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First ICC verdict for militia leaders accused of persecuting Muslims in Central African Republic

Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) have convicted two men of leading Christian-dominated militias in attacks on Muslims in the Central African Republic (CAR) in 2013 and 2014, on Thursday, and sentenced them to up to 15 years in prison.

Radio France Internationale

International Criminal Court refers Hungary to its oversight body for failing to arrest Netanyahu

A panel of judges at the International Criminal Court has reported Hungary to the court’s oversight organization for failing to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when he visited Budapest in April

The Independent UK

The US has sanctioned UN special rapporteur Francesca Albanese – here’s why she’s the wrong target

The United States has imposed sanctions against the UN’s special rapporteur in the Palestinian territories, Francesca Albanese. It’s an unprecedented situation. The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, cited as the reason her direct engagement with the International Criminal Court “in efforts to investigate, arrest, detain, or prosecute nationals of…

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ICC Convicts Pair Over Central Africa War Crimes

The International Criminal Court Thursday convicted a former top Central African Republic football official and a militiaman nicknamed Rambo for multiple war crimes committed during the country's civil war in 2013 and 2014.

International Business Times

In a world first, The Hague wants to arrest Taliban leaders over their treatment of women – what happens next?

Earlier this month, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants against the Taliban leadership in Afghanistan.

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A Libyan accused of war crimes has been arrested in Germany, ICC says

The International Criminal Court says that a Libyan man accused of crimes against humanity and war crimes has been arrested

The Independent UK

Thirty years after the Srebrenica massacre, ‘never again’ is an old and empty slogan

COMMENT: As we mark the anniversary of the second genocide of the 1990s, we should recognise that we will never be able to say ‘we did not know’ what is happening in Gaza today, our world affairs editor Sam Kiley writes

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ICC believes war crimes and crimes against humanity are taking place now in Sudan's Darfur region

The International Criminal Court believes war crimes and crimes against humanity are continuing in Sudan’s vast western Darfur region where civil war has raged for more than two years, the tribunal’s deputy prosecutor says

The Independent UK

Who is Francesca Albanese – Italian human rights lawyer sanctioned by US?

An independent investigator is being sanctioned by United States over her work scrutinising human rights abuses in Palestinian territory

The Independent UK

Plans to relocate Gazans to a ‘humanitarian city’ look like a crime against humanity – international law expert

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) are refusing to implement a government plan to move hundreds of thousands of Palestinians into a what it calls a “humanitarian city” in Rafah on Gaza’s southern border with Egypt. Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir, chief of the IDF general staff said the plan was not…

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ICC issues arrest warrants for Taliban leaders over women's rights violations

The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for the Taliban’s supreme leader and the head of Afghanistan’s supreme court, who have limited girls' education and banned women's voices from being heard in public.

Euronews

ICC Seeks Arrest Of Taliban Leaders Over Persecution Of Women

The International Criminal Court on Tuesday issued arrest warrants for two senior Taliban leaders, accusing them of crimes against humanity for persecuting women and girls.

International Business Times

Arrest warrant issued for Taliban’s supreme leader over persecution of women and girls in Afghanistan

Taliban have imposed harsh measures that range from banning women from public places to girls from attending school beyond the sixth grade

The Independent UK

International Criminal Court hit with cyber attack during NATO summit

The International Criminal Court said it's been the victim of a cyber attack during the NATO leaders summit that took place in The Hague last week.

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International Criminal Court hit with cyber security attack

The International Criminal Court says it has been hit by a “sophisticated” cyberattack

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New special tribunal for Ukraine will pave the way for holding Russian leaders to account for the invasion

A special tribunal has been established by the international human rights organisation the Council of Europe (CoE) and the Ukrainian government to try crimes of aggression against Ukraine which could be used to hold Vladimir Putin and others to account for the February 2022 invasion and war crimes committed since.

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Pope Leo decries ‘shameful’ disregard for international law

Catholic pontiff says international rules have been ‘replaced by the presumed right to overpower others’.

Euronews

ICC urged to probe Russia's Wagner Group over promotion of atrocities in West Africa

Legal experts from UC Berkeley have argued to the International Criminal Court that the Wagner Group's alleged complicity in atrocities and its apparent weaponisation of social media could constitute war crimes.

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The Independent UK

Takeaways from AP report on accusation that Wagner commits war crimes by promoting atrocities

The International Criminal Court has been asked to review a confidential legal report asserting that the Russia-linked Wagner group has committed war crimes by spreading images of apparent atrocities in West Africa on social media

The Independent UK

A confidential brief to the ICC accuses Russia-linked Wagner of promoting atrocities in West Africa

The International Criminal Court is reviewing a confidential legal report asserting that the Russia-linked Wagner group has committed war crimes by spreading images of apparent atrocities in West Africa on social media

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A Ukranian writer – her life cut short – and a seasoned reporter show the heroism of the ‘people’s war’

“I have just bought my first gun in downtown Lviv,” begins Ukranian writer and war crimes researcher Victoria Amelina’s book, on February 17, 2022. “I’ve heard that everyone is capable of killing and those who say they aren’t just haven’t met the right person yet. An armed stranger entering my…

International Business Times

Gaza Humanitarian Foundation Initiative 'Outrageous': UN Probe Chief

The use of the US and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation to distribute food in the Palestinian territory is "outrageous", the head of a UN inquiry said Wednesday.

Radio France Internationale

Tuaregs in Mali and Burkina file ICC complaint against armies, Russian allies

Tuareg associations in Mali and Burkina Faso have filed a complaint with the International Criminal Court against their nations' armies and the Russian paramilitary group, Africa Corps.

Al Jazeera

UK MPs react to report alleging David Cameron ‘threatened’ ICC withdrawal

Cameron told ICC’s Khan arrest warrants for Israeli officials would be like ‘dropping hydrogen bomb’, media report says.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine says Russia took 20,000 children during war. Will some be returned?

Moscow says it has received a list from Kyiv, demanding the release of hundreds of children as ceasefire talks stumble.

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