LORI HINNANT / The Associated PressJun 3, 2019
A request filed with the International Criminal Court alleges that EU officials are knowingly responsible for deaths of migrants at land and sea. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
MAGGIE MICHAEL / The Associated PressApr 13, 2019
Protesters cheer as the transitional leader linked to the Darfur genocide is replaced. Al-Bashir won't be turned over to the world court. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
MIKE CORDER / The Associated PressApr 12, 2019
In a decision criticized as "deeply flawed," they cite the expected lack of cooperation from the U.S., Afghan authorities and the Taliban. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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SOPHENG CHEANG / The Associated PressNov 15, 2018
The two elderly Cambodians are convicted of genocide and war crimes by an international tribunal. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
MIKE CORDER / The Associated PressJun 8, 2018
The ruling does not mean the atrocities committed by his forces in Central African Republic did not take place, but that former Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba cannot be held criminally responsible for them. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
By Marjorie Cohn / TruthoutNov 20, 2017
The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has asked for authorization to investigate U.S. practices in Afghanistan. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
By Marjorie Cohn / TruthoutOct 11, 2017
The president's threat to destroy North Korea violates Article 2 of the United Nations Charter. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
By Marjorie CohnAug 8, 2014
There is growing evidence that Israeli leaders and commanders have committed war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity as defined in the Rome Statute for the International Criminal Court. The U.S. military has aided, abetted and assisted the commission of these crimes by providing Israel with the military means to commit them. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigFeb 17, 2014
U.N. investigators Monday released a catalog of massive human rights violations in North Korea that they say amount to crimes against humanity deserving attention by the International Criminal Court. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigMay 21, 2013
Guatemala's top court has thrown out the conviction of the general and former military dictator for genocide and crimes against humanity in what Amnesty International has called a "devastating blow for the victims of the serious human rights violations committed during the conflict." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Amy Goodman / TruthdigMay 16, 2013
Former Guatemalan President Efrain Rios Montt was hauled off to prison last Friday. It was a historic moment, the first time in history that a former leader of a country was tried for genocide in a national court. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 23, 2012
It’s about time. A U.N. panel has concluded that members of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime are guilty of “gross human rights violations” amounting to crimes against humanity. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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