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Australia’s worst killers: 10 of our most evil murderers destined to spend life behind bars

The Daily Telegraph

THERE are currently 58 prisoners in NSW jails classified as never to be released due to the horrific nature of their crimes.

From a woman who murdered and skinned her husband to a sadistic killer who drowned a nine year old school girl, these are 10 of our worst killers rotting in our jails.

Ivan Milat, 70

Serial killer Ivan Milat.

Australia’s worst serial killer, Milat is currently serving seven consecutive life sentences for murdering seven young backpackers in the Belanglo State Forest south of Sydney between 1989 and 1992.
The first two of his victims were found in September 1992. Forensic analysis would determine they were British backpakcers Caroline Clarke and Joanne Walters who had disappeared from Sydney’s Kings Cross earlier that year.
A year later the remains of Victorian couple Deborah Everist and James Gibson were found by a local, while a police search turned up the remains of Simone Schmidl, Gabor Neugebauer and Anja Habschied of Germany early in November.
Milat was arrested in May 1994 after a huge investigation and police found a cache of weapons in his Eagle Vale home including parts of a .22 rifle similar to the one used on some of his victims.
During his trial Milat tried to pin the murders on others, including his brother Richard, but he was eventually found guilty after a lengthy trial.
Police believe Milat could be responsible for many more murders of backpackers who have disappeared off the street of NSW.

Andrew Garforth, 52

Ebony Simpson drowned after being sexually assaulted by Andrew Garforth.

Andrew Garforth, convicted over the murder of 10-year-old Bargo schoolgirl Ebony Simpson in 1992.

Garforth, 52, was jailed for life and his file was marked “never to be released” for the rape and murder of Ebony Simpson, 9, in Bargo as she walked from home from her school bus in 1992. He tied her up with wire, weighted her schoolbag down with rocks and threw her in a dam.
Ebony’s mum would usually meet her at the bus stop each day but was caught up on the day of her disappearance. She had asked Ebony’s brother to wait for her but his bus was running late and when the little girl arrived and nobody was there, she began to walk home.
On that walk she came across what appeared to be a broken down car on the side of the road.
When she started to pass the car, Garforth struck.
Hundreds of police and volunteers would spend the next few days searching for Ebony, including Garforth.
But attention soon turned to the sadistic searcher and he readily, and without remorse, admitted to the young girl’s murder and recounted to police in graphic details how he had abused and murdered her.
When he was found guilty of the shocking crime, his file was marked ‘never to be released’.
Garforth returned to the headlines last year after he won the right to have his prisoner classification downgraded.
That would give the killer more freedom in jail and allow him to take part in employment opportunities and rehabilitation.
But a huge outcry from the public saw Corrective Services Minister David Elliott step in and reverse the decision.

Arthur “Neddy” Smith, 71

Arthur Stanley " Neddy " Smith.

Harvey Jones, found murdered in sand dunes at Botany Bay.

Neddy Smith is one of the most notorious criminals of the 1980s, most well-known for his relationship with disgraced cop Roger Rogerson.
Smith has been accused of being involved in numerous murders and was a heroin dealer and standover man.
He was jailed for life in 1989 over the deaths of brothel owner Harvey Jones and tow-truck driver Ronnie Flavell.
He was also implicated in the murder of Sallie-Anne Huckstepp, who had spoken out about the relationship between him and Rogerson.
He was recorded in prison confessing to the drowning murder but later denied involvement and was acquitted of the crime.

Daryl Suckling, 79

Jodie Larcombe was abducted from St Kilda, taken to an isolated property in NSW and killed.

Daryl Francis Suckling was convicted of the murder of Jodie Larcombe

Convicted of the 1987 rape and murder of Jodie Larcombe, whose body was never found.

Kevin Crump and Allan Baker, both 66

Convicted murder Kevin Crump

Allan Baker was sentenced to life in jail.

Kevin Crump, now 66, was condemned to spend the rest of his days behind bars for the evil murder and rape of Ms Morse in 1973, as well as the shooting killing of another man named Ian Lamb. His co-accused Allan Baker received the same punishment.
Morse was abducted from her family’s Collarenebri property after her husband and children had left, before being driven near the Queensland border where the pair bound her, raped her repeatedly and tortured her in two separate spots before one of the men shot her in the head and rolled her body into the Weir River.
Details of the torture inflicted on Mrs Morse was suppressed during the trial due to the graphic nature of the evidence
Crump and Baker had earlier murdered Lamb at Narrabri on November 4, 1973, shooting him four times to the head.

Virginia Morse was raped and killed by Kevin Garry Crump and Allan Baker in 1973.

Bronson Blessington, 41, and Matthew Elliot, 43

Janine Balding, abducted from Sutherland railway station by a group of street kids, was sexually assaulted and murdered.

Blessington and Elliott abducted Janine Balding, 20, from a car park at Sutherland station on September 8, 1988. They raped and murdered her. Her body was found hogtied in a dam at Minchinbury.

Michael Murdoch, 49, and John Travers, 49

Michael Murdoch

John Raymond Travers.

Murdoch and Murphy, with three others, abducted young nurse Anita Cobby as she walked home from Blacktown Station. She was raped, tortured and murdered on February 2, 1986. It was one of the most heinous crimes ever committed in Australia. Such was the outrage at the act that the riot squad had to be called in to protect the killers as they made their first court appearance at Blacktown.

Anita Cobby was abducted, raped & murdered by a gang of evil young men.

John Cribb, 64

Detective Sergeant Col Hodgkinson escorts notorious criminal John Cribb.

While on parole in 1978, he abducted and murdered Valda Connell, 39, and two of her six children — Sally, 10, and Damien, 4 — in their home.

Roger Dean, 40

Roger Dean being started a fire in a nursing home which killed 11 residents.

Former nurse convicted of murdering 11 nursing home residents in a fire at Quakers Hill in 2011.

Sef Gonzales, 35

Sef Gonzales will spend the rest of his life in jail for butchering his family.

Serving three concurrent life sentences for the murder of his parents Teddy and Mary, and sister Clodine, at their North Ryde home in July 2001.

Katherine Knight, 60

Katherine Knight murdered and skinner her partner.

Katherine Knight’s de facto husband John Price.

First woman sentenced to life behind bars after she stabbed her partner 37 times before skinning him and cooking his body parts.

Walter Marsh, 54

Former US marine Walter Marsh murdered nurse Michelle Beets at her Chatswood home.

Michelle Beets’ body was found on the veranda of her Chatswood home.

Former marine who stabbed nurse Michelle Beets to death outside her Chatswood home in 2012.

Argument between girl friends allegedly fuels deadly knife attack

Argument between girl friends allegedly fuels deadly knife attack in South Africa

Duduza – A 19-year-old woman has been arrested for allegedly murdering her friend during an argument.

It is alleged that a group of friends were hanging out when the fight started.
Duduza police spokesperson Sgt Harry Manaka says the deceased had a fight with one of her friends, accusing her of telling her boyfriend that she had gone clubbing without informing him.
“Apparently the woman was in trouble with her boyfriend about this.
“Her friend, a 19-year-old, then allegedly stabbed the woman to death with a knife.
“According to one of the witnesses, the two were arguing just before the deceased was stabbed by the suspect.

“The victim was then rushed to Pholosong Hospital where she later died of her injuries,” he says.
Manaka says the suspect fled the scene after the incident but the police managed to trace her.
“It is unfortunate that we continue to lose the lives of young women to violence.
“We are urging the community to refrain from engaging in violent behaviour.
“Police are investigating a case of murder, and the suspect will appear in court soon,” he says.

Top 10 Most Wanted Criminals In The World 2017

By THE MESHNEWS

Criminals exists in this world from the creation of whole universe and this is shocking to hear that number of criminals are increasing with the passage of time, it seems to be further hazardous around clock bowed underworld gangsters who may concerned in kidnappings, massacre, looting extortion, and terror activities or actions among other.

So in this context Federal Bureau of Investigation prepared the list of most wanted criminals of the world every year so criminals changed with the passage of time, these criminals are accused for long term of committing serious crimes therefore they are considered as menace of the world, in these criminals, some are running very dangerous gangs or organization so these are called as hazardous persons for not only a single nation but also for all countries of the world.
So here is the list of top 10 most wanted criminals in the world 2016.

10: Ayman Al-Zawahiri

Ayman Al-Zawahiri was born on 19 June 1951 in Egypt as he is now current leader as well as amir of Al Qaeda and he is senior official of Islamist Organizations which are involved in the attacks in North America, Africa and Asia, he also asked Muslims to kidnap the western tourists in 2012 in all Muslim countries. This man is most wanted by the America because he is asked to be involved in 9/11 attack in America therefore they asked to reward $25 million on the information and capture of this man, he is also considered as the deputy of Osama Bin Laden because he is the Co-founder of Al Qaeda with Osama.

Also see: Top 10 Most Dangerous States In America 2016

9: Omid Tahvili

Omid Tahvili is another dangerous criminal in Canada; he was born on 31st October 1970 in Iran, he is called as the major gangster of Canada and Iran because he organized crime family in different countries mainly in Canada, despite of this; he is liked with many other criminal groups of the world. He was sent to jail in 2007 but ran away from the jail; he is also involved in stealing and money laundering in different countries, he was arrested in 2000 with 3 kilogram cocaine, he has to face trials of courts with his brother in law and also spent more than 3 years in jail in Canada

8: Felicien Kabuga

Felicien Kabuga was born in 1935 and still called as the most powerful criminal of the world, he is also popular because he is also prominent billionaire and business of his country Rwanda, Kabuga is said to be prime accused of Rwandan Genocide of 1994 which claimed more than 800,000 lives of people. Despite of this hellish act, he is also found to be involved in bankrolling and other crimes includes importing machetes because he imported more than 500,000, he is still out of range of police and security forces of many countries therefore he is responsible of death in Rwandan.

Also see: Top 10 Most Dangerous Guns In The World 2016

7: James Bulger

One of the oldest and dangerous criminals in the world is James Whitey Bulger, he was born on 3rd September 1929; he is called as the former crime boss of Winter Hill Gang is America and Ireland, interesting to know that he is the real brother of William Bulger who was the president of Massachusetts Senate. He is accused of more than 19 murders; he also served as the informant of FBI, he was arrested in 2011 with his girlfriend, so he found guilty in many cases including murders, conspiracy to commit murder, extortion, shoplifting, money laundering and many other crimes.

6: Alimzhan Tokhtakhounov

Alimzhan Tokhtakhounov was born on 1st January 1949, he was considered to be a fabulous footballer at a time but he processed Moscow to be the big gun of gambling world where there matters nothing but only money, he is nominal head of criminal organization is Russia. He is also involved in smuggling, arm dealing and other many notorious activities; he introduced one as the most successful businessman of the world, so in this context; he sent to tail twice in his life, he was arrested in United States in 2013 for running illegal gambling units in this currently, he is also involve in illegal trafficking of stolen automobiles.

Also see: Top 10 Most Dangerous Jobs In The World 2016

5: Joseph Kony

Joseph Kong is another prominent criminal who is also leader of Lord’s Resistance Army which is a guerrilla group operate din Uganda, Kony announces himself the spokesperson of God and a spirit medium and maintains he is visited by a cosmopolitan host of 13 spirits including a Chinese apparition. He is also accused of many terror attack and also abduction of children to be sex slave as well as child soldiers, so in this context more than 70,000 children made soldiers with more than 2 million people displaced form the country in the era between 1986 to 2009 so their group was called officially terrorist group after 9/11 attack.

4: Semion Mogilevich

One of the most dangerous criminals of the world, Semion Mogilevich was born on 30th June 1946 in Ukraine, he is reported to be the boss of Russian Organized Crime, so he is also called as the boss of bossed by American and European law enforcement agencies therefore considered as the most dangerous mobster of the world by FBI. He is accused of many international crimes including contract murders, drug trafficking, murder trafficking, extortion, weapon trafficking and also prostitution on the large scale but despite of all his crimes, he lives free live in Moscow with his family of three children.

Also see: Top 10 Most Dangerous Cities In The World 2016

3: Dawood Ibrahim

Dawood Ibrahim was born on 26th December 1956 in India; he is called as the Dawood Bhai or sometimes only Bhai due to his profession, he is the head of the Indian organized crime syndicate D-Company founded in Mumbai, he is presently most wanted by not only India but also by Interpol for criminal conspiracy, cheating and many other crimes. He is accused of heading an illegal empire against his country and its citizens; he was also included in the bombing attacks in Mumbai in 1993, according to reports by United States that he has permanent links with Al-Qaeda and formally with Osama.

2: Matteo Messina Denaro

Matteo Messina Denaro si another dangerous criminal of the world who was born on 26th of April 1962 as he is prominently leader of Sicilian Mafia, it is interesting to know that he got his nick name from the Italian comic book character of the same name so he is in new leaders of Cosa Nostra after the arrest of Bernardo Provenzano. He is now powerful leader of the organization; he has been on the top of most wanted people for more than 20 years and still far away from the security agencies, he committed his first murder in the age of 18 years and now he has estimated killed more than 50 people.

Also see: Top 10 List Of Most Dangerous Drugs In The World 2016

1: Joaquin Guzman

Leading most wanted man of earth is Joaquin Guzman who was born on 25th December 1954, as he is a Mexican drug who skulls the Sinaloa Cartel, a criminal association named after the Mexican Pacific coast state of Sinaloa where it was formed, he was considered the famous and leading drug dealer of his country Mexico therefore called as most powerful drug trafficker in the world. He is also most powerful as well as richest man of his country because his net worth is more than $1 billion; he is also named as biggest lord of dealing with drugs all time in the history of the world, despite of this, he is also involved in target killing, kidnapping and extorting.

TRAGEDY ON BENI RESIDENTS IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
 Since 2014, residents of Beni in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have lived under unexplained vicious attacks. Houses have been burned down, hundreds of civilians have been killed and the bodies of young children and women have been mutilated by armed groups. Yet there’s no global outrage about this tragedy.

Add your voice now, to end these killings.

So far, at least 682 have been killed in Beni under the nose of the DRC’s army, the Armed Forces of the DRC (FARDC) as well as UN forces in the region.

Reports from the UN Group of Experts have pointed to a complex situation with multiple perpetrators and accomplices. These reports have also alleged the involvement of some FARDC soldiers in the killings.

Despite multiple attacks, the Congolese government has—appallingly—not yet conducted an independent investigation to find ways to protect civilians and provided justice to victims.

The people of Beni live under constant fear - fear of an attack, fear of speaking out on what they have witnessed and fear of reprisals if they denounce those suspected of the killings or their accomplices.

Please call on the Government of the DRC and the UN to take all steps necessary to protect civilians in Beni and bring justice to victims.

Let’s make sure that the world finally starts to pay attention to this tragedy.

An Online Shop Courier Agent Robbed and Killed by Customer(s) in Porthacourt, Nigeria

By The Nigerian Voice

 

A popular Nigerian online shop, Jumia, has been thrown into mourning as one of her Courier agents was robbed and killed by a customer and his gang.
It is believed that the customer who ordered for the item conspired with two others to disposses the shop agent of the item, killed him and threw him into a sockaway pit. The heartless criminals, after the murder, tied the legs and hands of their victim befor throwing him into the pit. What a cruelty!
The product that led to the death of the agent is said to be an iphone brand of mobile phone. Meanwhile the culprits have been arrested and have confessed to the crime.

World Facts

Most Dangerous Cities In Africa

With longstanding economic disparity and ongoing racial tension, the nation of South Africa has six of the ten most dangerous cities on the continent.

Police in Cape Town, South Africa block the road to deal with a public disturbance on the city's streets.

As the African continent offers ever more economic opportunities and unique places to visit, many of its burgeoning major cities are concurrently becoming more susceptible to crime. Furthermore, in countries such as South Africa, where apartheid (the legal segregation of ethnic groups and races there from 1948 to 1994) was once a deeply ingrained practice, racial tension remains high, and xenophobia-related violence (that out of fear of those different than one's own self) often still occurs. Using the sets of crime indices Numbeo.com has created to compare global cities based on relative levels of crime, safety, law, and order, we have ranked some of the most dangerous cities in Africa. Numbeo's multi-factorial analyses take into account such considerations as people feelings on the level of crime therein, recent changes in crime levels, safety walking alone, fears of muggings or robberies, vehicular security, perceived threat of assault and/or battery, being annoyed, harassed, insulted, or solicited by locals, racial, ethnic, and religious intolerance, and the threat of property theft. In many cases, these cities' relatively high danger levels are validated by their listing by the US Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC) as "critical" in terms of crime. Using those Numbeo composite crime indices, here are some of the most dangerous cities to live in, visit, and conduct business in Africa today.

9. Luanda, Angola

Luanda, Angola’s capital city, has a high crime rate, and one which the OSAC reports as being "critical". Out of a possible crime score of 100, Numbeo rates it at 76.39 as of February 2016. According to the UK Government service Gov.UK, common crimes in the city are inclusive of carjackings, assaults, homicides, muggings for valuables such as mobile phones, armed robberies at either night or day (especially in areas popular with foreigners), and rape incidences both in nightlife areas and even private homes. Lone night travel or walks within the city are not recommended, as crimes mostly happen at night in Luanda, according to the OSAC. There also are crime hot-spots in Luanda that the OSAC particularly warns against venturing into, like the Rua Nehru, the Rua Houari Boumedienne, and the traffic circle in the last part of Rua Gamal Abdel Nasser. Thefts from stationary or slow-moving vehicles stuck in traffic also happen. It’s thereby wise to close the windows when stuck in such traffic situations there. Furthermore, visitors are also advised to avoid changing or withdrawing money in public places, or handling money in very crowded places.

8. Port Elizabeth, South Africa

Port Elizabeth is a coastal city in Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. Tourists are drawn to this vibrant port city, which is dubbed the "Windy City" for its windy coastal clime. Port Elizabeth has a rich cultural heritage, and is among the cities early explorers like Vasco Da Gama passed through. However, crime is very high there, and Numbeo, as of February 2016, rates the crime levels there at 80.56 out of a possible crime score of 100. Muggings and street crimes are common in Port Elizabeth much like in the rest of South Africa. Xenophobic attacks against foreigners also tend flare up in Port Elizabeth when there is unrest in South Africa. In 2014, Port Elizabeth was ranked number 35 by the Mexican Citizens' Council for Public Security and Criminal Justice among the world’s 50 most dangerous cities, and, in 2013, it was number 41. Murders per 100,000 people in 2014 were 34.8, slightly down from 36 in 2013.

7. Cape Town, South Africa

Crime levels in Cape Town, a port city in South Africa and the capital of Western Cape Province, are very high, even though it’s the country’s legislative capital. In recent years, it has consistently been ranked among the most violent cities in the world. Numbeo gives the city a crime rating of 82.45 out of a possible crime score of 10 as of March 2016, which is an increase from the previous 3 years. From April 2011 to March 2012, Cape Town recorded more murders than both Johannesburg and Pretoria combined, according to Africa Check. Criminal activities like drug dealing, mugging, vandalism, theft, assault, armed robbery, and bribery are especially common there, according to Numbeo. Taking nighttime walks is also risky in and of itself. Much of the violence in Cape Town is fueled by drug-related gang activity and the economic inequality still prevalent in non-white territories. According to a 2014 report by the Institute for Security Studies, annual income in a white household was just over six times more than a black household in Cape Town.

6. Lagos, Nigeria

With an estimated population of 21 million, Lagos is Nigeria’s largest city and one of the largest cities in the world. Crime levels are also very high, with Numbeo giving the city a rating of 80.88 out of a possible crime score of 100. The OSAC gives Lagos a crime rating of "critical". Locals and expatriates alike living in Lagos are prone to muggings, armed robberies, home or business burglaries, carjackings, assaults, rapes, kidnappings, and extortion. Armed robbers in the city are known to even climb up perimeter fences and subdue guards, and others have invaded waterfront compounds by way of boats. Criminals also target vehicle occupants in traffic, and break into stationary cars. Some of Lagos' crime hot-spots are airport roads in the days or evenings, as well as banks and grocery stores. Street gangs dubbed "area boys" cause terror in the mainland of the city when they clash. Lagos is also an e-mail scam hotbed, from where dubious cyber criminal prey on people under the pretension that they can receive huge compensation in return some time later after parting with some money by way of electronic transactions.

5. Durban, South Africa

Durban is the largest city in Kwa-Zulu-Natal Province in South Africa. It’s a coastal city that is popular with local and international tourists who annually number within the hundreds of thousands. Economically, the city hosts the biggest container and commodity port in Sub-Saharan Africa, according to the OSAC. But crime and criminal-related deaths have been on the rise. According to a 2014 report by the Mexican Citizens' Council for Public Security and Criminal Justice, Durban City was 38th among the 50 most violent cities in the world. Homicides per 100,000 people stood at 34.5 in 2014, up from in 2013 when they were at 32 per 100,000. As of March 2016, Numbeo rated the crime in Durban at 87.89 out of a possible crime score of 100, indicating it as being very high. Beyond Durban's city limits, Kwa-Zulu-Natal province in 2015 was reported as the most dangerous province in South Africa. Taking personal precautions, like avoiding nighttime travel or walking alone, is recommended to avoid falling victim.

4. Johannesburg, South Africa

Johannesburg is South Africa’s largest city, with an estimated population of over 4 million people, and it’s also the capital of Gauteng province. In recent years it has achieved notoriety for the high numbers of crime and rape cases seen there as well. Numbeo ranks crime levels in Johannesburg as being very high, achieving a 91.61 out of a possible crime score of 100 as of March 2016. Due to the many incidences of rape reported there, it has also been dubbed as the "World’s Rape Capital". Recently, Johannesburg has had xenophobic attacks springing up in the low income townships with frequency. In 2014-2015, according to Africa Check, the murder rate in Johannesburg per 100,000 was 28.2 people. Yet, according to a report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, the average global homicide rate per 100,000 people was 6.2, less than a fourth of that seen in Johannesburg.

3. Benghazi, Libya

Since Muammar Gaddafi’s oust from power as the leader of Libya in 2011, the whole country, including the second largest city of Benghazi, has been engulfed in a civil war. The city is ever at risk of radical Islamic terrorist attacks. In September of 2012, the US Embassy in Libya was attacked by violent extremists, and 4 US government employees, the US Ambassador to Libya included, died in the chaos. According to the OSAC, crime levels across the whole country are still rising. Incidences of carjackings, robberies, burglaries, and gun attacks are now more prevalent, largely due to the looting of government artillery that ensued in a mad scramble for economic and military gains after Gaddafi’s removal. Sexual harassment of women is also rising, as well as petty and hardcore street crimes alike. Even stricter laws on people's dress make expatriate women who don’t dress conservatively susceptible to attacks from Islamic extremist militias.

2. Pietermaritzburg, South Africa

Pietermaritzburg is both the province's second largest city (after Durban) and the capital of Kwa-Zulu-Natal Province in the nation of South Africa. It has very high crime levels, with a crime rating of 87.5 out of a possible crime score of 100, according to Numbeo as of January 2016. Armed robbery, sexual assault, arson, drug dealing, house break-ins, carjackings, and car theft are some crimes that are rife in Pietermaritzburg. In the 3 years leading up to 2015, crimes levels in the city rose significantly. According to Crime Statistics South Africa, in 2015 there were 15,720 criminal incidences in the city. This was an increase on the previous years, as in 2014 there were 14,794 reported incidents of criminal activities, and in 2013 there were 13,596. When xenophobic attacks flare up elsewhere in South Africa, they also tend to quickly spread to Pietermaritzburg as well.

1. Rustenburg, South Africa

Rustenburg City is in the North West Province of South Africa. It has very high crime levels, and is rated at 85.71 out of a possible crime score of 100, according to a 2015 Numbeo report. Of all of the cities in the North West Province in 2015, Rustenburg had the highest total cases of criminal activities with 11,117 cases in 2015, according to Crime Statistics South Africa. Household burglary, kidnapping, hijacking, and political violence are but some of the crimes that frequently occur in this city. According to South Africa Dialogue, street crimes and muggings are also high in Rustenburg, and caution is necessary each and everyday. At night, car break-ins are common, and it’s not advisable to leave one's valuables inside a vehicle. When driving on the freeways at night, stops in undesignated areas make one an easy target for robbers, and hence it’s wise to avoid making them.

  Mass crimes against humanity and genocides

Atrocities since World War II

The descriptions below, of mass crimes against humanity, are sorted by the starting date of the atrocity. The numbers of victims are not particularly accurate; often records are very incomplete.

Mao was responsible for about 40 million total deaths of which most were lost during the Great Leap Forward "which created a famine that killed some 30 million. If we confine our indictment to deliberate killings..." Mao was responsible for about 10 million deaths. ₁₁

"From 1949 onwards, through a succession of failed economic experiments, notably the calamitous 'Great Leap Forward,' and ever more Byzantine political campaigns to suppress 'counter-revolutionaries' - code for anyone perceived to be against the Chairman [Mao Ze Dong]- the citizens of the People's Republic of China went to their deaths in their millions, by execution, starvation or despairingly by their own hands in repeated waves of suicide."

About half starved to death during 1959 and 1960.
In addition, Mao Ze Dong

"launched the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution in 1966, in what appeared to be a massive cleansing policy to ensure the final victory of Mao and his clique over the rest of the Chinese Communist party. Over the next decade, literally millions of people were sacked, imprisoned and otherwise reviled for hitherto hidden 'bourgeois tendencies' while tens of thousands were executed." ₁

His successors continued the bloodletting, but at a much slower rate. Recent examples are the massacre at Tiananmen Square, and the current imprisonment, torture and execution of persons who practice Falun Dafa -- a Chinese meditation/exercise technique.

Time	Location	Perpetrators	Victims	Number of victims
1975 to 1979	Cambodia	Khmer Rouge	Public	1.7 to 2 million

This massacre of almost 25% of the population of Cambodia was perpetrated by the Khmer Rouge during the Democratic Kampuchea (DK) communist regime headed by the late Pol Pot. ₂ Their goal was to forcibly convert Cambodia into a peasant state.

Intellectuals were particularly targeted. "The Cambodian genocide is unique, though, in that for many years it remained largely undocumented, and is only now being investigated for the purposes of bringing its perpetrators to justice." ₃ Tens of thousands of pages of records, over 10,000 photos, and other material are being systematically documented by specialists at Yale University, the Documentation Center of Cambodia, and the University of New South Wales. Included are maps showing the locations of more than 5,000 mass grave sites -- the "killing fields."
After a delay of almost three and a half decades, genocide trials began on 2009-FEB-17 with the trial of Kaing Kech leu, a.k.a. Duch. He headed the S-21 torture center in Tuoi Dlrnh during the 1970s. Between 1975 and 1979, about 17,000 men, women and children were sent to the interrogation center. Only 14 adults and 5 children survived. Four other trials will follow: Nuon Chea, Pol Pot's "Brother Number Two"; Ieng Sary, the Khmer Rouge Foreign Minister; his wife Ieng Thirith, who was Minister of Social Affairs; and Khieu Samphan, who served as President. ₁₅ The Khmer Rouge leader, Pol Pot, died peacefully in 1998 without having been brought to justice.

Time	Location	Perpetrators	Victims	Number of victims
1975 to 1999	East Timor	Muslims	Roman Catholics	200,000

In 1974-APR, the overthrow of Portuguese dictator Marcelo Caetano led to self-government for East Timor, a Portuguese colony. On 1975-DEC-7, Indonesian army invaded East Timor and took over control of the half-island. About 100,000 of the original population of 600,000 died during the first year of occupation. The military

"used harsh tactics to coerce cooperation from the people and solidify Indonesian rule. These methods have included forced migration, rape and forced sterilization, forced military service, torture, murder, and harassment." By 1999, "One in four East Timorese is thought to have lost his or her life in the struggle."

Time	Location	Perpetrators	Victims	Number of victims
1985	Sudan	Mainly Muslim militia and government	Initially, mostly Animists & Christiaas; now mainly Muslims	About 200,000 deaths; millions dislocated

The country has had a series of military conflicts since the late 19th century. Its most recent civil was was partly triggered by the discovery of oil in southern Sudan and an increase effort by the Muslim government in the North to convert residents in the south from Animism and Christianity to Islam by force. A fragile peace agreement was in place by 2004. However, it did not include the Darfur region in western Sudan.

An armed rebellion in Darfur by the Sudanese People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) and the Justice and Equality Movement has been countered mainly by Arab "Janjaweed" -- a militia group armed by the central government. On the order of two million people in Darfur have been displaced. The number of deaths is unknown; the central government estimates 9,000 civilians killed. The UN estimates 200,000 deaths. Other estimates range as high as 400,000. 

Time	Location	Perpetrators	Victims	Number of victims
1994	Rwanda	Mainly Hutus	Mainly Tutsis; some moderate Hutus	about 800,000

Before 1994, about 85% of the population of Rwanda was Hutu, of Bantu origin; 10 to 14% were Tutsi, of Catalonian origin; fewer than 3% were Twa, of Pygmoid origin. During the early 1990's, the government of Rwanda carried out a program of ethnic division, raising hatred against the Tutsi minority in the country. On 1994-APR-6, president Juvenal Habyarimana was killed in a plane crash. Tutsi extremists are believed to have been responsible. The Rwandan Armed Forces and Hutu militia immediately started to systematically murder Tutsis and moderate Hutu politicians. The United Nations Assistance Mission in Rwanda, a peacekeeping force, was ordered to not intervene, because that would violate their limited, monitoring mandate. French, Belgium and American citizens were airlifted from the country. Two weeks later, the International Red Cross (IRC) estimated that tens, perhaps hundreds of thousands of Rwandans had been killed. The UN pulled 90% of its peacekeeping troops out of the country. When the killing finally stopped, about 800,000 Rwandans had been murdered in 100 days; almost all were Tutsis. Unlike many other incidences of mass crimes against humanity in the 1980's and 1990's, there was a strong ethnic component to the slaughter.  In 1999-MAR, the "...Human Rights Watch release[d] a report titled, 'Leave None to Tell the Story.'.. It...criticizes the U.N., the U.S., France and Belgium for knowing about preparations for the impending slaughter and not taking action to prevent the killings." " The Organization of African Unity commissioned a seven-person panel to study the genocide. In its 296 page report issued in mid-2000, and titled "Rwanda: The Preventable Genocide," they determined that, among influences external to Rwanda, the United States, Belgium and France were primarily culpable. However, "within Rwanda itself, those with the heaviest responsibility were the Catholic and Anglican hierarchies and the French government." The report notes that:

"Church leaders failed to use their unique moral position among the overwhelmingly Christian population to denounce ethnic hatred and human rights abuse."  " ...both Anglicans and RCs [Roman Catholics] were widely seen as siding with the Hutu killers, as a result of which their sanctuary status was lost. A number of bishops and priests were killed by the re-invading Tutsi. It can be said that Islam alone (1% of the population) has consistently supported the interests of all ethnic groups equally." 

About 75% of the Tutsi population were killed in the genocide. Court trials are underway.

Time	Location	Perpetrators	Victims	Number of victims
1995 to 1999	Bosnia Herzegovina	Serbian Orthodox Christians (mainly)	Muslims (mainly)	200,000

For historical reasons, almost all of the population of the former Yugoslavia follow one of three faith groups. Two are Christian groups: Serbian Orthodoxy and Roman Catholicism; the third is Islam. Throughout the 1990's, Slobodan Milosevic and other politicians exploited long standing religious divisions in the country, in order to promote their nationalistic aims.

The Bosnian Serbs, mainly followers of the Bosnian Orthodox church, more than the other groups in the country, first adopted a policy of "ethnic cleansing." In reality, it was actually religious cleansing. This involved the forced relocation of the mostly Roman Catholic Croats and the Muslims. As a precursor to this policy, non-Serbs were identified as traitors, and a massive propaganda campaign started. A program of ethnic cleansing was started: Non-serbs were removed from their homes and forcibly relocated. Ethnic cleansing evolved into religious genocide, with systematic destruction of libraries and mosques, mass, systematic rape of women, and mass killing of non-Serbs. The world viewed a scaled-down version of the Nazi holocaust, involving "civilian and POW non-Serbs, primarily Muslims, in sealed freight trains to camps where starvation, regular beatings, lack of shelter, torture, and occasional mass shootings made life expectancy short."

The United Nations decided to establish "safe areas" inside Bosnia. However, these were hopelessly understaffed with troops. They were often over-run and the inhabitants were exterminated. NATO military intervention, coupled with diplomatic and economic pressure from the west resulted in all of the belligerent parties accepting the Dayton Accords in 1995-NOV. The war and genocide stopped; peace remains elusive. International peace-keeping troops will probably have to be stationed there for decades.
Slobodan Milosevic died of an apparent heart attack during 2006-MAR while in prison near the end of his four year trial on multiple counts crimes against humanity. The Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) wrote:

"....it is now more than ever crucial that the international community bring other indicted war criminals to justice in order to bring about a much-needed process of truth and reconciliation....The European Union has given the Serbian government until April to hand over Ratko Mladić, military leader of the Bosnian Serbs during the 1992-95 war, who is accused of genocide, crimes against humanity and other war crimes for the siege of Sarajevo and the massacre of thousands of Muslim men and boys around Srebrenica in July 1995. The Bosnian Serbs' wartime political leader, Radovan Karadžić, also has yet to surrender to the Hague tribunal. Both men have been fugitives for more than 10 years. Capturing and trying Mladić and Karadžić should be an immediate priority of the international community in order to deliver long overdue justice that is crucial in order to begin the heal the scars faced by those who witnessed the Balkan genocide firsthand." 

As of 2009-FEB, Mladić and Karadžić remain at large in spite of a U.S. government reward of $5 million and a Serbian government reward of €1 million for information leading to their arrests. A poll has revealed that as many as 65% of Serbs would not reveal information leading to their arrests.

Time	Location	Perpetrators	Victims	Number of victims
1998 to 1999	Kosovo	Mainly Serbian Orthodox Christians	Mainly Muslims	400,000 displaced; deaths unknown

By 1998, the former Yugoslavia had shrunk to three political divisions: Serbia, Kosovo and a semi-autonomous district, Montenegro. The mainly Muslim Albanian rebels in Kosovo were fighting for independence. The central government in Belgrade, mainly controlled by Serbian Orthodox Christians, had attempted to crush the rebellion. They "used excessive force against the Albanian civilian population, destroying villages and driving people from their homes...By September 1998...there was a full-blown humanitarian crisis in Kosovo." ₅ At its peak, 300,000 Kosovars had fled their homes. 60,000 had no shelter. With the onset of winter, it was feared that many would die. NATO threatened air strikes against Serbia if it did not comply with a U.N. resolution calling for a ceasefire. Serbia appeared to comply. "...the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), representing 54 states, entered into an agreement with [Serbian president Slobodan] Milosevic that would establish the Kosovo Verification Mission (KVM), composed of at least 2,000 unarmed verifiers from the member states." ₅ After many cease-fire violations (mostly by Serbian forces) and a massacre of 45 unarmed ethnic Albanian civilians by Serbian forces in the village of Racak on 1999-JAN-15, the situation degenerated seriously. The U.S. and Russia called on both sides to adhere to previous agreements. NATO threatened to take military action if that was not done. By early 1999-FEB almost 400,000 Kosovars (almost 20% of the population) had been displaced. President Milosevic's intransigence ultimately forced NATO to take military action. After destruction of much of the infrastructure of Serbia, the central government withdrew its troops and police from Kosovo.
An uneasy peace currently exists between the minority Serbian Orthodox population and the majority Albanians, who are mostly Muslim. International peacekeepers attempt to maintain stability. The United Nations has assumed administrative responsibility for Kosovo.


This tragedy is believed to be the first international war action in history that was mounted in order to return human rights to a oppressed population.

Time	Location	Perpetrators	Victims	Number of victims
1997 to present	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Government, army, army irregulars and rebels.	General public	About 6 million killed. Others suffered rape, destruction of property. etc. Deaths continue.

According to Human Rights Watch:

"Laurent-Desire Kabila took control of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1997 after a bloody war in which his supporters and Rwandan and Ugandan allies killed tens of thousands of civilians. He defended his regime in a second war after his erstwhile allies, Rwanda and Uganda, invaded the country in 1998. In this second war, Kabila's forces, like those of Rwanda, Uganda, and the Congolese rebels allied with them, have all engaged in indiscriminate attacks on civilians, extrajudicial executions, rape, and destruction of property, with the result of massive displacement of population."
"During his nearly four years in power, Kabila regularly and ruthlessly violated the human rights of the Congolese people, killing, torturing, imprisoning, and causing the "disappearance" of any who he thought threatened him or his regime. Among those who suffered most were political opponents, leaders of civil society, human rights activists, and journalists."

The Second Congo War (a.k.a. Africa's World War and the Great War of Africa) resulted in the deaths of about 5.4 million people -- mostly by starvation and disease -- between 1998-AUG and the date that it officially ended in 2003-JUL. The death toll was the highest of any war since World War II. By late 2009, about a half million people were still dying each year.

Time	Location	Perpetrators	Victims	Number of victims
2010 (if a proposed law is passed)	Uganda	Judicial murder	Lesbians, gays, & bisexual adults who engage in same-sex sexual behavior	If detected, about 5% of the adult population may be legally murdered

A bill has been proposed to execute lesbians, gays, and bisexuals who engage in same-sex behavior. Religious groups in the country support the bill enthusiastically. Much of the inspiration of the bill came from American fundamentalists and other evangelicals.

Copying a policy of Nazi Germany, the bill stipulates that if any adult is aware of someone engaging in same-sex sexual behavior, they must report them to the police within a short time interval or face a lengthy jail sentence.
The bill has yet to become law. More details.