U.N. Approves Palestine’s Bid to Join International Criminal Court

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Jan 7, 2015 The United Nations has given Palestine the go-ahead to become the 123rd member of the International Criminal Court, effective April 1 of this year. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.S. Leaders Aid Israeli Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity

By Marjorie Cohn Aug 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 )

U.N. Calls Palestine a State

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Nov 30, 2012 Flouting opposition from Israel and the U.S., the United Nations General Assembly voted Thursday to elevate the status of the Palestinian territories to "nonmember observer state." The boost from "nonmember observer entity" marked a diplomatic victory for embattled Palestinians. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Bin Laden Family Threatens to Go to International Criminal Court

Staff / Truthdig May 11, 2011 A press statement attributed to Osama bin Laden's fourth son, who, the BBC reports, "has repeatedly distanced himself from his father's ideology," demands to know "why our father was not arrested and tried but summarily executed without a court of law," unlike Saddam Hussein and Slobodan Milosevic. (Full statement after the jump). Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

International Criminal Court to Pursue Arrest of Gadhafi

Staff / Truthdig May 5, 2011 The International Criminal Court is preparing the official ground for the arrest of Moammar Gadhafi and two other high-ranking Libyan leaders later this month on charges of war crimes against peaceful protesters, including the deaths of thousands since demonstrations began in mid-February. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Israel to Palestinians: Have We Got a Deal for You

Staff / Truthdig Sep 27, 2009 The Israeli government has conditioned the introduction of a second cell phone provider in the West Bank on one little thing: the Palestinian Authority withdrawing its request that the International Criminal Court investigate alleged war crimes during Israel's assault on Gaza early this year. Dig deeper ( 2 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 )

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 )

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 )