And the Biden administration recently released an unclassified intelligence report that concludes the crown prince, known as MBS, approved the operation to kill or capture the journalist. As they departed, Herbert ordered Collins, "Take no prisoners. According to the two German survivors, Baralong continued to fly the American flag after opening fire on U-41 and then rammed the lifeboat carrying the German survivors, causing it to sink. [142][143] Evidence suggests that the group was responsible for the deaths of about 120 civilians. We live in a much more honest world than the one Elizabeth II inherited in 1952. South Africa, for example, recognizes universal jurisdiction and is bound by relevant international law. Therefore we humbly pray that a full and exhaustive inquiry be made by Imperial officers in order that the truth be elicited and justice done. Electric shock was widely used, and so was fire. I also understand that for many people, the Crown symbolizes what it means to be British, and is central to the identity of royalists all over the former Empire. After steaming into firing range, lowering the American flag, and raising the British White Ensign in its place, Baralong's crew opened fire and sank the U-27. Morant and Handcock were charged with, "While on active service committing the offense of murder". [102], On 12 December 1948, during the Malayan Emergency, the Batang Kali massacre took place which involved the killing of 24 villagers. In conclusion, Grey suggested that all four incidents be placed before a tribunal chaired by the United States Navy. "[90], The bombing of Dresden has been politicised by Holocaust deniers and pro-Nazi apologistsmost notably in British writer David Irving's The Destruction of Dresdenin an attempt to establish a moral equivalence between Nazi war crimes and the killing of German civilians by Allied bombing raids. According to historian Alfred de Zayas, the Prussian Ministry of War established the "Military Bureau for the Investigation of Violations of the Laws of War", (German: Militruntersuchungstelle fr Verletzungen des Kriegsrechts) on 19 October 1914. [94], In July 1941, the submarine HMS Torbay, under Lieutenant Commander Anthony Miers, was based in the Mediterranean where it sank several German ships. Originally raised in February 1901, the BVC was composed mainly of British and Commonwealth servicemen with a generous admixture of defectors from the Boer Commandos. They swam to Nicosian and attempted to join the six-man boarding party by climbing up her hanging lifeboat falls[note 1] and pilot ladder. Indeed, surveys show that young Britons are particularly clear about not wanting the monarchy to continue. Oberleutnant zur See Iwan Crompton, after returning to Germany from a prisoner-of-war camp, reported that Baralong had run down the lifeboat he was in; he leapt clear and was shortly after taken prisoner. Treaty crimes only bind parties to the treaty in question, whereas customary international law is binding on all states. Biden administration officials said that U.S. interests in maintaining relations with Saudi Arabia forbid making a pariah of a young prince who may go on to rule the kingdom for decades. On 27 February 1902, two British Army Lieutenants Anglo-Australian Harry Morant and Australian born Peter Handcock of the Bushveldt Carbineers were executed by firing squad after being convicted of murdering eight Afrikaner POWs. WebThe letter urges the Queen and the UK government to give an apology for British crimes against humanity, including but not limited to the exploitation of the indigenous people of Whether fair or not, the future of the British Crown will be determined by their ability to navigate the current reality. Even so, after the sinking of RMSLusitania by the German submarine SMU-20 in May 1915, Lieutenant-Commander Godfrey Herbert, commanding officer of the Q-ship HMS Baralong, was visited by two officers of the Admiralty's Secret Service branch at the Royal Navy's base at Queenstown, Ireland. Destroyer versus Destroyer, as in the Dover Patrol, was fair game and no favour. Going further back Henry VIII had various old Yorkist family members executed on trumped up charges. Another irrefutable legacy of the queen is her failure to take responsibility for the actions of her government while reaping power and benefits from it. The Biden administration has failed to make good on its campaign promise to make Saudia Arabia pay the price for human rights abuses and make them in fact the pariah that they are, by failing to impose sanctions on the crown prince himself, although sanctions have been imposed on other officials involved. 3.7K views Streamed 8 months ago. The Royal Proclamation of 1763, for example, recognized Indigenous land rights in North America. However, we cannot deny the anger expressed from the Indian subcontinent to the Caribbean, from Africa to Oceania, from the Middle East to North America. Watch short videos about #royalfamilycrimesagainsthumanity on TikTok. No supplies will be sent from the railway to the town. According to his widow, British soldiers forced pins into his fingernails and buttocks and squeezed his testicles between metal rods and two others were castrated. [83] For example, on a single day in April 1945, three women in Neustadt am Rbenberge were raped. The plan or policy does not need to be explicitly stipulated or formally adopted and can, therefore, be inferred from the totality of the circumstances. After their return to the United States, they repeated their testimony to American newspapers and before a notary public at the Imperial German Consulate in New Orleans. During the Second World War, it was cited by Admiral Karl Dnitz as a reason for the Kriegsmarine to do the same. Introduction. The town of Louis Trichardt was then burned down by Native South African "Irregulars" under the supervision of Captain Taylor. [149][150] FRU commanders say their plan was to make loyalist groups "more professional" by helping them target nationalists and prevent them killing civilians. [114], During an eight-year conflict in Kenya from 1952 to 1960 in which Britain sought to restore order many Kikuyu were relocated. Elizabeth II had the personality and the poise to navigate the cesspool of reality. Twitter: https://twitter.com/stefaniegreay "[67], Sir Edward further argued that the alleged massacre of U-27's unarmed sailors could be grouped with the Imperial German Navy's sinking of SS Arabic, their attack on a stranded British submarine in neutral Dutch territorial waters, and their attack on the steamship Ruel. The British monarch is an unelected head of state, a position incompatible with a progressive and advanced society in the 21st century. [26], The letter then accused the Field Commander of the BVC, Major Robert William Lenehan, of being "privy to these misdeamenours. But towards the submarine men, one felt an utter disgust and loathing; they were nothing but an abomination, polluting the clean sea."[75]. [24], 5. "[64] Collins later recalled that, after Wegener's murder, Herbert threw a revolver in the German captain's face and screamed, "What about the Lusitania, you bastard!"[64]. RSFs director of international campaigns, Rebecca Vincent, says the complaint also accuses the Saudi government of what it calls the arbitrary detention of dozens of journalists. WebCrimes against humanity have not yet been codified in a dedicated treaty of international law, unlike genocide and war crimes, although there are efforts to do so. We no longer give unquestioning loyalty to individuals just because of the titles they hold. The complaint covers the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi, a Washington Post journalist, and the detention of 34 journalists in the kingdom. Leaked documents allegedly contain evidence implicating British troops in killing children and the torture of civilians in these regions. It looted trillions of dollars of wealth from Asia and Africa and plundered nations for their natural resources. The perpetrator must also act with knowledge of the attack against the civilian population and that his/her action is part of that attack. Herbert only followed orders, the Foreign Secretary, Sir Edward Grey, replied through the U.S. State Department in a textbook example of diplomatic effrontery. After his abdication, he became the Duke of Windsor, and upon their WebThe Royal Family is more than an international embarrassment, though; it is a crime against the British public. [22], 4. [47][48], Even so, the United Kingdom used a range of poison gases, originally chlorine and later phosgene, diphosgene and mustard gas. Torture and atrocities were committed during the conflict. It is found out that most of the people executed were actually belonged to the Kikuyu Home Guard a loyalist militia recruited by the British to fight a guerrilla enemy. [citation needed], According to the Hague Convention of 1907, it is defined as a war crime to kill unarmed enemy sailors after their ship has been sunk. [40] Lt. Morant was found guilty of murder. The shooting, ordered by Capt. [70] The only witnesses to the second attack were the German and British sailors present. From a practical point of view, rules of war are something of a grey area. The British alleged that a decoded German radio message intimated that the vessel was carrying supplies to the Axis troops. "The fact," he was told, "is established. The sergeants denied the allegations. He wrote, "His Majesty's Government do not think it necessary to make any reply to the suggestion that the British navy has been guilty of inhumanity, according to the latest figures available, the number of German sailors rescued from drowning, often in circumstances of great difficulty and peril, amounts to 1,150. It found that there was "mental and physical torture during the interrogations". Lt. Morant was arrested after returning from leave in Pretoria, where he had gone to settle the affairs of his deceased friend Captain Hunt.[28]. The long queues of people lining up to see the late queen lying in state are indicative of the power of indoctrination that the monarchy still holds over Britain. It is for this reason that we have taken the liberty of addressing this communication direct to you." He states that he saw the skull of his 18-year old steward split open by a lump of coal hurled by a member of Garry's crew. An IHAT detective told Panorama: "The Ministry of Defence had no intention of prosecuting any soldier of whatever rank he was unless it was absolutely necessary, and they couldnt wriggle their way out of it". [137][138], In Operation Demetrius, the British government initiated a mass arrest and internment (imprisonment without trial) of people suspected of being involved with Irish nationalist militants; due to faulty and out-of-date intelligence, many were no longer involved in or never had links with nationalist militancy. A German medal was issued commemorating the victims of the masacre. He admitted to having families divided, with male and female Afrikaners sent to different locations "so that after the war they will have some difficulty in getting together. Women were choked and held under water; gun barrels, beer bottles, and even knives were thrust into their vaginas. Witnesses were interrogated and their sworn depositions taken by military judges; lists of suspected war criminals were compiled, which would probably have led to criminal proceedings if the German Empire had won the war. [153], In November 2019, BBC News reported that the British government and military were accused of covering up the killing and torture of civilians and children during the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. On active service committing the offense of murder progressive and advanced society in the 21st century back Henry had. Going further back Henry VIII had various old Yorkist family members executed on trumped up.! 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