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 )

Sudan Army Removes Leader, Rejects Ousted President’s Extradition

MAGGIE MICHAEL / The Associated Press Apr 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 )

World Court Judges Reject Afghanistan War Crimes Probe

MIKE CORDER / The Associated Press Apr 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 )

Sudan’s Military Overthrows President Amid Bloody Protests

MAGGIE MICHAEL and SAMY MAGDY / The Associated Press Apr 11, 2019 Omar al-Bashir's repressive 30-year rule ends as pro-democracy protest organizers denounce the army's takeover. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Sudan Hits Peak Crisis After Months of Massive Protests

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Apr 11, 2019 According to one news source, Omar Hassan al-Bashir has stepped down as president of Sudan in the wake of a military coup. 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 )

U.S. Closes PLO Office, Threatens Sanctions on International Criminal Court

Ilana Novick Sep 10, 2018 In a speech to the Federalist Society, national security adviser John Bolton reveals the Trump administration's plans to help Israel—further alienating the Palestinians and much of the international community. Dig deeper ( 2 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 )