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Who’s Afraid of the International Criminal Court?

Bill Blum / Truthdig Mar 20, 2023 Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

U.N. List Targets Firms Linked to Israeli Settlements

JOSEF FEDERMAN and JAMEY KEATEN / The Associated Press Feb 12, 2020 Over 100 companies are said to be complicit in violating Palestinian human rights by operating in the occupied West Bank. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Official: Sudan to Hand Over Omar al-Bashir for Genocide Trial

SAMY MAGDY / The Associated Press Feb 11, 2020 For his role in the Darfur conflict, the county's former president also stands accused of crimes against humanity and war crimes. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Lawyers Deem European Union Migrant Policy a Crime Against Humanity

LORI HINNANT / The Associated Press Jun 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 )

The U.S. Is Blocking Investigations Into War Crimes in Afghanistan

By Vijay Prashad / Independent Media Institute Apr 23, 2019 The victims of dozens, if not hundreds, of crimes will likely never see justice. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Prosecuting Israel’s Crimes Against the Palestinians

Marjorie Cohn / Truthout Mar 31, 2019 During the first anniversary of the “Great March of Return” at the Gaza border, lawyers and jurists around the world are calling for justice. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

America’s Menacing Defiance of International Justice

Rebecca Gordon / TomDispatch Mar 28, 2019 In its rejection of the International Criminal Court, the Trump administration is turning its back on the system established at Nuremberg. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

John Bolton Escalates Blackmail to Shield U.S. War Criminals

Marjorie Cohn / Truthout Sep 17, 2018 The Trump security adviser is threatening to punish the International Criminal Court if it mounts an investigation of the war in Afghanistan, and that's just the start. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Why John Bolton Should Be Tried at International Criminal Court

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Sep 12, 2018 Here are the crimes that I allege the national security adviser has committed, for which he by all rights should face justice at the Hague, at the hands of the same ICC judges that he recently threatened. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

International Court Overturns Ex-Congo Official’s War Crime Convictions

MIKE CORDER / The Associated Press Jun 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 )

Palestinians Seek International Court Investigation of Israel

MIKE CORDER / The Associated Press May 22, 2018 Citing "a culture of impunity," Foreign Minister Riad Malki asks the International Criminal Court to open an investigation into alleged Israeli crimes against the Palestinian people, including settlement policies. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Military, CIA Leaders May Be Investigated for War Crimes

By Marjorie Cohn / Truthout Nov 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 )