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 )

Chemical Weapons Team Kept From Alleged Attack Site in Syria

SARAH EL DEEB and NATALIYA VASILEYVA / The Associated PRess Apr 16, 2018 Inspectors' lack of access to Douma has left unanswered questions about the April 7 attack that prompted a military response by the U.S. and two allies. 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 )

Revealed: The West’s Role in the Genocide at Srebrenica

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 5, 2015 A new investigation into declassified evidence shows that, in an attempt to secure a larger peace deal, British, American and French governments knowingly left the Muslim population of the Bosnian town vulnerable to a genocide that killed 8,000 men and boys in 1995. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

A Century of Women Working for Peace

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Apr 30, 2015 One hundred years ago, more than 1,000 women gathered here in The Hague during World War I, demanding peace. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Cutting Through the Hysteria Over Court’s Gaza War Probe

Bill Blum / Truthdig Jan 28, 2015 Here are the facts about the International Criminal Court’s examination of crimes committed in the 2014 fighting. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

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 )

Cry for Argentina: Fiscal Mismanagement or Pillage?

By Ellen Brown, Web of Debt Aug 15, 2014 Argentina has now taken the U.S. to The Hague for blocking the country’s 2005 settlement with the bulk of its creditors. The issue underscores the need for an international mechanism for nations to go bankrupt. Better yet would be a sustainable global monetary scheme that avoids the need for sovereign bankruptcy. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Governments Give Syrian Ambassadors the Boot

Staff / Truthdig May 30, 2012 After the release of a gut-wrenching video purporting to show the bodies of Syrian children and their families slain in the attack on Houla on Friday, governments around the world signaled their shared disapproval of the Assad regime by expelling Syrian diplomats and ambassadors Tuesday. Dig deeper ( 2 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 )

Former Serb Leader Calls Bosnian War ‘Just and Holy’

Staff / Truthdig Mar 2, 2010 Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic is on trial for genocide at the International Criminal Tribunal in The Hague for his role in the mass killings of Croats and Muslims during the Bosnian war in the 1990s, but a defiant Karadzic apparently doesn't believe that he presided over an ethnic-cleansing campaign. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Karadzic Misses First Day of Genocide Trial

Staff / Truthdig Oct 27, 2009 Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic was a no-show Monday at The Hague, where he was scheduled to stand trial on charges of genocide against Bosnian Muslims in the mid-1990s. The proceedings were expected to continue Tuesday regardless of his participation, or lack thereof, in court. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )