Ukraine invites citizens to register wartime damage
The Hague, The Netherlands Reuters Ukrainians can begin filing claims for damages they have suffered in Russia’s invasion at a newly-established register based in The Hague, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Tuesday. The register will initially focus on damage to real estate but should be expanded to also include other kinds of material […]
War crimes tribunal ICC says it has been hacked
The Hague, The Netherlands Reuters The International Criminal Court said on Tuesday its computer system had been hacked, a breach at one of the world’s most high-profile international institutions and one that handles highly sensitive information about war crimes. The ICC said it had detected unusual activity on its computer network at the end of […]
World Court to hear Russian objections to Ukraine genocide case
The Hague, The NetherlandReuters Russia and Ukraine will square off before the International Court of Justice on Monday in a case that centres around claims by Moscow that its invasion of Ukraine was done to prevent genocide. Ukraine brought the case to the United Nations’ highest court just days after the Russian invasion on 24th […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
Torture chambers in Ukraine’s Kherson “financed by Russian state” – investigators
The Hague, The NetherlandsReuters A network of at least 20 torture chambers in the recently liberated southern Ukrainian region of Kherson was “planned and directly financed by the Russian State”, war crimes investigators said on Thursday, citing new evidence. The Mobile Justice Team, funded by Britain, the EU and the United States, has been working […]
“Strong indications” Putin involved in MH17 downing, prosecutors say as probe ends
The Hague, The NetherlandsReuters International prosecutors said they had found “strong indications” Russian President Vladimir Putin approved the use in Ukraine of a Russian missile system which shot down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over the east of the country in 2014. However, evidence of Putin’s and other Russian officials’ involvement was not conclusive enough to […]
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 […]
Explainer – How could Russia’s Putin be prosecuted for war crimes in Ukraine?
Reuters US President Joe Biden has publicly called Russian President Vladimir Putin a war criminal, but legal experts said a prosecution of Putin or other Russian leaders would face high hurdles and could take years, as outlined below: How is a war crime defined?The International Criminal Court in The Hague defines war crimes as “grave […]