Three Reasons Why the ICC Hasn’t Taken Action on Gaza

Bill Blum / Truthdig Aug 12, 2014 As the war in Gaza enters its second month, quelled for the moment by another 72-hour cease-fire, the question arises: Why hasn’t the International Criminal Court initiated a formal inquiry into the carnage? Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

A War Crimes Investigation Could Benefit Both Sides in Gaza

Bill Blum / Truthdig Jul 30, 2014 If and when Palestine becomes a member state of the International Criminal Court, Israel should rejoin, and cooperate with any investigation into human rights violations. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Court Is Asked to Probe Possibility of Calderon War Crimes in Drug Crackdown

Staff / Truthdig Nov 27, 2011 Mexican human rights activists have asked the International Criminal Court to investigate President Felipe Calderon (above), senior Mexican officials and the country’s most-wanted drug kingpin for allegedly overseeing the capture, torture and killing of civilians in violence surrounding drug trafficking and the government's effort to suppress that illegal trade. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Charles Taylor Finds Yahweh

Staff / Truthdig Jun 10, 2009 Former Liberian President Charles Taylor has found a new religion, reports say. The one-time African dictator, on trial at The Hague accused of crimes against humanity, has decided to convert to Judaism. According to one of his wives, after arriving in the Netherlands "he got to know that he really, really wanted to be a Jew." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Sudan’s President Shows Up at Arab Summit

Staff / Truthdig Mar 30, 2009 Despite the arrest warrant recently issued for him by the International Criminal Court, Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has made a defiant move by showing up in Qatar to attend the 21st Arab League summit meeting, at which United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was also slated to appear. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Darfur Food Disaster Looms

Staff / Truthdig Mar 25, 2009 Aid agencies fear that more than a million people in the African region of Darfur may not be getting humanitarian food rations starting in May. The worries come weeks after the Sudanese government expelled more than a dozen foreign aid groups after the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar Hassan Ahmed Bashir. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Will Bush Ever Face World Court?

Staff / Truthdig Mar 8, 2009 The International Criminal Court recently issued an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, a move Sudanese officials denounced as politically motivated. Will it ever be the case that the ICC takes former U.S. President George W. Bush to task? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Israel’s ‘Wanton Destruction’

Staff / Truthdig Mar 6, 2009 Human rights investigators are adding yet another alleged war crime to existing accusations of Israel's war-time exuberance, as Amnesty International officials believe Israel's military forces engaged in "wanton destruction" of civilian homes during the bloody assault on Gaza. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The ICC’s First Tooth

Staff / Truthdig Mar 4, 2009 The International Criminal Court is getting its teeth, as judges have ordered the arrest of Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity -- including murder, extermination, forcible transfer, torture and rape -- marking the first time the ICC has issued a warrant for a sitting head of state. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Palestinians Push for War Crimes Inquiry

Staff / Truthdig Feb 11, 2009 On the heels of Israel's election and its bloody three-week assault on the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian Authority is pressing the International Criminal Court to investigate the possibility of war crimes committed by Israeli commanders. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Sudanese President Rejects Genocide Claims

Staff / Truthdig Jul 15, 2008 Although an International Criminal Court prosecutor has accused Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir of genocide in Darfur, Bashir begs to differ and Sudan is refusing to cooperate with the court. Meanwhile, some United Nations representatives are preparing to leave Sudan as concerns build about a potential violent backlash to the charge. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )