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UN rights forum picks ex-ICC prosecutor to lead Ethiopia abuses investigation

The U.N. Human Rights Council has picked the former chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court to lead a panel investigating violations of human rights in the conflict in northern Ethiopia, the council said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Civilians are being killed in Ukraine. So, why is investigating war crimes so difficult?

The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Karim Khan, is opening an investigation into whether war crimes may have been committed in Ukraine. He is urgently seeking to preserve evidence as the fighting rages on.

The Conversation

Canada to petition ICC to investigate alleged Russian war crimes

International Criminal Court prosecutor this week announced plans to open probe into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

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All you need to know about war crimes as Russian invasion of Ukraine continues

The International Criminal Court was established in 2002 under the Rome Statute. Its remit extends to war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide and the crime of aggression

Daily Mirror

Ukraine: ICC launches war crimes investigation – here's how it will work

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has announced an investigation into alleged war crimes being committed in Ukraine. What exactly does that mean and what will be involved?

The Conversation

Putin faces war crimes investigation after shelling cities in Ukraine

The Hague based International Criminal Court is launching an inquiry on "the situation in Ukraine" after it received allegations of war crimes committed by the Russian army in Ukraine.

Radio France Internationale

War crimes: How are they defined, investigated and punished?

International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor has already announced investigation into Russia’s conduct in Ukraine as invasion continues

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What happens if a country commits a war crime?

The International Criminal Court prosecutor is to open a probe into possible war crimes or crimes against humanity in Ukraine

Manchester Evening News

Canada to refer ICC to probe alleged Russian war crimes in Ukraine

Canada has decided to refer the situation in Ukraine to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to probe alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity by Russian forces in Ukraine, its government said on Tuesday.

Reuters

International Criminal Court to open probe into alleged Russian war crimes ‘as rapidly as possible’

Prosecutor calls for restraint in Ukraine as court seeks go ahead for investigation

The Independent UK

Russia-Ukraine: ICC to launch probe into possible war crimes

International Criminal Court prosecutor says there is ‘reasonable basis’ to believe that crimes occurred in Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine latest as International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor to open possible war crime probe

Prosecutor Karim Khan said in a statement that the investigation will look at alleged crimes committed before the Russian invasion

Wales Online

ICC prosecutor to open probe into war crimes in Ukraine

The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court says he plans to open an investigation “as rapidly as possible” into possible war crimes and crimes against humanity in Ukraine

The Independent UK

Ugandan rebel Joseph Kony: the latest US arrest bid raises questions

The US, through its embassy in the Central African Republic, recently published a warrant offering up to US$5 million for information leading to the capture of Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony. The US had previously announced the bounty in early 2013. It has been on the trail of the Lord’s Resistance…

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Lithuania asks international criminal court to investigate war crimes in Ukraine

Lithuania's government announced on Monday it will ask prosecutors at the International Criminal Court to investigate "war crimes and crimes against humanity in Ukraine".

The Independent UK

Crime watch: ICC prosecutor is monitoring Ukraine invasion

The International Criminal Court’s prosecutor has put combatants and their commanders on notice that he is monitoring Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and has jurisdiction to prosecute war crimes and crimes against humanity

Reuters

ICC says may investigate possible war crimes after Russian invasion of Ukraine

International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Karim Khan on Friday expressed his concern over the Russian invasion of Ukraine and said his court may investigate possible war crimes in the country.

Reuters

Lawyer denies bribing witnesses at collapsed ICC trial of Kenyan vice-president

A Kenyan lawyer on Tuesday denied bribing prosecution witnesses at the International Criminal Court (ICC) war crimes trial of Kenyan Vice President William Ruto which collapsed six years ago.

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The Independent UK

Kenyan lawyer goes on ICC trial in witness tampering case

A Kenyan lawyer has gone on trial at the International Criminal Court charged with bribing and threatening prosecution witnesses so that they would withdraw their statements in a case that ultimately collapsed amid widespread witness interference

The Independent UK

ICC denies Bolivia request to investigate ex-leader Morales

The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor says he will not launch a full investigation into allegations that former Bolivian President Evo Morales and his supporters committed crimes against humanity

The Independent UK

Lawyer urges ICC to acquit Ugandan war criminal on appeal

A lawyer for a Ugandan rebel commander serving a 25-year sentence for dozens of war crimes and crimes against humanity has told appeals judges that his client was found guilty by an International Criminal Court panel that cherry-picked evidence to ensure he was convicted

The Independent UK

ICC rejects compensation for freed Ivory Coast politician

International Criminal Court judges have rejected a senior Ivory Coast politician’s claim for compensation after he was acquitted of involvement in deadly violence that broke out after elections in 2010

Al Jazeera

Destruction of Palestinian homes in East Jerusalem goes to ICC

Israel is taken to the International Criminal Court as it continues to demolish Palestinian homes.

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Urged to Open Query Into Iran's 1988 Killings and Raisi Role

Prominent former UN judges and investigators have called on UN human rights boss Michelle Bachelet to investigate the 1988 "massacre" of political prisoners in Iran, including the role of its current president, Ebrahim Raisi, at that time. The open letter released on Thursday, seen by Reuters, was signed by some…

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