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...
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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...
‘No room’ for gays in Kenya, says deputy president
By Edith Honan Kenya’s deputy president has said there is “no room” for homosexuality in Kenyan society, the latest comments from an African government to...
Sudanese President Bashir wins 94.05 pct of vote
Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir extended his quarter-century in power with a landslide 94.05 per cent victory in presidential elections, organisers announced on Monday. The...
Ukraine wants global court to investigate crimes in Crimea and east
By Anthony Deutsch Ukraine wants the International Criminal Court to investigate all alleged recent war crimes in Crimea and eastern Ukraine, Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin...
Palestinians join war crimes court in Israel’s absence
The Palestinian Authority joined the International Criminal Court on Wednesday, potentially giving the world’s permanent war crimes tribunal jurisdiction over future crimes in the region....
Dilemma for Israel as Palestinians join war crimes court
By Thomas Escritt The Palestinian Authority becomes the 123rd member of the International Criminal Court on Wednesday, a major step that could move its decades-long...
Agreement on criminalising denial of Armenian genocide
By Elias Hazou LAWMAKERS on Monday agreed to amend current legislation criminalising the denial of genocide if the genocide in question has been recognised by...
Uganda says LRA rebel to be handed to international court
By Elias Biryabarema A senior Lord’s Resistance Army commander who surrendered last week to the US military in the Central African Republic (CAR) will be...
UN members want N.Korea in international court for rights abuses
By Louis Charbonneau Member countries of the United Nations on Thursday urged the Security Council to consider referring North Korea to the International Criminal Court...
North Korea’s Kim to send special envoy to Russia
By James Pearson North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is to send a personal envoy to Russia, state media said on Friday, the latest in...
Kenyan president to go to Hague court in personal capacity
By Edmund Blair Kenya’s president said on Monday he would attend a hearing at the International Criminal Court this week, the first sitting world leader...
Palestinian minister says “clear evidence” of Israeli war crimes
Palestinian Foreign Minister Riad al-Malki said on Tuesday after meeting prosecutors at the International Criminal Court that there was “clear evidence” that Israel committed war...