Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
Yad Vashem: The Final Stages of the War and the Aftermath
This interactive article focuses on the final stages of WWII in Germany and the aftermath. It discusses death marches, survivors migrations, and Nazi war crimes and trials.
United Nations
Un: Sierra Leone: Un Backed Court Convicts Three Rebel Leaders for War Crimes
Briefly discussed is the trial of three men who led a rebel movement in Sierra Leone and were found guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity by the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL). (26 February 2009)
University of Missouri
Famous Trials: Nuremberg Trials 1945 49
A large selection of primary source documents, pictures, biographical sketches and much more about the famous war crimes trials held over a period of several years in Nuremberg after World War 2.
University of Missouri
Famous Trials: The Judges Trial
The story of the "Judges Trial," a trial held at Nuremberg of German law judges who had worked for the Nazis during World War 2.
PBS
Pbs News Hour: Sudan President Charged With Darfur War Crimes
After seeing a video on the indictment of President Omar Hassan al-Bashir of Sudan by International Criminal Court, students will discuss whether they think he will face trial, how the genocide in Darfur might have been prevented and...
Other
Special Court for Sierra Leone
The Special Court of Sierra Leone was set up jointly by the government of Sierra Leone and the United Nations in 2002. Its mandate is to try those accused of war crimes committed in Sierra Leone since 30 November 1996. Read about how the...
Other
Irin: Sierra Leone: Election Could Turn on Kamajor War Heroes/criminals
Just prior to the Sierra Leone election of 2007, the Special Court of Sierra Leone found the last two Kamajor indictees guilty of war crimes. The impact of these trials on the upcoming elections is analyzed in this article. [Published...
BBC
Bbc News: Saddam's "Special Tribunal"
A short description of the Iraqi court which has been established to try former officials of Saddam Hussein's government for war crimes. Those accused include Saddam Hussein himself and other top leaders such as "Chemical Ali".
BBC
Bbc News: Saddam Trial Head Vows Justice
An interview with Salam Chalabi, the head of the Iraqi Special Tribunal, which is trying Saddam Hussein for war crimes and other charges. The article also gives details on Saddam Hussein's first court appearance on July 1, 2004.
US Holocaust Memorial Museum
U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: The Hadamar Trial
Article about the first trial in the US zone in Germany for massed atrocities. In the Hadamar Trial, those responsible for the euthanization center at Hadamar were tried for the killing of foreign prisoners, because laws did not yet...
BBC
Bbc: Charles Taylor: Preacher, Warlord and President
A biographical sketch of Charles Taylor, former president of Liberia, now on trial for war crimes.
Google Cultural Institute
Google Cultural Institute: World War Ii Looted Art: Turning History Into Justice
Photographic exhibit explores the systematic looting of art in Nazi-occupied countries. These looted treasures were hidden in castles and salt mines in Austria and Germany and many have since been recovered.
Other
International Committee of the Red Cross: The Geneva Conventions
The complete texts of the Geneva Conventions on the conduct of war and human rights. Includes a history of the Conventions.
San Diego State University
World History for Us All: World Politics and Global Economy After Ww Ii [Pdf]
It is imperative that learners understand what happened in Europe after WWII, so they may gain a deep knowledge of our contemporary world, including its key economic, social, and political developments. This in-depth unit covers topics...
US Department of State
U.s.dept of State: Special Court for Sierra Leone
A background look at the violent war crimes and legal violations committed in Sierra Leone which led to the creation of the United Nations War Crimes Court in January 2002. The Special Court started to deliver verdicts for the crimes in...
A&E Television
History.com: 10 Things You May Not Know About the Nuremberg Trials
The post-World War II trials marked the first-ever prosecutions for genocide and crimes against humanity. Held directly after World War II, the Nuremberg Trials were a series of 13 military tribunals in which nearly 200 German...
Harvard University
Harvard Law School: Thirteen Nuremberg Trials
The website currently provides information on the documents used in Case 1, 2, and 4 of the Nazi war crimes Nuremberg Trials.
BBC
Bbc: Karadzic and Mladic: The Charges
This site provides the backdrop for basic understanding of the 2005 trial of Radovan Karadzic and Ratko Mladic on war crimes charges stemming from the incidents in the war in Bosnia- Hercegovina.
US Holocaust Memorial Museum
U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: The Doctors Trials
Excerpts from official transcripts and photos from the trial evidence against twenty-three German doctors and administrators.
US Holocaust Memorial Museum
U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: The Nuremberg Trials and Their Legacy
A comprehensive, multimedia look at the Nuremberg Trials and their results.
A&E Television
History.com: Nuremberg Trials
Held for the purpose of bringing Nazi war criminals to justice, the Nuremberg trials were a series of 13 trials carried out in Nuremberg, Germany, between 1945 and 1949. The defendants, who included Nazi Party officials and high-ranking...
University of South Florida
Holocaust: People: Sinti and Roma
This page discusses in detail what happened to the persecuted Romani people during the Holocaust. It also provides links to further content about lives of Roma and Sinti people during this period.
Harry S. Truman Library and Museum
Truman Presidential Museum and Library
Here is a wealth of information on President Truman, including research ideas, teacher lessons, and student activities. There are also primary source documents, PowerPoint presentations, photographs, and more.
Curated OER
Bbc: Sierre Leone's War Crimes Tribunal
Fifty thousand people were killed and thousands had their bodies mutilated during the civil war in Sierre Leone. Find out who has been charged, how the tribunal is different from other war crime tribunals and how long the court was...
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