Nov 29, 2024, at 03:31 pm
Bangladesh's interim government intends to pursue charges of crimes against humanity against former PM Sheikh Hasina at the International Criminal Court over the "mass killings" that occurred during the July-August demonstration in the country, officials said.
UK can arrest Benjamin Netanyahu if he visits country based on ICC warrant
Nov 23, 2024, at 05:30 am
London/IBNS: The British government Friday indicated that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could be arrested based on the International Criminal Court arrest warrant if he travels to the UK.
International Criminal Court issues arrest warrant against Israeli PM Netanyahu over war crimes
Nov 22, 2024, at 01:34 am
The Hague: The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, accusing them of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
International Criminal Court: Russia urged to withdraw arrest warrants for judges
Oct 14, 2023, at 10:25 pm
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Friday said it was “deeply concerned” by Russia’s decision to issue arrest warrants against senior judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC), following earlier warrants against its Prosecutor and Pre-trial Judges involved in examining potential war crimes in Ukraine.
Mar 18, 2023, at 04:10 pm
The Hague: The Pre-Trial Chamber of the UN-backed International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for President Vladimir Putin of Russia on Friday, in connection with alleged war crimes concerning the deportation and “illegal transfer” of children from occupied Ukraine, the head of the ICC said.
War Crime allegation: ICC issues arrest warrant against Vladimir Putin
Mar 18, 2023, at 02:46 pm
The Hague: The International Criminal Court on Friday issued arrest warrants against Russian President Vladimir Putin for the war crime accusation of unlawfully deporting Ukrainian children.
Lawyers approach ICC to investigate treatment of Uyghur Muslims by China
Jun 28, 2022, at 05:56 am
Xinjiang/Washington: A team of lawyers recently approached the International Criminal Court (ICC) to open an investigation into the treatment of Uyghurs and others in China’s Xinjiang area.
Darfur war crimes suspect appears before International Criminal Court
Apr 06, 2022, at 05:31 pm
New York: The first trial of a person accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Sudan’s Darfur region, has got underway at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Hague.
Outgoing ICC Prosecutor urges Security Council to keep focus on justice in Darfur
Jun 11, 2021, at 03:49 pm
New York: The international community must stay focused on achieving justice and peace for the people of Darfur, the outgoing Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) told the Security Council on Wednesday.
ICC Prosecutor opens probe into alleged crimes in occupied Palestine
Mar 05, 2021, at 03:27 pm
New York: The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) said on Wednesday that her Office has started an investigation into crimes allegedly committed in Occupied Palestinian Territory.
British human rights lawyer elected chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court
Feb 13, 2021, at 05:11 pm
New York: Criminal lawyer and human rights expert Karim Khan of the United Kingdom was elected on Friday to be the next Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Warlord found guilty of crimes against humanity in northern Uganda - ICC
Feb 05, 2021, at 05:36 pm
New York: A former Ugandan warlord whose forces attacked camps for the internally displaced across the country, has been found guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity at the International Criminal Court, judges ruled on Thursday.
Uyghur ICC genocide complaint backed by 63 parliamentarians in 16 countries
Nov 13, 2020, at 12:40 am
Washington: The Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC) has urged the international criminal court’s chief prosecutor to accept the complaint by the East Turkistan Government in Exile and the East Turkistan National Awakening Movement alleging genocide by China.
UN dismayed over US sanctions on top International Criminal Court officials
Sep 04, 2020, at 03:52 pm
New York: The UN Secretary-General on Wednesday noted “with concern” the imposition by the United States of sanctions against the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and another senior official, in the latest of a series of unilateral policy moves against the body.
ICC gives greenlight for probe into violent crimes against Rohingya
Nov 16, 2019, at 06:14 am
New York/IBNS: Judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday authorized an investigation into alleged crimes against humanity, namely deportation, which have forced between 600,000 and one million Rohingya refugees out of Myanmar, into neighboring Bangladesh since 2016.
International Criminal Court acquits former president Gbagbo of war crimes in Côte d’Ivoire
Jan 16, 2019, at 09:32 am
New York, Jan 16 (IBNS): Former President of Côte d'Ivoire Laurent Gbagbo has been cleared of crimes against humanity in Côte d’Ivoire by the International Criminal Court (ICC), it announced on Tuesday.
International court rejects Saif Gaddafi call to drop arrest warrant
Nov 03, 2018, at 08:29 am
New York, Nov 3 (IBNS): A call by Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi – son of the late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi and de facto Prime Minister of the country during the time of his father’s rule – for an international arrest warrant against him to be ruled inadmissible, was rejected by the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), on Friday.
Oct 18, 2018, at 02:51 pm
New York, Oct 18 (IBNS): The Prosecutor mandated to oversee the Occupied Palestinian Territory for the International Criminal Court (ICC) stated on Wednesday that her office is keeping “a close eye” on the planned demolition of a Palestinian village in the West Bank by Israeli authorities, warning that, according to international law, it could constitute a “war crime”.
'Humanity cries for justice', ICC President says, underscoring importance of Criminal Court
Sep 25, 2018, at 09:23 am
New York, Sept 25 (IBNS): Amidst a slew of high-level events at United Nations Headquarters in New York on Monday, Judge Chile Eboe-Osuji, President of the International Criminal Court (ICC) underscored in an interview with UN News that “humanity cries for justice,” and that “no country can do it alone.”
Zeid calls for ICC probe into Myanmar Rohingya crisis
Jul 05, 2018, at 08:10 am
New York, July 5 (IBNS): Myanmar should “have some shame” after attempting to convince the world that it is willing to take back hundreds of thousands of refugees who fled an “ethnic cleansing campaign” last year, given that “not a single” one has returned officially, the United Nations human rights chief warned on Wednesday.
ICC Appeals Chamber acquits former Congolese Vice President Bemba from war crimes charges
Jun 09, 2018, at 08:33 am
New York, June 9 (IBNS): The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC), on Friday, decided to acquit Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo, former Vice President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and head of a rebel group in the country, on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Burundi: UN independent panel calls for ICC probe into possible crimes against humanity
Sep 06, 2017, at 04:31 am
New York, Sept 5(Just Earth News): Having concluded that serious human rights violations, including executions and sexual violence, are continuing in Burundi with impunity, a United Nations-appointed expert panel will ask the International Criminal Court (ICC) to open an investigation into possible crimes against humanity.
ICC adds one year to Bemba's conviction for attempted bribery of witnesses
Mar 23, 2017, at 02:21 pm
New York, Mar 23 (Just Earth News): The United Nations-backed International Criminal Court (ICC) sentenced the former Congolese Vice-President, Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo, to another year in prison and about $325,000 in fines for interfering with his trial.
ICC sentences former Congolese vice-president Bemba to 18 years in prison for war crimes
Jun 22, 2016, at 02:13 pm
New York, June 22 (Just Earth News):The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday sentenced the former Congolese Vice-President, Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo, to 18 years of imprisonment for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in the Central African Republic between October 2002 and March 2003.