Former ICC prosecutor recalls getting 'direct threats' in some cases
Fatou Bensouda says was undeterred by 'unacceptable thug-style tactics' opposing International Criminal Court probes.
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Fatou Bensouda says was undeterred by 'unacceptable thug-style tactics' opposing International Criminal Court probes.
The Rome-based International Criminal Court's three arrest warrants allege war crimes and crimes against humanity
The U.N. and other organizations expect a second round of reduced U.S. support and engagement with Trump's return.
Landlocked between Russia and China, Mongolia depends on Russia to meet its energy needs and China to buy its exports.
The report for the year ending on June 30 observes that armed conflicts increased as challenges to military rule intensified.
ICC prosecutors could use the U.N. report to bolster the court's work of investigating suspected war crimes committed in Gaza.
Sergei Shoigu and Varley Gerasimov are accused of war crimes for targeting Ukraine's civilian infrastructure.
The justices cited warnings an offensive on Rafah will put 'hundreds of thousands of people at imminent risk of death.'
The top prosecutor's action drew immediate and fierce reaction, with U.S. President Biden calling it 'outrageous.'
By far the largest share of the US$236 billion a year in illegal profits comes from forced commercial sexual exploitation.
A top U.S. diplomatic official said the ICC won't pursue war crimes charges against Americans if the U.S. courts handle it.
Zelenskyy conveyed his confidence that Russia's leaders would someday face justice for war crimes during his symbolic visit to the city that hosts the International Criminal Court.
Diplomats from other nations objected to the Russian-led U.N. Security Council session as an exercise in disinformation and cynical misuse of its mandate to maintain peace and security.
The court's prosecutor said the charges are based on evidence collected and analyzed by his office that pertains to the deportation of "at least hundreds of children taken from orphanages and children’s care homes."
From the killing fields of Ukraine to the earthquakes of Turkey and Syria, children struggle in an often indifferent world.
It has been 20 years since U.N. diplomats stood and cheered when a treaty gained enough support to launch the world's first permanent war crimes tribunal.