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ICC says investigating alleged new war crimes in Sudan's Darfur

The International Criminal Court opens a new war crimes probe into Sudan's civil war as the UN accuses RSF paramilitary forces in Darfur of killing and dumping the bodies of at least 87 people. Also, South Africa's top court upholds an earlier ruling that former president Jacob Zuma should return…

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International Criminal Court opens new probe into Sudan violence

UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) - The International Criminal Court has opened a new probe into alleged war crimes in Sudan, its chief prosecutor said Thursday, expressing "great concern" over escalating violence.

Bangkok Post

In Sudan's Darfur, a rights group calls for an investigation into mounting atrocities

Human Rights Watch is calling for the International Criminal Court to investigate attacks the rights group says amount to war crimes in West Darfur.

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Belarusian leader approved forced transfers of Ukrainian children, says opposition figure

A Belarusian opposition figure says that he has provided the International Criminal Court with materials that allegedly detail President Alexander Lukashenko's involvement in the forcible transfer of Ukrainian children to Belarus

The Independent UK

International Criminal Court authorizes reopening probe into Venezuela security forces

The International Criminal Court has ruled that international prosecutors should resume investigating alleged crimes against humanity in Venezuela by security forces under President Nicolás Maduro because the country’s own probe has fallen short

The Independent UK

The International Criminal Court is unlikely to prosecute alleged Australian war crimes – here's why

For the first time, Australians have been referred to the International Criminal Court (ICC) for investigation into alleged Afghan war crimes.

The Conversation

Greens back referring ADF command to criminal court

The Greens will support a referral of the ADF's command to the International Criminal Court, while calling for a broader scope for war crimes investigations.

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Australian senator urges ICC probe into war crimes allegations

Jacqui Lambie calls on the ICC to investigate Australian military commanders over war crimes allegations in Afghanistan.

Al Jazeera

Australian senator invites International Criminal Court to probe officers in war crime allegations

A senator has invited the International Criminal Court to investigate what Australian military commanders knew about war crime allegations in Afghanistan in a bid pressure Australia into launching its own review

The Independent UK

ADF leadership referred to International Criminal Court

Senator Jacqui Lambie has referred senior leaders within the ADF to the International Criminal Court over alleged war crimes in Afghanistan.

The New Daily

'Culture of cover-up': Lambie refers ADF brass to Hague

Senator Jacqui Lambie has referred senior leaders within the ADF to the International Criminal Court over alleged war crimes in Afghanistan.

AAP

Mapped: Ukraine claims four villages captured in first gains of counteroffensive

Volodymyr Zelensky says Ukrainian ‘counteroffensive operations’ have started

The Independent UK

Ukraine claims first successes of counteroffensive as it recaptures three villages

Volodymyr Zelensky says Ukrainian ‘counteroffensive operations’ have started

The Independent UK

South Africa's role as host of the BRICS summit is fraught with dangers. A guide to who is in the group, and why it exists

South Africa will host the BRICS summit in August 2023. The event could offer the country an opportunity to exercise leadership in the BRICS’ efforts to reform the arrangements for global economic governance and in supporting sustainable and inclusive development in Africa and the Global South. However, the opportunity has…

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Foreign Minister Jaishankar urges nations to combat terrorism at Brics meet

EAM S Jaishankar asks Brics meet to fight terror

Reuters

Dutch war crimes investigators examine Ukraine's battered infrastructure

Dutch and Czech investigators have completed a six-week mission to Ukraine for the International Criminal Court to gather evidence of damage caused to critical and civilian infrastructure, the group's leader said.

The Independent UK

Rights groups slam severe Taliban restrictions on Afghan women as 'crime against humanity'

Two top rights groups say the severe restrictions imposed on women and girls by the Taliban in Afghanistan amount to gender-based persecution, which is a crime against humanity

The Conversation

Peace in Sudan depends on justice for the Darfur genocide

I asked the pilot to deviate from our approved flight path and go low over Darfur. It was 2003 and I was the United Nations Humanitarian and Resident Coordinator in Sudan investigating reports of violence. What I saw was a genocide unfolding on my watch.

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Defence says Malian rebel in ICC trial was 'small fry'

Lawyers for a Malian Islamist rebel accused of war crimes told his trial before the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday that their client was a just a small fish within the rebel group that took over Timbuktu.

Reuters

Congo files new complaint to ICC against Rwanda's military and M23 rebels

Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday made another formal referral to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to ensure the court will focus on what it calls the systematic pillaging of its natural resources in eastern Congo by the Rwanda Defence Forces (RDF) and the M23 rebel group.

Reuters

ICC prosecutors say Malian rebel was 'enthusiastic' war crimes perpetrator

Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday said a Malian Islamist rebel was a key figure in "blatant persecution" of the residents of Timbuktu and was an enthusiastic participant in war crimes.

Reuters

UN official criticised after meeting Russian sought by ICC

Rights groups and the top U.S. justice envoy on Saturday criticised a meeting between a leading United Nations official for children and Russia's ombudsman for children's rights, who is wanted by the world's permanent war crimes court.

The Conversation

International Criminal Court is using digital evidence to investigate Putin – but how can it tell if a video or photo is real or fake?

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 was reminiscent of wars long past, where a country invades another with little provocation.

Radio France Internationale

France's highest court upholds right to investigate Syrians on French soil suspected of war crimes

France's highest court has ruled that the country can try foreign suspects under the universal jurisdiction principle. The decision enables inquiries into two Syrians accused of war crimes arrested in France.

Reuters

US senators accuse Pentagon of hindering war crimes prosecution of Russia

Lawmakers accused the Pentagon on Thursday of effectively undermining war crimes prosecution of Russia by blocking the sharing of U.S. military intelligence with the International Criminal Court at the Hague.

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