International Criminal Court

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte answers questions from the press at Manila International Airport on March 23. Jude Sabio, a lawyer in the Philippines, has filed a complaint at the International Criminal Court accusing Duterte of crimes against humani

Lawyer In Philippines Accuses President Duterte Of Crimes Against Humanity

2:02pm April 24, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

Jude Sabio, who represents an admitted assassin who has testified against President Rodrigo Duterte, has filed a complaint against Duterte with the International Criminal Court at the Hague.

The International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, has been accused of bias against Africans.

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Court Blocks South Africa's Withdrawal From International Criminal Court

4:53pm February 22, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

In a blow to the government, the court ruled that the executive didn't have the power to order a withdrawal without prior parliamentary approval and questioned the "unexplained haste" to quit the ICC.

A billboard calling for the inauguration of Adama Barrow as president on the side of a road last month in Serrukunda, Gambia.

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Under New Leader, Gambia Cancels Withdrawal From International Criminal Court

5:22pm February 14, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

As Gambia's new president Adama Barrow settles into his new role, he is also taking steps to resuscitate international ties cut off by his predecessor Yahya Jammeh.

Gambians wait to cast votes at a polling station Thursday in Banjul.

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PHOTOS: Gambia Holds Presidential Election Amid Internet Blackout

6:05pm December 01, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

This vote marks the most serious challenge yet to the rule of President Yahya Jammeh. The president has ruled for 22 years since he led a coup, and has a dismal human rights record.

Ukrainian tanks near the border with the Russian-controlled region of Crimea in August.

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Russia Withdraws Support For International Criminal Court

11:47am November 16, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

Russia is withdrawing its signature from the treaty establishing the ICC, after the court released a report calling the 2014 seizure of Crimea from Ukraine an "international armed conflict."

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Gambia Says It Will Leave The 'International Caucasian Court'

11:31am October 26, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

Gambia is the third nation this month to withdraw from the International Criminal Court, accusing the tribunal of being biased against Africans.

The case file against Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir is seen at the North Gauteng High court in Pretoria, South Africa, in June 2015 as a judge criticized the government for allowing Bashir, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court, to leave t

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South Africa Announces Withdrawal From International Criminal Court

3:27pm October 21, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

The announcement comes days after Burundi became the first country to withdraw from the war crimes court. The nations accuse the ICC of targeting African countries and calling for regime change.

Ahmad Faqi al-Mahdi in the courtroom of the International Criminal Court in the Hague last September. Mahdi pleaded guilty to war crimes over the deliberate destruction of buildings at a UNESCO-listed desert heritage site in Mali in 2012.

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Militant Who Destroyed Mali Cultural Sites Pleads Guilty To War Crimes

6:17pm August 22, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi deliberately damaged buildings and ancient manuscripts in Timbuktu in 2012. It is believed to be the first time an act of cultural destruction has been treated as a war crime.

Millionaire Congolese businessman Jean-Pierre Bemba was convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, on Monday.

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Ex-Congolese Vice President Convicted Of Rape, Murder And Pillage

9:02pm March 21, 2016

by Laura Wagner

It is the first time the International Criminal Court has convicted someone based on his role as a military commander. It is also the first time rape has been prosecuted by this court as a war crime.

Sudan's President Omar Hassan al-Bashir speaks to the crowd after a swearing-in ceremony at green square in Khartoum, earlier this month. A South African court has ordered al-Bashir, who is attending an African Union summit in Johannesburg, to be detained

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South African Court Orders Sudan's President Detained For War Crimes

6:34am June 15, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The court's decision to prevent visiting President Omar Hassan al-Bashir from leaving the country is at odds with the South African leader's promise of immunity.