ICC trial in The Hague one option for Sudan's al-Bashir, says minister
Sudan could send former leader Omar al-Bashir and other suspects to The Hague for trial before the International Criminal Court, but any decision would need approval from military and civilian rulers, the information minister said on Monday. Sudanese authorities said last week that they had ...
Darfuris rejoice as Sudan agrees to hand al-Bashir to ICC over war crimes and genocide charges
In Sudan's sprawling Camp Kalma, people who fled the Darfur conflict are overjoyed at a pledge by the country's new authorities to finally deliver ex-President Omar al-Bashir to the International Criminal Court. Bashir, who was deposed in April 2019 following mass protests, has for the ...
Sudan agrees ex-President al-Bashir should appear before ICC over Darfur crimes
Sudan's government and rebel groups in Darfur agreed on Tuesday that all those wanted by the International Criminal Court should appear before the tribunal, a list that includes ousted president Omar al-Bashir. Al-Bashir, who has been jailed in Khartoum since he was toppled after mass ...
Sudan opens Darfur crimes probe against al-Bashir and 50 ex-regime figures
Sudan said on Sunday it had opened an investigation into crimes committed in the Darfur region by ousted president Omar al-Bashir and 50 members of his former regime. Prosecutor general Tagelsir al-Heber said "we started an investigation about the crimes that have been committed in ...
As Aung San Suu Kyi looks on, Gambia details mass rapes and killings in Myanmar
Gambia's legal team described mass rapes, the burning of families in their homes and killings of dozens of Muslim Rohingya children with knives as it set out its genocide case against Myanmar at the U.N.'s International Court of Justice on Tuesday. Myanmar's leader Aung San ...
The International Criminal Court on Thursday approved a long-awaited full investigation into Myanmar's alleged abuse of Rohingya Muslims, including crimes against humanity and persecution. The Hague-based war crimes court said in a statement it "authorized the prosecutor to proceed with an investigation for the alleged ...
'Good news for peace': Congo troops shoot dead Rwandan Hutu warlord wanted by ICC
A Rwandan Hutu rebel leader wanted by the International Criminal Court on war crimes charges has been shot dead by the Congolese army, a DRC military spokesperson said on Wednesday in what Kigali called "good news for peace. Sylvestre Mudacumura, commander of the Democratic Forces ...
ICC prosecutor calls for investigation into atrocities committed against Rohingya
A prosecutor for the International Criminal Court on Thursday formally requested judges to authorize an investigation into alleged crimes against humanity and "other inhumane acts" carried out against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar. According to the court documents, the prosecutor alleges that there is a "reasonable ...
Myanmar military court plan to probe army's alleged Rohingya atrocities hit as 'delusional'
Myanmar's army said on Monday it had set up a military court to investigate its conduct during a crackdown on the Rohingya Muslim minority in 2017 that forced more than 730,000 to flee to neighboring Bangladesh. The court comprising a major-general and two colonels will ...
Tribunal for crimes committed in Myanmar against Rohingya urgently needed, rights law group says
A human rights law group contracted by the U.S. State Department to investigate atrocities against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar said on Monday there was an urgent need to establish a criminal tribunal to bring those responsible to justice. A report released on Monday by the ...
Myanmar 'seriously concerned' over war crimes prosecutor's move on Rohingya jurisdiction
The government of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi expressed "serious concern" Friday over a move by the International Criminal Court prosecutor seeking jurisdiction over alleged deportations of Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar to Bangladesh. Since August, nearly 700,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled a brutal military ...
Duterte to withdraw Philippines from International Criminal Court
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will withdraw from the International Criminal Court's (ICC) Rome Statute, officials said on Wednesday, due to what he said were attacks by U.N. officials and violations of due process by the ICC. The ICC on Feb. 8 started a preliminary examination ...
