US sanctions Palestinian rights groups over ICC probe
The United States has imposed sanctions on three leading Palestinian NGOs, accusing them of supporting International Criminal Court efforts to prosecute Israeli nationals.
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Switzerland, Austria say would host ICC-wanted Putin for peace talks
Switzerland and Austria said Tuesday that they would host Russian president Vladimir Putin if he came for talks on peace in Ukraine, despite the International Criminal Court鈥檚 arrest warrant...
Arrest of Taliban leaders over women persecution ordered
The International Criminal Court on Tuesday issued arrest warrants for senior Taliban leaders in Afghanistan over the persecution of women, a crime against humanity...
US slaps sanctions on four ICC judges over Israel, US cases
The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on four judges at the International Criminal Court including over an arrest warrant for Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu as it ramped up pressure to neuter the court of last resort...
Hungary announces ICC withdrawal as Netanyahu visits
Hungary on Thursday said it will quit the International Criminal Court, just as prime minister Viktor Orban hosted his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu, whom the tribunal has accused of war crimes in Gaza.
Philippine Senate launching probe of Duterte鈥檚 ICC arrest
The Philippine Senate said on Monday it will conduct a formal probe of ex-president Rodrigo Duterte鈥檚 arrest and swift handover last week to the International Criminal Court, which is to try him for alleged crimes against humanity.
Duterte follows ICC hearing over drug war case via videolink
Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte failed to attend in person at the International Criminal Court on Friday at the opening of the crimes against humanity hearing over his deadly crackdown on narcotics.
Duterte鈥檚 lawyers demand his return
Lawyers for former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte, believed headed for The Hague to face the International Criminal Court over his deadly crackdown on drugs, filed a petition Wednesday demanding his return to Manila...
Duterte arrested for crimes against humanity
Former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte was arrested on Tuesday in Manila by police acting on an International Criminal Court warrant tied to his deadly war on drugs.
Toby Cadman urges govt to refer July massacre case to ICC
Toby Cadman, the special adviser to the International Crimes Tribunal鈥檚 chief prosecutor, on Thursday urged the interim government to refer the July-August massacres case to the International Criminal Court in The Hague...
Trump condemned for ICC sanctions over Israel, US probes
The International Criminal Court slammed sanctions Friday slapped by US President Donald Trump over its probes targeting America and Israel and pledged to press on with its aim to fight for 鈥榡ustice and hope鈥� around the world.
Taliban reject ICC arrest warrant as 鈥榩olitically motivated鈥�
Afghanistan鈥檚 Taliban government said on Friday an arrest warrant sought by the International Criminal Court for its leaders was 鈥榩olitically motivated鈥�.
PERSECUTION OF WOMEN: ICC prosecutor seeks arrest of Taliban leaders
The International Criminal Court鈥檚 chief prosecutor on Thursday said he was seeking arrest warrants against senior Taliban leaders in Afghanistan over the persecution of women, a crime against humanity...
ICC prosecutor Karim A Khan calls on Bangladesh chief adviser Yunus
The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Karim A Khan, called on Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the state guest house Jamuna in Dhaka on Wednesday, says a press release.
ICC ready to assist ICT in Bangladesh
The Hague-based International Criminal Court on Wednesday expressed its readiness to assist Bangladesh鈥檚 International Crimes Tribunal in its efforts to address alleged mass killings during the July-August period.
ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrant for Min Aung Hlaing
International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim AA Khan on Wednesday announced that his office was filing an application to the Pre-Trial Chamber I of the ICC for a warrant of arrest against Myanmar Senior General and acting president Min Aung Hlaing for the 鈥榗rimes against humanity of deportation and persecution of the Rohingya鈥�...
ICC warrant: accountability or polarisation
THE International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants on November 21 for Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former defence minister Yoav Gallant and Hamas military leader Mohammed Deif, citing alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity linked to the ongoing Gaza conflict. This unprecedented move by the Hague-based court has sent...
Netanyahu warrant also indicts US complicity
IT鈥橲 official now. America鈥檚 closest ally, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the one accorded more than 50 standing ovations in Congress just months ago, is under indictment by the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity and war crimes. America must take note: the US government is complicit in Netanyahu鈥檚 war crimes and...
Ireland would arrest Netanyahu, says PM
Benjamin Netanyahu would be detained if he arrives in Ireland, prime minister Simon Harris said on Friday after the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant.
ICC issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant, Deif
The International Criminal Court on Thursday issued arrest warrants for Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defence minister Yoav Gallant, as well as Hamas鈥檚 military chief Mohammed Deif.
Anatomy of AL鈥檚 complaint to ICC
THE name 鈥楤angladesh鈥� is not stranger to the International Criminal Court. It was one of the earliest signatories to the ICC Rome Statute and ratified the same on March 23, 2010. Publicly available information shows that the ICC received at least four communications containing complaints (institutionally known as Article 15 Communications or...
Complaint filed with ICC against ousted Bangladesh PM Hasina for crimes against humanity
A complaint has been filed with the International Criminal Court in the Hague, Netherlands against ousted Bangladesh prime minister and Awami League president Sheikh Hasina allegedly for committing...
Bangladesh can file case with ICC: chief prosecutor
Chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Karim AA Khan called on chief adviser professor Muhammad Yunus on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly at the...
Migrant rescuers demand probe against Italy interior minister
Italian NGO Mediterranea has asked the International Criminal Court to investigate Italy鈥檚 interior minister Matteo Piantedosi for allegedly violating the Geneva Conventions on refugees, the...
Mongolia rolls out red carpet for Putin despite war crimes accusations
Russian president Vladimir Putin was welcomed by honour guards and red carpets in the Mongolian capital on Tuesday on his first visit to an International Criminal Court member since...
Israel and next big war
THE push towards an all-out war in the Middle East is moving out of its sleepwalking phase to that of conscious eschatological reckoning. A blood filled, fiery Armageddon will reveal the forces of virtue, linking the evangelicals of the United States with the right-wing Jewish nationalists in Israel. That appalling prospect is certainly not one to discount:..
ICC orders of Russia army chief, ex-minister
The International Criminal Court on Tuesday said it had issued arrest warrants for Russia鈥檚 top army chief and ex defence minister over strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure that constituted alleged war crimes...
The untold ICC story
Even the most optimistic of political analysts did not expect that the International Criminal Court鈥檚 chief prosecutor would be uttering these words:..
ICC case filed for journalists鈥� death in Gaza
Media watchdog Reporters Without Borders said on Monday it had filed a complaint with the International Criminal Court over Palestinian journalists killed or injured in Gaza...
US attitude to ICC always defined by self-interest
THIS week, the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, or ICC, applied for arrest warrants for three Hamas leaders, as well as Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and defence minister Yoav Gallant, in connection with the ongoing war in Gaza...