ICC prosecutor believes warring parties committing war crimes in Darfur
United Nations Reuters The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor told the UN Security Council on Monday “there are grounds to believe” both Sudan’s regular army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces are committing war crimes in Darfur at present. War erupted in Sudan on 15th April, 2023 between the Sudanese armed forces and the RSF. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Explainer – How are war crimes in Ukraine being investigated?
The Hague, The NetherlandsReuters The International Criminal Court’s arrest warrant against Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday is just one strand in a complex web of international and national legal moves over alleged war crimes in Ukraine. More than 74,500 such atrocities have been reported in Ukraine since Russia invaded, according to the prosecutor general’s […]
ICC should prosecute aggression, can try heads of state, says war crimes prosecutor
The Hague, The NetherlandsReuters The International Criminal Court is the right place to prosecute the crime of “aggression”, the act of attacking another country, and it has the power to try heads of state, Prosecutor Karim Khan said on Monday. Khan, whose office is investigating alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in Ukraine, did […]
ICC prosecutor allowed to resume probe of Afghanistan atrocities
The Hague, The NetherlandsReuters Judges at the International Criminal Court on Monday ruled that prosecutor Karim Khan can resume his investigations into atrocities in Afghanistan, a probe that had been put on hold for more than two years. According to the ruling, published by the ICC, the judges said the investigation could move forward as […]
A year into Taliban rule, ICC prosecutors seek resumed Afghan war crimes probe
The Hague, The Netherlands Reuters A year into the Taliban’s rule, war crimes prosecutors in The Hague have urged judges to rule promptly on their request to resume investigations into atrocities in Afghanistan and warn that crimes are continuing, court documents showed. The International Criminal Court’s Afghanistan investigation has been on hold for more than […]
Philippines: Drug killings leave agony, savage facet to Duterte’s legacy
JIM GOMEZ, of Associated Press, reports on the legacy of outgoing Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte’s anti-drug crackdown…
Duterte slams ICC prosecutor’s plan to reopen Philippines drug war probe
Manila, Philippines Reuters Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s office said on Saturday it was “exasperated” with International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan and his plan to resume an investigation into killings during the government’s crackdown on drugs. Khan said on Friday that a deferral of the ICC’s probe sought by Manila was not warranted and the […]
ICC insists on “zero tolerance” of crimes against children in Ukraine
The Hague, The Netherlands/Lviv, Ukraine Reuters The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court said on Wednesday he insisted on “zero tolerance” of sexual and gender-based crimes and crimes against children as fighting intensifies in Ukraine. In a rare trip into a conflict zone by a top international prosecutor, Karim Khan said he had met […]