Afghan Taliban celebrate return to power two years on amid erosion of women’s rights
Kabul, AfghanistanReuters Afghanistan’s Taliban marked the second anniversary of their return to power on Tuesday, celebrating their takeover of Kabul and the establishment of what they said was security throughout the country under an Islamic system. After a lightning offensive as US-led foreign forces were withdrawing after 20 years of inconclusive war, the Taliban entered […]
Philippines will not cooperate with ICC in drugs war probe – Marcos
Manila, The PhilippinesReuters Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr, said on Friday his government will not cooperate with the International Criminal Court’s investigation into the thousands of killings committed during his predecessor’s ‘war on drugs’. Marcos maintained the ICC has no jurisdiction over the South-East Asian country, which withdrew from the ICC in March, 2019. Philippines’ […]
More than 40 nations interested in joining BRICS – South Africa
Johannesburg, South AfricaReuters More than 40 countries have expressed interested in joining the BRICS group of nations, South Africa’s top diplomat in charge of relations with the bloc said on Thursday. Anil Sooklal and officials from the department of foreign affairs were addressing journalists in the main commercial city of Johannesburg, a day after South […]
ICC ruling opens way to investigation on killings in Philippines
Amsterdam, The Netherlands/Manila, The Philippines Reuters Appeals judges at the International Criminal Court have cleared the way for an investigation into thousands of killings during the Philippines’ “war on drugs”, a move families of victims and right groups hailed as another step towards justice. In a ruling on 18th July, the ICC appeals judges rejected […]
At least 87 buried in Sudan mass grave, including women, children – UN
Geneva, SwitzerlandReuters The UN human rights office said on Thursday at least 87 people including women and children had been buried in a mass grave in Sudan’s West Darfur, saying it had credible information they were killed by the country’s Rapid Support Forces. RSF officials denied any involvement, saying the paramilitary group was not a […]
Centre opens to build cases against Russian leaders for Ukraine aggression
The Hague, The NetherlandsReuters Law enforcement officials from Ukraine, the European Union and the United Sates on Monday opened an international centre to build cases against the Russian leadership for the 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Ukrainian authorities are reviewing more than 93,000 reports of war crimes and have filed charges against 207 suspects in domestic […]
“Highly likely” Russia behind Ukraine dam collapse – international experts
Amsterdam, The NetherlandsReuters It is “highly likely” that the collapse of the Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine was caused by explosives planted by Russians, a team of legal experts assisting Ukraine’s prosecutors in their investigation said in preliminary findings released on Friday. Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused Ukraine of destroying the Kakhovka dam as […]
International criminal court opens office in Venezuela amid probe
Caracas, VenezuelaReuters The International Criminal Court has opened an office in Venezuela, prosecutor Karim Khan said on Friday following a meeting with the country’s President Nicolas Maduro. The ICC is investigating Venezuela for possible crimes against humanity. International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Khan and Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro attend a meeting at the Miraflores Palace, […]
Moscow says US behind Kremlin drone attack, air raid sirens sound in Kyiv
Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters Russia said on Thursday that the United States was behind an alleged drone attack on the Kremlin aiming to kill President Vladimir Putin, and air raid sirens sounded again in Kyiv as darkness fell following attacks the previous night. Reuters witnesses heard gunfire and repeated heavier explosions near the centre of Kyiv. […]
Philippines will pursue drugs war appeal with ICC, says top government lawyer
Manila, The Philippines Reuters The Philippines will pursue its appeal questioning the International Criminal Court’s jurisdiction and authority to investigate killings during former President Rodrigo Duterte’s ‘war on drugs’, its top lawyer said on Wednesday. The remarks come after President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr, said last month he would cut off contact with the ICC after […]