
U.N. fact-finding panel urges trials on genocide charges in Myanmar
The panel reported Myanmar's armed forces killed thousands of Muslim Rohingya people during 'clearance operations.'
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The panel reported Myanmar's armed forces killed thousands of Muslim Rohingya people during 'clearance operations.'
Opposition from the U.S., China and Russia forced the removal of measures for investigations and health care.
Sudan's defense minister announced Omar al-Bashir was arrested and declared a state of emergency for three months.
The U.S. State Department said ICC chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda can visit the U.S. only for "official U.N. purposes."
These are turbulent times for the International Criminal Court, created 17 years ago as a court of 'last resort.'
Trump's national security adviser harshly condemned the International Criminal Court, which is hated by conservatives.
A panel of U.N. human rights investigators proposed assigning 'an independent, impartial mechanism' to collect evidence.
Investigators urge the prosecution of Venezuelan security forces for hundreds of arbitrary killings and other abuses.
The Hague-based institution is meant to step in only when nations won't or can't dispense justice themselves.