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Law
fromwww.theguardian.com
11 hours ago

Sexual abuse claims have dragged the international criminal court into crisis but what happens now?

The ICC's chief prosecutor, Karim Khan, faces sexual abuse allegations amid geopolitical tensions, complicating his position and the court's integrity.
Law
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 week ago

ICC states should not ignore judicial experts' conclusions in Khan's case

Upholding the ICC prosecutor's integrity is crucial for the credibility of State Parties and the ICC system amidst allegations of misconduct.
Law
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

ICC to consider legal advice that criticises UN report on prosecutor Karim Khan

The ICC is reviewing a report challenging misconduct allegations against chief prosecutor Karim Khan, with potential implications for his position.
Law
fromwww.theguardian.com
11 hours ago

Sexual abuse claims have dragged the international criminal court into crisis but what happens now?

The ICC's chief prosecutor, Karim Khan, faces sexual abuse allegations amid geopolitical tensions, complicating his position and the court's integrity.
Law
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 week ago

ICC states should not ignore judicial experts' conclusions in Khan's case

Upholding the ICC prosecutor's integrity is crucial for the credibility of State Parties and the ICC system amidst allegations of misconduct.
Law
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

ICC to consider legal advice that criticises UN report on prosecutor Karim Khan

The ICC is reviewing a report challenging misconduct allegations against chief prosecutor Karim Khan, with potential implications for his position.
#human-rights
#war-crimes
Right-wing politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
3 weeks ago

Reporter Confronts Trump Chief Hegseth With War Crime' Accusation Live at Presser

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth faced accusations that his 'no quarter' statement regarding Iran constitutes a war crime under international humanitarian law.
World politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Is the US committing war crimes by targeting Iran's civilian infrastructure?

Attacks on Iranian civilian infrastructure by US officials may constitute serious war crimes under international law.
France politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Artist files war crime case in Paris over Israeli strike that killed parents in Lebanon

A Lebanese-French artist filed a war crimes complaint in Paris over an Israeli bombing that killed his parents and a domestic worker.
World politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago

If Trump commits war crimes in Iran, he can be prosecuted | Kenneth Roth

Donald Trump is threatening war crimes in Iran by targeting civilian infrastructure, violating international humanitarian law.
Right-wing politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
3 weeks ago

Reporter Confronts Trump Chief Hegseth With War Crime' Accusation Live at Presser

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth faced accusations that his 'no quarter' statement regarding Iran constitutes a war crime under international humanitarian law.
World politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Is the US committing war crimes by targeting Iran's civilian infrastructure?

Attacks on Iranian civilian infrastructure by US officials may constitute serious war crimes under international law.
#trump
Left-wing politics
fromTruthout
4 days ago

Trump Uses Same Language Cited by ICJ in Genocide Ruling Against Israel

Trump justified potential war crimes against Iran by labeling its leaders as 'animals', echoing dehumanizing rhetoric used in the Gaza conflict.
World news
fromSlate Magazine
4 days ago

Trump Is Just Openly Threatening War Crimes

Trump's recent social media posts raise concerns about potential unlawful military actions and the complicity of government officials in his decisions.
Left-wing politics
fromTruthout
4 days ago

Trump Uses Same Language Cited by ICJ in Genocide Ruling Against Israel

Trump justified potential war crimes against Iran by labeling its leaders as 'animals', echoing dehumanizing rhetoric used in the Gaza conflict.
World news
fromSlate Magazine
4 days ago

Trump Is Just Openly Threatening War Crimes

Trump's recent social media posts raise concerns about potential unlawful military actions and the complicity of government officials in his decisions.
#iran
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
4 days ago

Senator Says Trump Risks War Crime' if He Acts on Threats

Threatening Iranian civilian infrastructure could constitute a war crime, according to Sen. Blumenthal, amid concerns over U.S. military strategy in the region.
World politics
fromAxios
3 days ago

Trump's Iran threats raise moral stakes for military members

Threats against Iran's infrastructure raise concerns about potential war crimes and civilian casualties amid escalating tensions.
#palestinian-rights
NYC parents
fromTruthout
3 days ago

Top Palestinian Children's Rights Group Shutters After Being Targeted By Israel

Defense for Children International-Palestine ceased operations due to Israel's attacks and restrictions on human rights organizations, impacting advocacy for Palestinian children's rights.
Social justice
fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 weeks ago

Israel systematically torturing Palestinians in custody, says UN expert

Palestinians in custody face severe physical and psychological abuse, indicating systematic torture by Israel since the onset of the conflict on October 7, 2023.
NYC parents
fromTruthout
3 days ago

Top Palestinian Children's Rights Group Shutters After Being Targeted By Israel

Defense for Children International-Palestine ceased operations due to Israel's attacks and restrictions on human rights organizations, impacting advocacy for Palestinian children's rights.
Social justice
fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 weeks ago

Israel systematically torturing Palestinians in custody, says UN expert

Palestinians in custody face severe physical and psychological abuse, indicating systematic torture by Israel since the onset of the conflict on October 7, 2023.
#unrwa
Non-profit organizations
fromwww.aljazeera.com
6 days ago

Israel's attack on UNRWA is central to its genocide of the Palestinians

UNRWA's existence is seen as a threat to Israeli goals, prompting attacks on the agency as part of a broader genocidal strategy against Palestinians.
Non-profit organizations
fromwww.aljazeera.com
6 days ago

Israel's attack on UNRWA is central to its genocide of the Palestinians

UNRWA's existence is seen as a threat to Israeli goals, prompting attacks on the agency as part of a broader genocidal strategy against Palestinians.
#ukraine
Russo-Ukrainian War
fromwww.dw.com
4 days ago

Ukraine: Several killed as Russia strikes bus, other targets

Ukrainian drone strikes and Russian artillery attacks continue to escalate, resulting in civilian casualties amid calls for a ceasefire during Orthodox Easter.
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 weeks ago
Russo-Ukrainian War

Do Your Homework!' Democrat Rips Trump Official for Refusing to Say Whether Putin Is a War Criminal' in Fiery Hearing

Russo-Ukrainian War
fromwww.dw.com
4 days ago

Ukraine: Several killed as Russia strikes bus, other targets

Ukrainian drone strikes and Russian artillery attacks continue to escalate, resulting in civilian casualties amid calls for a ceasefire during Orthodox Easter.
Russo-Ukrainian War
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 weeks ago

Do Your Homework!' Democrat Rips Trump Official for Refusing to Say Whether Putin Is a War Criminal' in Fiery Hearing

Rep. Bill Keating criticized Under Secretary Thomas DiNanno for inadequate support for Ukraine and evasion on whether Putin is a war criminal.
#ben-roberts-smith
World news
fromTruthout
4 days ago

Absence of Accountability for Gaza Genocide Has Enabled Israel's War on Lebanon

Israel's military actions in Lebanon have led to significant civilian casualties and a growing humanitarian crisis.
#sudan
World news
fromJezebel
1 week ago

Sexual Violence Has Become the 'Defining Feature' of the World's Worst Humanitarian Crisis

Sudan's civil war has led to over 40,000 deaths and widespread sexual violence, becoming a defining feature of the humanitarian crisis.
World news
fromJezebel
1 week ago

Sexual Violence Has Become the 'Defining Feature' of the World's Worst Humanitarian Crisis

Sudan's civil war has led to over 40,000 deaths and widespread sexual violence, becoming a defining feature of the humanitarian crisis.
Healthcare
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 week ago

We dug up medics in Gaza. A year later, international law remains buried

Israel has fostered a culture of impunity for attacks on healthcare workers, leading to severe consequences in Gaza and beyond.
Berlin
fromwww.dw.com
1 week ago

Germany hosts Syria's Al-Sharaa despite human rights issues

Germany's reception of Syria's interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa has sparked controversy due to his past human rights violations and ties to extremist groups.
#international-law
NYC parents
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 week ago

Over 100 US legal experts condemn strikes on Iran as possible war crimes'

Over 100 US international law experts condemn US-Israeli military actions against Iran as violations of international law and potential war crimes.
World politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 weeks ago

The Guardian view on the Iran war and international law: it's worse than a mistake; it's a crime | Editorial

Western nations apply inconsistent standards in condemning military aggression, loudly criticizing Russia's invasion of Ukraine while remaining largely silent about US and Israeli military actions against Iran and Lebanon, undermining claims of universal international law.
World politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

Why international law is still the world's best defence

The post-World War II international legal order faces erosion from ultranationalism, great-power rivalries, and norm violations, risking a return to force-based politics where power supersedes principle.
World politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 week ago

War crimes are no longer shameful. That should terrify you

Warring sides in the Middle East show contempt for civilian life, flouting international laws protecting civilians amid escalating conflict.
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

French IS member convicted of genocide for atrocities against Yazidis

The Paris criminal court found Sabri Essid directly participated in an organised system of killing, raping and enslaving members of the Iraqi ethnic and religious minority.
France news
Healthcare
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 weeks ago

UN experts urge Israel to free Gaza doctor amid reports of severe torture'

Dr. Hussam Abu Safia is being denied medical treatment and subjected to severe torture in Israeli detention, prompting calls for his release.
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

UK complicit in desecration of international law in Gaza, says Corbyn-led tribunal

Britain's failure to meet its legal obligations has contributed to the mass killing of Palestinian civilians and the wholesale destruction of civilian objects, the desecration of international law and the further erosion of Britain's status as a nation committed to the rule of law in the international arena.
UK politics
Russo-Ukrainian War
fromwww.aljazeera.com
4 days ago

Russia jails former Kursk governor in Ukraine incursion-linked graft probe

Alexei Smirnov, former governor of Kursk, was sentenced to 14 years for accepting bribes linked to inadequate border fortifications against Ukraine.
#international-criminal-court
Europe politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
4 weeks ago

ICC prosecutor opens probe into Belarus over deportations to Lithuania

The ICC prosecutor opened an investigation into Belarus for suspected forced deportation and persecution of government opponents, finding reasonable basis for crimes committed as part of a widespread systematic attack against civilians.
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Gordon Brown calls for international criminal court for crimes against children

An international criminal court for crimes against children should be established to protect schools as safe havens with the same legal status as hospitals during armed conflicts.
Europe politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
4 weeks ago

ICC prosecutor opens probe into Belarus over deportations to Lithuania

The ICC prosecutor opened an investigation into Belarus for suspected forced deportation and persecution of government opponents, finding reasonable basis for crimes committed as part of a widespread systematic attack against civilians.
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Gordon Brown calls for international criminal court for crimes against children

An international criminal court for crimes against children should be established to protect schools as safe havens with the same legal status as hospitals during armed conflicts.
Artificial intelligence
fromNature
1 month ago

Stop the use of AI in war until laws can be agreed

Frontier AI models are unreliable for warfare and lack legal frameworks; international rules must govern military AI use before deployment to prevent civilian harm.
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 weeks ago

ICC Chief Prosecutor Khan cleared of sexual misconduct by judges: Report

Karim Khan has been cleared of all wrongdoing after an investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct against him.
#torture
World politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 weeks ago

UN expert says world has given Israel licence to torture Palestinians'

Torture has become state policy in Israel, with widespread suffering and violence against Palestinians sanctioned by political leaders.
World politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 weeks ago

UN expert says world has given Israel licence to torture Palestinians'

Torture has become state policy in Israel, with widespread suffering and violence against Palestinians sanctioned by political leaders.
#crimes-against-humanity
World politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 weeks ago

Israel's displacement of civilians in Lebanon is a possible war crime

Israeli tactics of mass expulsion in Lebanon violate international law and displace over a million civilians, mirroring actions in Gaza and the West Bank.
UK news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Syrian who fled to UK charged with crimes against humanity over violent crackdown

A former Syrian intelligence officer has been charged with murder and torture as crimes against humanity in England and Wales, marking the first such prosecution under the International Criminal Court Act 2001.
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
4 weeks ago

Israel drops charges against soldiers in Palestinian detainee abuse case

Israel dropped all charges against five soldiers accused of sexually abusing a Palestinian detainee at a military detention facility, closing a highly divisive case.
World politics
fromTruthout
4 weeks ago

US Joins ICJ Case to Defend Israel From Allegations of Genocide

The Trump administration officially joined an International Court of Justice case to defend Israel against genocide allegations, affirming the accusations are false.
Russo-Ukrainian War
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

How engineer Emelyanov was murdered in Bucha: The investigation and three Russian suspects

EL PAÍS identified a body found in Bucha on April 3, 2022, as Sergey Emelyanov, a Kyivstar engineer, and traced responsibility to three Russian soldiers in an investigation into documented war crimes during Russia's occupation.
Miscellaneous
fromwww.dw.com
2 months ago

Torture, false arrests: Ukrainian women in Russian prisons

A Ukrainian mother from Donetsk was arrested by Russian-backed separatists, subjected to torture, denied contact with her children, and held for prolonged imprisonment.
Russo-Ukrainian War
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
1 month ago

The harrowing reality of being a prisoner of war in Russia - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

Recent prisoner-of-war exchanges between Ukraine and Russia reveal widespread torture and abuse in Russian detention facilities, with survivors reporting systematic psychological and physical mistreatment throughout captivity.
fromThe Cipher Brief
2 months ago

Russia is Targeting Civilians in Ukraine

Russia has intensified attacks on Ukraine's power grid, generating facilities, and heating infrastructure, in efforts to disrupt electricity, heat, and water services - especially in winter. Clearly, Russia is targeting Ukraine's civilian population. The mayor of Kyiv, Vitali Klitschko, recently told that Kyiv, with a population of 3.6 million people, has only about half the electricity that it needs as
Miscellaneous
France news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 months ago

Closing statements begin in war crimes trial for Kosovo ex-president

Kosovo's former president Hashim Thaci faces overwhelming evidence of murder, torture and witness intimidation for crimes during the 1998-99 independence war.
Miscellaneous
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

Thousands in Kosovo rally against war crimes trial of ex-KLA commanders

Thousands in Kosovo protested the Hague trial of former KLA leaders accused of wartime crimes while many locals view them as national liberation heroes.
#international-humanitarian-law
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months ago

US faces war crime allegation for disguising' aircraft in drug boat attack

A US military aircraft allegedly disguised as a civilian plane struck a suspected drug-smuggling boat, an action that could constitute perfidy and a war crime.
World news
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

'Hallmark of genocide' found in Sudan's el-Fasher UN

RSF's capture of el-Fasher constituted planned, coordinated actions with hallmarks of genocide: ethnically targeted killings, sexual violence, siege-induced starvation, and calls to eliminate non-Arab communities.
#icj
#rohingya
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months ago

Stripped naked': Yemeni detainee recounts torture in UAE-run prison

It's been more than six years since Ali Hassan Ali Bakhtiyan was released from a secret prison in eastern Yemen's Hadramout Governorate, but he cannot forget the horrors he underwent during his more than two years in detention. It was a very bitter and extremely painful experience, the 30-year-old man said, adding he was lodged inside the secret prison run by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and local Yemeni troops called the Hadrami Elite Forces (HEF) inside Hadramout's Presidential Palace.
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