Can the International Criminal Court bring justice to Cyprus?
By Tasoula Hadjitofi As I explained in a previous article, Turkey has been trying to block the possible road to justice for Cyprus through the...
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Shoot me, don’t jail me, Duterte tells Hague court prosecutor
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday told the International Criminal Court (ICC) to go ahead and investigate him for crimes against humanity, and said he would prefer...
Lawyer for hit-man files complaint against Duterte at ICC
A Philippines lawyer filed a complaint at the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday against President Rodrigo Duterte and senior officials, accusing them of mass...
South Africa to quit troubled war crimes court
South Africa said on Friday it was quitting the International Criminal Court (ICC) because membership conflicted with diplomatic immunity laws, dealing a new blow to...
France to ask ICC for war crimes investigation in Syria
France is working to find a way for the International Criminal Court’s prosecutor to launch an investigation into war crimes it says have been committed...
Islamist rebel gets 9 years imprisonment for Timbuktu destruction
War crimes judges on Tuesday sentenced a former Islamist rebel who admitted wrecking holy shrines during Mali’s 2012 conflict to nine years in prison, in...
Islamist rebel apologises for wrecking Timbuktu shrines in landmark trial (Updated)
A former Islamist rebel admitted wrecking holy shrines during Mali’s 2012 conflict and apologised at the start of his trial at the International Criminal Court...
The protection of cultural heritage is not a luxury item, UN rapporteur says
UN Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights Karima Bennoune has stressed that the protection of cultural heritage is not a luxury item. She...
Congo ex-vice president guilty in landmark ICC war rape ruling (Updated)
By Thomas Escritt Congo’s Jean-Pierre Bemba became the highest-ranking politician to be convicted by the international war crimes court on Monday, when it judged him...
Is the ICC out of control, or is it just trying to do its job?
By Gwynne Dyer SUDAN’S President Omar al-Bashir, facing an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court (ICC) for genocide and war crimes, fled from an...
