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A war crime is an act that constitutes a serious violation of the laws of war that gives rise to individual criminal responsibility. Examples of war crimes include intentionally killing civilians or prisoners, torturing, destroying civilian property, taking hostages, performing a perfidy, raping, using child soldiers, pillaging, declaring that no quarter will be given, and seriously violating the principles of distinction, proportionality, and military necessity. (Wikipedia)

His discussions of films like My Son John and Arthur Miller's play The Crucible in the light of his own distrust of Communism – but equally of anti-Communism and its brutal excesses – are relevant as Parliament prepares to consider extending detention without trial for terror suspects, and as courts are asked to accept evidence obtained by torture as long as we ourselves don't do the torturing. (The Independent)

RCMP have laid a charge in absentia against a Syrian intelligence officer accused of torturing Syrian-born Canadian Maher Arar, the first-ever charge of its kind in Canada. (cbc.ca)