalmatia
Josef Altstötter (1892–1979), German
Ministry of Justice official, sentenced to five years in prison but was released on parole after only two-and-a-half years[6]
Wilhelm von Ammon (1903–1992), administrator in the ministry of Justice in Nazi Germany, sentenced to 10 years in prison at the Nuremberg
judges' trial, released in 1951.
Hans Globke (1898–1973),
Ministerialdirigent in the Office for Jewish Affairs, sentenced to life imprisonment for war crimes in absentia by an
East German court but avoided extradition due to his work for the government of
West Germany.
Otto Hofmann (1896–1982),
GermanRuSHA Chief and Higher SS and Police Leader in Southwest Germany; sentenced to 25 years in prison at the
NurembergRuSHA trial, reduced to 15 years in 1951, released in 1954.
Carl Krauch (1887–1968), Chairman of the Supervisory Board, member of Göring's Office of the Four-Year Plan, sentenced to 6 years in prison at the
NurembergIG Farben trial, released in 1950[8]
Alfried Krupp (1907–1967) German Steel/Arms maker; involved in slave labour
Hans Kugler [
de] (1900–1968), German industrialist, took over French companies in Nazi-occupied France, sentenced to 18 months in prison at the Nuremberg
IG Farben trial, released in 1948.[8]
Walter Kuntze (1883–1960), Nazi general who served as the commander of the
12th Army, sentenced to life in prison but ended up being released in 1953.
Franz Kutschera (1904–1944), German SS general and Gauleiter of Carinthia.
Hubert Lanz (1896–1982), Nazi general, sentenced to 12 years in prison at the Nuremberg
Hostages Trial, released in 1951.
Ernst Lautz (1887–1979), Chief Public Prosecutor of the People's Court, sentenced to 10 years in prison at the Nuremberg
judges' trial, released in 1951.
Robert Ley (1890–1945), head of the labor force in Nazi Germany, indicted at the
Nuremberg trials, committed suicide in custody.
Ernst von Leyser (1889–1962), Nazi general, sentenced to 10 years in prison at the Nuremberg
Hostages Trial, released in 1951.
Wilhelm List (1880–1971), Nazi German field marshal, sentenced to life in prison at the Nuremberg hostages' trial, released in 1952.
Konrad Meyer (1901–1973), General in the Nazi SS, created the
Generalplan Ost resulting in the deportation of over 30 million Slavic people, sentenced to time served at the Nuremberg
RuSHA trial, released in 1948.
Karl Mummenthey (born 1906), economic administrator for the SS in Nazi Germany, sentenced to life in prison, released in 1953.
Erich Naumann (died 1951), German Einsatzgruppe B commander
Günther Nebelung (1896–1970), Chief Justice of the Nazi People's Court, interned by the Allies in 1945, indicted in the Nuremberg
judges' trial, released in 1947.
Hermann Neubacher (died 1960), German supported mayor of Vienna and Southeast Economic Plenipotentiary
Rudolf Oeschey (1903–1980), Chief judge of the Special Court at Nuremberg in Nazi Germany, sentenced to life in prison at the Nuremberg
judges' trial, released in 1956[6]
Hans Petersen [
de] (1885–1963), Chief Justice of the people's court in Nazi Germany, charged and indicted in the Nuremberg
judges' trial, released in 1947.
Paul Pleiger (1899–1985), General Director and Supervisory Board Chairman of the Reichswerke Hermann Göring, Reich Commissioner for Coal Supply, War Economy Leader, sentenced to 15 years in
Ministries trial, released in 1951.
Oswald Rothaug (1897–1967), Chief Justice of the special court in Nazi Germany, sentenced to Life in prison at the Nuremberg judges' Trial, released in 1956[6]
Curt Rothenberger (1896–1959), State Secretary in the Ministry of Justice in Nazi Germany, sentenced to 7 years in prison at the Nuremberg judges' Trial, released in 1950[6]
Oskar Schröder (died 1958), Chief of Staff of the Inspectorate of the Medical Service in Nazi Germany, sentenced to life in prison at the Nuremberg Doctors' trial, released in 1954.
Josef Schuetz (1921–2023), German Waffen-SS prison camp guard. Convicted June 2022 as the oldest person tried for war crimes from Nazi Germany.[14]
Karl Sommer (born in 1915), economic administrator for the SS in Nazi Germany, sentenced to death at the Nuremberg
Pohl trial, commuted and released in 1953.
Jürgen Stroop (1895-1952), German SS and Police leader in Warsaw, convicted of murdering 9 US POWs. Hanged at Mokotow Prison in 1952.
Wilhelm Stuckart (1902-1953), German Interior Ministry official. Supported forced sterilization. Sentenced to time served. Released April 1949.
Kurt Student (1890–1978), leader of Fallschirmjäger, convicted of mistreatment and murder of prisoners of war.
Otto von Stulpnagel (1878-1948), German military commander of Nazi-occupied France, charged with war crimes by French authorities. Committed suicide in Cherche-Midi Prison
Bruno Tesch (1890–1946), chemist and owner of
Tesch & Stabenow pest control company, convicted of supplying
Zyklon B for use in mass exterminations
Erwin Tschentscher (1903–1972), economic administrator of the SS in Nazi Germany, sentenced to 10 years in prison at the Nuremberg
Pohl trial, released in 1951.
Harald Turner (1891–1947), SS commander and Staatsrat (privy councillor) in the German military administration of the Territory of the Military Commander in Serbia
Josef Vogt (1884–1967), SS economic and administrative official, indicted in the Nuremberg
Pohl trial, released in 1947.
Leo Volk (1909–1973), head of legal department of the SS in Nazi Germany, sentenced to 10 years in prison at the Nuremberg
Pohl trial, released in 1951.
Carl Westphal (1902–1946), administrator for the ministry of Justice in Nazi Germany, committed suicide after being charged and indicted in the Nuremberg
judges' trial.
Dieter Wisliceny (1911-1948), German SS deportation expert in Greece, Slovakia and Hungary
Fred A. McMurray (died 1945),
African-AmericanG.I. executed for a murder and two rapes committed during the
Italian Campaign, guilt has been called into question.[16]
Draža Mihailović (1893–1946), founder of the
Chetniks sentenced to death for genocidal actions taken against Jewish, Muslim and Croat civilians. Conviction posthumously overturned in 2015.
Abdul Quader Molla (1948–2013), Convicted war criminal from Bangladesh, sentenced to death for mass murder in 1971[25]
Chowdhury Mueen-Uddin (born 1948), sentenced to death by hanging for the murder of 18 people described as prominent intellectuals, during 1971 liberation war of Bangladesh from Pakistan[24]
Khalilur Rahman, Army General and former Director General of
Bangladesh Rifles. He was convicted of killing, torturing, abduction, looting, rape, and arson in 2015 of crimes in 1971. He was sentenced to death and arrested in 2022. He currently sits on death row[26]
Alfredo Astiz (born 1951), Argentine commando convicted of kidnapping and torture.
Jorge Rafael Videla (1925–2013), President of
Argentina from 1976 to 1981, found guilty of multiple war crimes and crimes against humanity during the
Dirty War and sentenced to life in prison.
Elie Ndayamabaje, former Mayor of Muganza, Rwanda during the Rwandan Genocide[38]
Hassan Ngeze (born 1957), Rwandan journalist and politician, sentenced to life in prison for his role in the
Rwandan genocide, later reduced to 35 years on appeal.[34]
Ildéphonse Nizeyimana (born 1963), Rwandan soldier, who was convicted of having participated in the Rwandan genocide.
Sylvan Nsabimana, Rwandan war criminal charged with crimes against humanity in the Rwandan genocide[38]
Arsène Shalom Ntahobali, Rwandan war criminal charged with crimes against humanity in the Rwandan genocide[38]
Dominique Ntawukulilyayo, sub-prefect of the Gisaraga prefect convicted of genocide during the Rwandan genocide[39]
Pauline Nyiramasuhuko (born 1946), Rwandan politician. She was indicted on the charges of conspiracy to commit genocide.[38]
Tharcisse Renzaho (born 1944), Rwandan soldier and head of the Civil Defence Committee for Kigali, sentenced to life in prison for his role in the
Rwandan genocide.
After the
Yugoslav Wars, an international Court was formed to try war criminals (
ICTY). However, ICTY tried only a selected number of high-ranking people (a total of 161), with local Courts (in
Bosnia,
Croatia and
Serbia) starting trials mostly against individuals or soldiers who carried out orders of those high-ranking officers. Many of those have been convicted.
Croatia raised charges against 3666 people for war crimes, of which 1381 were dropped due to lack of evidence.[41]
Bosnian War
Fikret Abdić, Bosnian warlord, sentenced to six years for participating in the detention and killing of civilians[42]
Srecko Acimovic, Former Bosnian Serb Army battalion commander aided genocide against Bosnians[43]
Djuro Adamovic, Bosnian Serb soldier, sentenced to three years in prison for committing crimes against civilians, later acquitted during appeal[44][45]
Zoran Babic, Bosnian Serb policeman who persecuted Bosniaks[46]
Predrag Bastah, Bosnian Serb policeman convicted of killing 37 Bosniak civilians in the
Yugoslav Wars[47]
Bratislav Bilbija, Bosnian Serb soldier, sentenced to two years in prison for committing crimes against civilians, later acquitted during appeal[44][45]
Radovan Paprica, convicted for wartime rape in the Yugoslav war[85]
Milivoj Petković, Bosnian Croat officer for crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing[88]
Stojan Petrovic, member of the Bosnian Serb police, convicted of rape and crimes against the civilian population, sentenced to seven years in prison[89]
Joja Plavanjac, Bosnian Serb soldier convicted of killing 11 POWs[83]
Blagoje Simić (born 1960), former Bosnian Serb member of the Serb War Presidency, sentenced to 15 years for aiding and abetting persecution through unlawful arrests, confinement of prisoners in inhumane conditions, forced labour and displacement[93]
Simo Stupar, former Serbian policeman who illegally detained Bosniaks[94]
Dusko Vasiljevic, Serbian member of the White Eagles, sentenced to 10 years in 2023 for participation in the Štrpci massacre[58]
Branimir Glavaš (born 1956), former Croatian major general convicted of ethnic cleansing and torturing POWs[97]
Ante Gotovina, former Croatian lieutenant general, sentenced to 24 years in prison for the expulsion of ethnic Serbs, conviction eventually overturned[98]
Mirko Graorac, Croatian Serb traffic policemen, sentenced to 20 years for being a guard at
Manjača camp, sentenced later reduced to 15 years, served a total of nine years in prison before release[99]
Rajko Krickovic, former Croatian soldier convicted of killing a civilian family in the Yugoslav Wars[100]
Jure Kordic, Bosnian Croat member of the
Croatian Defence Council, sentenced to three years in prison for illegally detaining and mistreating civilians[101]
Drazen Lovric, Bosnian Croat member of the Croatian Defence Council, sentenced to one year in prison for illegally detaining and mistreating civilians[101]
Mladen Markač, former Croatian general, sentenced to 18 years in prison for the expulsion of ethnic Serbs, conviction eventually overturned[98]
Slobodan Praljak (1945–2017),
Bosnian Croat general sentenced to 20 years in prison by the ICC for war crimes committed against the
Bosniak population. He committed suicide upon hearing of the verdict.
Nedzad Tinjak, Bosnian Croat member of the Croatian Defence Council, sentenced to 12 years in prison for illegally detaining and mistreating civilians[101]
Goran Viskovic (born 1954), former member of the Bosnian Serb Army who was convicted of participating in a widespread and systematic attack against the non-Serb population in the
Yugoslav Wars[117]
Salih Mustafa (born 1972), former commander of the Kosovo Liberation Army, convicted in 2022 and sentenced to 26 years in prison for mistreating prisoners[134]
Destan Shabanaj, former Serb police inspector, sentenced to 7 years for desecrating, humiliating and subjecting a lifeless bodies to demeaning treatment[132]
Remzi Shala, Kosovo Liberation Army fighter, convicted of kidnapping and killing a civilian, sentenced to nine and a half years[136]
Goran Stanisic, Serbian reservist policeman, convicted of killing 13 civilians, sentenced to 20 years in prison in 2021, later reduced to 15 years[137]
Slovenian War of Independence
Berisav Popov, former Yugoslav colonel, sentenced to five years in prison in absentia for killing civilians and destruction of property[138]
John E. Hatley, sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering four detainees
Donald Payne (born 1970), first member of the British armed forces to be convicted of killing Baha Mousa, jailed for one year and dismissed from the army[150]
Mustafa A, member of
Liwa al-Quds, sentenced to 12 years in prison for complicity in torture, inhumane treatment and illegal arrest, and membership of a criminal organization[160]
Mohammad Abdullah,
Syrian soldier, convicted of appearing in photos standing over a pile of bodies[161]
Eyad al-Gharib, Syrian intelligence officer who aided crimes against humanity[162]
Ahmad al Khedr, convicted for killing a captured Syrian Regime soldier[163]
Ahmad Al-Y, Syrian man who fought with terrorist organization
Ahrar al-Sham[164]
Eddie Gallagher, United States
navy SEAL who stabbed a injured POW and took photos with the corpse, pardoned in 2019.[167]
Lina Ishaq, Syrian woman who allowed her pre-teenage son join the
Islamic State leading to his death, sentenced to six years at a Swedish tribunal[168]
Nurten J., identity of German woman who travelled to Syria to join ISIS and committed war crimes against property[169]
Clint Lorance, United States First Lieutenant who ordered the shooting of two civilians on a motorcycle, pardoned in 2019[170]
Russian invasion of Ukraine
Alexander Bobikin, member of an artillery unit, convicted of violating the laws and customs of war[171]
Alexander Ivanov, member of an artillery unit, convicted of violating the laws and customs of war[171]
Mykhail Kulikov, tank crewman, convicted of firing on civilian targets[174]
Denis Kuznetsov, Russian soldier who took part in torturing a civilian, Oleksandr Marusik, convicted in absentia without a prison sentence[175]
Vadim Shishimarin, Russian soldier who killed unarmed civilian Oleksandr Shelipov, sentenced to life in prison[176]
Others
Africa
Jean-Pierre Bemba (born 1962),
Congolese politician and former rebel leader, sentenced to 18 years in prison for war crimes and sexual crimes committed in the
Central African Republic, but the conviction was served 10 years of his original sentence[177]
Hissène Habré (1942-2021), former
President of Chad convicted of rape and ordering the killing and torture of thousands of political opponents[178]
Dominic Ongwen (born 1975), commander of the Ugandan rebel group the
Lord's Resistance Army who was convicted of crimes against women, including forced pregnancy[184]
Harry Cline (died 1902), U.S. Army civilian who shot four small Filipino boys, killing one, who were gathering grass during the
Philippine–American War, executed by hanging
John E. Day Jr. (died 1959), U.S. private who shot and killed a civilian during the
Korean War, executed[190]
Cipriano and Joseph Garcia, U.S. Privates First Class sentenced to four and fifteen years imprisonment respectively for participating in the rape and murder of a Vietnamese woman during the
Vietnam War, Joseph Garcia was later acquitted on appeal
David Gervase, U.S. Sergeant sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment with hard labor for instigating the gang-rape and murder of a Vietnamese woman during the
Vietnam War
Edwin Forbes Glenn (1857–1926), U.S. Army Major General who waterboarded detainees in the Philippines during the
Spanish–American War, given a fine and taken out of command for 1 month[191]
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Robert Neumann, sentenced to six month's imprisonment for physically abusing prisoners of war
Enver Pasha (1881–1922), Triumvir of the
Ottoman Empire, sentenced to death in absentia for his role in the
Armenian genocide , assassinated as part of Operation Nemesis
Slavko Štancer (1872–1945), commander-in-chief and inspector-general of "Domobranstvo", the regular army of the Independent State of Croatia during the Second World War
Giovanni Ravalli (1910–1998), soldier in the
Royal Italian Army during World War II, initially received a life sentence but was pardoned after serving 13 years.
Vincenzo Serrentino (1897–1947), Italian judge of the Italian Extraordinary Court for Dalmatia
Josef Altstötter (1892–1979), German
Ministry of Justice official, sentenced to five years in prison but was released on parole after only two-and-a-half years[6]
Wilhelm von Ammon (1903–1992), administrator in the ministry of Justice in Nazi Germany, sentenced to 10 years in prison at the Nuremberg
judges' trial, released in 1951.
Hans Globke (1898–1973),
Ministerialdirigent in the Office for Jewish Affairs, sentenced to life imprisonment for war crimes in absentia by an
East German court but avoided extradition due to his work for the government of
West Germany.
Otto Hofmann (1896–1982),
GermanRuSHA Chief and Higher SS and Police Leader in Southwest Germany; sentenced to 25 years in prison at the
NurembergRuSHA trial, reduced to 15 years in 1951, released in 1954.
Carl Krauch (1887–1968), Chairman of the Supervisory Board, member of Göring's Office of the Four-Year Plan, sentenced to 6 years in prison at the
NurembergIG Farben trial, released in 1950[8]
Alfried Krupp (1907–1967) German Steel/Arms maker; involved in slave labour
Hans Kugler [
de] (1900–1968), German industrialist, took over French companies in Nazi-occupied France, sentenced to 18 months in prison at the Nuremberg
IG Farben trial, released in 1948.[8]
Walter Kuntze (1883–1960), Nazi general who served as the commander of the
12th Army, sentenced to life in prison but ended up being released in 1953.
Franz Kutschera (1904–1944), German SS general and Gauleiter of Carinthia.
Hubert Lanz (1896–1982), Nazi general, sentenced to 12 years in prison at the Nuremberg
Hostages Trial, released in 1951.
Ernst Lautz (1887–1979), Chief Public Prosecutor of the People's Court, sentenced to 10 years in prison at the Nuremberg
judges' trial, released in 1951.
Robert Ley (1890–1945), head of the labor force in Nazi Germany, indicted at the
Nuremberg trials, committed suicide in custody.
Ernst von Leyser (1889–1962), Nazi general, sentenced to 10 years in prison at the Nuremberg
Hostages Trial, released in 1951.
Wilhelm List (1880–1971), Nazi German field marshal, sentenced to life in prison at the Nuremberg hostages' trial, released in 1952.
Konrad Meyer (1901–1973), General in the Nazi SS, created the
Generalplan Ost resulting in the deportation of over 30 million Slavic people, sentenced to time served at the Nuremberg
RuSHA trial, released in 1948.
Karl Mummenthey (born 1906), economic administrator for the SS in Nazi Germany, sentenced to life in prison, released in 1953.
Erich Naumann (died 1951), German Einsatzgruppe B commander
Günther Nebelung (1896–1970), Chief Justice of the Nazi People's Court, interned by the Allies in 1945, indicted in the Nuremberg
judges' trial, released in 1947.
Hermann Neubacher (died 1960), German supported mayor of Vienna and Southeast Economic Plenipotentiary
Rudolf Oeschey (1903–1980), Chief judge of the Special Court at Nuremberg in Nazi Germany, sentenced to life in prison at the Nuremberg
judges' trial, released in 1956[6]
Hans Petersen [
de] (1885–1963), Chief Justice of the people's court in Nazi Germany, charged and indicted in the Nuremberg
judges' trial, released in 1947.
Paul Pleiger (1899–1985), General Director and Supervisory Board Chairman of the Reichswerke Hermann Göring, Reich Commissioner for Coal Supply, War Economy Leader, sentenced to 15 years in
Ministries trial, released in 1951.
Oswald Rothaug (1897–1967), Chief Justice of the special court in Nazi Germany, sentenced to Life in prison at the Nuremberg judges' Trial, released in 1956[6]
Curt Rothenberger (1896–1959), State Secretary in the Ministry of Justice in Nazi Germany, sentenced to 7 years in prison at the Nuremberg judges' Trial, released in 1950[6]
Oskar Schröder (died 1958), Chief of Staff of the Inspectorate of the Medical Service in Nazi Germany, sentenced to life in prison at the Nuremberg Doctors' trial, released in 1954.
Josef Schuetz (1921–2023), German Waffen-SS prison camp guard. Convicted June 2022 as the oldest person tried for war crimes from Nazi Germany.[14]
Karl Sommer (born in 1915), economic administrator for the SS in Nazi Germany, sentenced to death at the Nuremberg
Pohl trial, commuted and released in 1953.
Jürgen Stroop (1895-1952), German SS and Police leader in Warsaw, convicted of murdering 9 US POWs. Hanged at Mokotow Prison in 1952.
Wilhelm Stuckart (1902-1953), German Interior Ministry official. Supported forced sterilization. Sentenced to time served. Released April 1949.
Kurt Student (1890–1978), leader of Fallschirmjäger, convicted of mistreatment and murder of prisoners of war.
Otto von Stulpnagel (1878-1948), German military commander of Nazi-occupied France, charged with war crimes by French authorities. Committed suicide in Cherche-Midi Prison
Bruno Tesch (1890–1946), chemist and owner of
Tesch & Stabenow pest control company, convicted of supplying
Zyklon B for use in mass exterminations
Erwin Tschentscher (1903–1972), economic administrator of the SS in Nazi Germany, sentenced to 10 years in prison at the Nuremberg
Pohl trial, released in 1951.
Harald Turner (1891–1947), SS commander and Staatsrat (privy councillor) in the German military administration of the Territory of the Military Commander in Serbia
Josef Vogt (1884–1967), SS economic and administrative official, indicted in the Nuremberg
Pohl trial, released in 1947.
Leo Volk (1909–1973), head of legal department of the SS in Nazi Germany, sentenced to 10 years in prison at the Nuremberg
Pohl trial, released in 1951.
Carl Westphal (1902–1946), administrator for the ministry of Justice in Nazi Germany, committed suicide after being charged and indicted in the Nuremberg
judges' trial.
Dieter Wisliceny (1911-1948), German SS deportation expert in Greece, Slovakia and Hungary
Fred A. McMurray (died 1945),
African-AmericanG.I. executed for a murder and two rapes committed during the
Italian Campaign, guilt has been called into question.[16]
Draža Mihailović (1893–1946), founder of the
Chetniks sentenced to death for genocidal actions taken against Jewish, Muslim and Croat civilians. Conviction posthumously overturned in 2015.
Abdul Quader Molla (1948–2013), Convicted war criminal from Bangladesh, sentenced to death for mass murder in 1971[25]
Chowdhury Mueen-Uddin (born 1948), sentenced to death by hanging for the murder of 18 people described as prominent intellectuals, during 1971 liberation war of Bangladesh from Pakistan[24]
Khalilur Rahman, Army General and former Director General of
Bangladesh Rifles. He was convicted of killing, torturing, abduction, looting, rape, and arson in 2015 of crimes in 1971. He was sentenced to death and arrested in 2022. He currently sits on death row[26]
Alfredo Astiz (born 1951), Argentine commando convicted of kidnapping and torture.
Jorge Rafael Videla (1925–2013), President of
Argentina from 1976 to 1981, found guilty of multiple war crimes and crimes against humanity during the
Dirty War and sentenced to life in prison.
Elie Ndayamabaje, former Mayor of Muganza, Rwanda during the Rwandan Genocide[38]
Hassan Ngeze (born 1957), Rwandan journalist and politician, sentenced to life in prison for his role in the
Rwandan genocide, later reduced to 35 years on appeal.[34]
Ildéphonse Nizeyimana (born 1963), Rwandan soldier, who was convicted of having participated in the Rwandan genocide.
Sylvan Nsabimana, Rwandan war criminal charged with crimes against humanity in the Rwandan genocide[38]
Arsène Shalom Ntahobali, Rwandan war criminal charged with crimes against humanity in the Rwandan genocide[38]
Dominique Ntawukulilyayo, sub-prefect of the Gisaraga prefect convicted of genocide during the Rwandan genocide[39]
Pauline Nyiramasuhuko (born 1946), Rwandan politician. She was indicted on the charges of conspiracy to commit genocide.[38]
Tharcisse Renzaho (born 1944), Rwandan soldier and head of the Civil Defence Committee for Kigali, sentenced to life in prison for his role in the
Rwandan genocide.
After the
Yugoslav Wars, an international Court was formed to try war criminals (
ICTY). However, ICTY tried only a selected number of high-ranking people (a total of 161), with local Courts (in
Bosnia,
Croatia and
Serbia) starting trials mostly against individuals or soldiers who carried out orders of those high-ranking officers. Many of those have been convicted.
Croatia raised charges against 3666 people for war crimes, of which 1381 were dropped due to lack of evidence.[41]
Bosnian War
Fikret Abdić, Bosnian warlord, sentenced to six years for participating in the detention and killing of civilians[42]
Srecko Acimovic, Former Bosnian Serb Army battalion commander aided genocide against Bosnians[43]
Djuro Adamovic, Bosnian Serb soldier, sentenced to three years in prison for committing crimes against civilians, later acquitted during appeal[44][45]
Zoran Babic, Bosnian Serb policeman who persecuted Bosniaks[46]
Predrag Bastah, Bosnian Serb policeman convicted of killing 37 Bosniak civilians in the
Yugoslav Wars[47]
Bratislav Bilbija, Bosnian Serb soldier, sentenced to two years in prison for committing crimes against civilians, later acquitted during appeal[44][45]
Radovan Paprica, convicted for wartime rape in the Yugoslav war[85]
Milivoj Petković, Bosnian Croat officer for crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing[88]
Stojan Petrovic, member of the Bosnian Serb police, convicted of rape and crimes against the civilian population, sentenced to seven years in prison[89]
Joja Plavanjac, Bosnian Serb soldier convicted of killing 11 POWs[83]
Blagoje Simić (born 1960), former Bosnian Serb member of the Serb War Presidency, sentenced to 15 years for aiding and abetting persecution through unlawful arrests, confinement of prisoners in inhumane conditions, forced labour and displacement[93]
Simo Stupar, former Serbian policeman who illegally detained Bosniaks[94]
Dusko Vasiljevic, Serbian member of the White Eagles, sentenced to 10 years in 2023 for participation in the Štrpci massacre[58]
Branimir Glavaš (born 1956), former Croatian major general convicted of ethnic cleansing and torturing POWs[97]
Ante Gotovina, former Croatian lieutenant general, sentenced to 24 years in prison for the expulsion of ethnic Serbs, conviction eventually overturned[98]
Mirko Graorac, Croatian Serb traffic policemen, sentenced to 20 years for being a guard at
Manjača camp, sentenced later reduced to 15 years, served a total of nine years in prison before release[99]
Rajko Krickovic, former Croatian soldier convicted of killing a civilian family in the Yugoslav Wars[100]
Jure Kordic, Bosnian Croat member of the
Croatian Defence Council, sentenced to three years in prison for illegally detaining and mistreating civilians[101]
Drazen Lovric, Bosnian Croat member of the Croatian Defence Council, sentenced to one year in prison for illegally detaining and mistreating civilians[101]
Mladen Markač, former Croatian general, sentenced to 18 years in prison for the expulsion of ethnic Serbs, conviction eventually overturned[98]
Slobodan Praljak (1945–2017),
Bosnian Croat general sentenced to 20 years in prison by the ICC for war crimes committed against the
Bosniak population. He committed suicide upon hearing of the verdict.
Nedzad Tinjak, Bosnian Croat member of the Croatian Defence Council, sentenced to 12 years in prison for illegally detaining and mistreating civilians[101]
Goran Viskovic (born 1954), former member of the Bosnian Serb Army who was convicted of participating in a widespread and systematic attack against the non-Serb population in the
Yugoslav Wars[117]
Salih Mustafa (born 1972), former commander of the Kosovo Liberation Army, convicted in 2022 and sentenced to 26 years in prison for mistreating prisoners[134]
Destan Shabanaj, former Serb police inspector, sentenced to 7 years for desecrating, humiliating and subjecting a lifeless bodies to demeaning treatment[132]
Remzi Shala, Kosovo Liberation Army fighter, convicted of kidnapping and killing a civilian, sentenced to nine and a half years[136]
Goran Stanisic, Serbian reservist policeman, convicted of killing 13 civilians, sentenced to 20 years in prison in 2021, later reduced to 15 years[137]
Slovenian War of Independence
Berisav Popov, former Yugoslav colonel, sentenced to five years in prison in absentia for killing civilians and destruction of property[138]
John E. Hatley, sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering four detainees
Donald Payne (born 1970), first member of the British armed forces to be convicted of killing Baha Mousa, jailed for one year and dismissed from the army[150]
Mustafa A, member of
Liwa al-Quds, sentenced to 12 years in prison for complicity in torture, inhumane treatment and illegal arrest, and membership of a criminal organization[160]
Mohammad Abdullah,
Syrian soldier, convicted of appearing in photos standing over a pile of bodies[161]
Eyad al-Gharib, Syrian intelligence officer who aided crimes against humanity[162]
Ahmad al Khedr, convicted for killing a captured Syrian Regime soldier[163]
Ahmad Al-Y, Syrian man who fought with terrorist organization
Ahrar al-Sham[164]
Eddie Gallagher, United States
navy SEAL who stabbed a injured POW and took photos with the corpse, pardoned in 2019.[167]
Lina Ishaq, Syrian woman who allowed her pre-teenage son join the
Islamic State leading to his death, sentenced to six years at a Swedish tribunal[168]
Nurten J., identity of German woman who travelled to Syria to join ISIS and committed war crimes against property[169]
Clint Lorance, United States First Lieutenant who ordered the shooting of two civilians on a motorcycle, pardoned in 2019[170]
Russian invasion of Ukraine
Alexander Bobikin, member of an artillery unit, convicted of violating the laws and customs of war[171]
Alexander Ivanov, member of an artillery unit, convicted of violating the laws and customs of war[171]
Mykhail Kulikov, tank crewman, convicted of firing on civilian targets[174]
Denis Kuznetsov, Russian soldier who took part in torturing a civilian, Oleksandr Marusik, convicted in absentia without a prison sentence[175]
Vadim Shishimarin, Russian soldier who killed unarmed civilian Oleksandr Shelipov, sentenced to life in prison[176]
Others
Africa
Jean-Pierre Bemba (born 1962),
Congolese politician and former rebel leader, sentenced to 18 years in prison for war crimes and sexual crimes committed in the
Central African Republic, but the conviction was served 10 years of his original sentence[177]
Hissène Habré (1942-2021), former
President of Chad convicted of rape and ordering the killing and torture of thousands of political opponents[178]
Dominic Ongwen (born 1975), commander of the Ugandan rebel group the
Lord's Resistance Army who was convicted of crimes against women, including forced pregnancy[184]
Harry Cline (died 1902), U.S. Army civilian who shot four small Filipino boys, killing one, who were gathering grass during the
Philippine–American War, executed by hanging
John E. Day Jr. (died 1959), U.S. private who shot and killed a civilian during the
Korean War, executed[190]
Cipriano and Joseph Garcia, U.S. Privates First Class sentenced to four and fifteen years imprisonment respectively for participating in the rape and murder of a Vietnamese woman during the
Vietnam War, Joseph Garcia was later acquitted on appeal
David Gervase, U.S. Sergeant sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment with hard labor for instigating the gang-rape and murder of a Vietnamese woman during the
Vietnam War
Edwin Forbes Glenn (1857–1926), U.S. Army Major General who waterboarded detainees in the Philippines during the
Spanish–American War, given a fine and taken out of command for 1 month[191]
^Admitting the Holocaust: Collected Essays By Lawrence L. Langer Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (June 20, 1996) Language: English
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