Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger announce withdrawal from the ICC
The African nations of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger announced on September 22nd that they will be withdrawing from the...
War crimes
ICC to hear charges against elusive Ugandan warlord
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has opened a war crime hearing in absentia against Joseph Kony, the elusive Ugandan warlord,...
Libyan governments go head to head over ICC jurisdiction
On July 27th, the eastern government of Libya announced that it is rejecting the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court...
Israeli soldiers arrested in Belgium over war crimes allegations
Two Israeli soldiers were arrested on July 20th in Belgium over allegations of war crimes in Gaza, after a complaint...
Libya: war crime suspect and former militia official arrested
A Libyan man accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity has been arrested in Germany on one of 11...
Jeremy Corbyn will host tribunal to examine UK role in Gaza war
A “Gaza tribunal” scheduled for September, which will examine the UK's complicity in Israel’s war on Gaza, will be led...
Sudan: RSF kill almost 300 civilians in raids on villages
Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have raided and set fire to villages in North Kordofan, killing almost 300 people, according...
Amnesty: Israel weaponises aid to carry out genocide in Gaza
Amnesty International on July 3rd accused Israel and its US-backed aid distribution system in Gaza of using starvation tactics to...
ICC asked to investigate Russian groups war crimes in Africa
The International Criminal Court (ICC) is asked to review a confidential legal brief which argues that the privately owned Russian...
Germany sentences Syrian doctor to life for torturing detainees
A German court has given a Syrian doctor life imprisonment for crimes against humanity, Al-Monitor reported on June 15th. He...
M23 rebels accused of ‘war crimes’ in DRC
M23 rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are reported on May 27th to have incited violence...
UK police receive file on alleged war crimes in Sudan
Just as the UAE is being scrutinized by an international court for its possible war crimes in Sudan, it has...
Congolese government seeks to prosecute former president for war crimes
The Congolese government has asked the country's Senate to amend the law in order to prosecute former President Joseph Kabila...
Red Crescent calls for international inquiry after Israeli attacks
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society has called for an independent international inquiry after 15 humanitarian aid workers were found dead...
Hungary quits ICC amid Netanyahu visit, clashing with EU
Hungary announced on April 3rd that it will begin the process of withdrawing from the International Criminal Court (ICC), breaking...
