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The International Criminal Court is facing doubts as its member states meet

2:40am December 02, 2024

The court faces pushback over arrest warrants for Israeli officials, sexual harassment allegations against the court's chief prosecutor and a very empty docket.

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What is the ICC and can it really arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu?

3:10pm November 21, 2024

The ICC also issued warrants for Yoav Gallant, former Israeli defense minister, and Hamas leader Muhammad Deif. But it doesn't have an enforcement mechanism and relies on states to make the arrests.

The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant

10:34am November 21, 2024

The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants on Thursday for Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, for alleged war crimes in the Gaza Strip.

China's leader Xi Jinping claps as he listens to Russian President Vladimir Putin via a video link, from the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Dec. 2, 2019. Xi will meet Putin this week on a visit to Moscow.

Latest on Ukraine: Xi Jinping visits Moscow to meet Putin (March 20)

9:36am March 20, 2023

by NPR Staff

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to a regional governor via videoconference at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Russia, on Oct. 21, 2022. The International Criminal Court said Friday it has issued an arrest warrant for Putin and his children's rights commissioner for possible war crimes.

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The International Criminal Court issues an arrest warrant for Putin

7:32pm March 17, 2023

by International Desk

The ICC has issued warrants for the Russian president and his children's rights commissioner for alleged war crimes involving accusations that Russia has forcibly taken Ukrainian children.

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Women in Lukodi, Uganda, celebrate after hearing on a radio that the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, found Dominic Ongwen guilty of war crimes, including a massacre in their village back in 2004.

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Ugandan Child Soldier-Turned-Rebel Commander Is Convicted Of War Crimes

10:31am February 04, 2021

by Bill Chappell

A former child soldier, Ongwen was the first LRA commander to face trial for the group's terror campaign. The charges include numerous crimes against girls and women, including forced pregnancy.

The International Criminal Court in The Hague has cleared the way for an investigation into possible war crimes in Afghanistan.

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International Criminal Court Allows Investigation Of U.S. Actions In Afghanistan

5:35pm March 05, 2020

by Merrit Kennedy

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo blasted the decision, calling it a "breathtaking action by an unaccountable political institution." Human rights groups are applauding the move.

Rohingya Muslims, newly arrived from Myanmar, jockey for puffed rice food rations donated by local volunteers in 2017 in the Kutupalong refugee camp in Bangladesh.

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International Criminal Court OKs Investigation Into Crimes Against Rohingya

1:46pm November 14, 2019

by Merrit Kennedy

It's a first step in what Rohingya victims see as their best — and perhaps only — opportunity to hold the perpetrators of these acts accountable.

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro addresses the United Nations General Assembly. Several countries have requested an investigation of Venezuela for alleged crimes against humanity.

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Latin American Countries Urge Investigation Of Venezuela For Crimes Against Humanity

6:16pm September 27, 2018

by Shannon Van Sant

The countries have submitted a request to the International Criminal Court in the Hague for an investigation of alleged human rights abuses in Venezuela dating back to 2014.

National Security Adviser John Bolton speaks at a Federalist Society luncheon at the Mayflower Hotel on Sept. 10 in Washington.

Bolton: International Criminal Court Will Face Repercussions If Americans Prosecuted

3:51pm September 10, 2018

by Ayesha Rascoe

National Security Adviser John Bolton says the U.S. will do all it can to protect Americans from ICC action — calling the proposed investigation of war crimes in Afghanistan "utterly unfounded."