|
Yemen Ratifies ICC
March 30, 2007 -- After years of targeted advocacy by civil society groups
inside and outside of the country, the Parliament of Yemen ratified the Rome
Statute of the ICC on March 23, paving the way for this Arab country to be
the newest member of the Court.
+ READ MORE
ICC Issues
Summons for Darfur Suspects
February 27, 2007 -- In his announcement from The Hague today, ICC Chief
Prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo requested a summons to appear for Ahmad
Muhammad Harun, former Minister of State for the Interior of the Government
of Sudan, and Ali Kushayb, a Janjaweed militia leader in Darfur. Both men
have been accused of working together, and on behalf of the government of
Sudan, in committing 51 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity
against the Darfur people.
+ READ MORE
Landmark ICC Decision for ICC’s
First Suspect
January 29, 2007 -- The ICC today announced a landmark decision in the
confirmation of charges hearing for its first suspect, Congolese rebel
leader Thomas Lubanga Dyilo. The Court announced that there was sufficient
evidence to commit Dyilo for trial for his alleged commission of war crimes
involving child soldiers. Reading today’s decision, Judge Claude Jorda told
the Court, “this chamber confirms the [three] charges brought by the
prosecution. Thomas Lubanga Dyilo should be committed for trial.”
+READ
MORE
ICC Prosecutor Reports on Darfur to
U.N. Security Council
December 15, 2006 -- On December 14, the ICC’s Chief Prosecutor, Luis Moreno
Ocampo, issued his fourth report on the situation in Darfur as required
under United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 1593 (2005). Given
that the Darfur situation was referred to the ICC by the UNSC, the
Prosecutor is required to report to the Council every six months on the
progress and status of his office’s investigation.
+READ MORE
Chile's Dictator Dies
December 11, 2006 -- On December 10, the notorious 91-year old former
dictator of Chile, Gen. Augusto Pinochet, died of heart complications in a
military hospital in Santiago, Chile.
+READ
MORE
OTP Has Enough Evidence to Identify
Perpetrators in Darfur
November 29, 2006 - The International Criminal Court (ICC) is close to
identifying perpetrators in atrocities occurring in Sudan’s Darfur region,
according to Chief Prosecutor, Luis Moreno Ocampo. During his
briefing to the Assembly of State Parties (ASP), Mr. Ocampo informed the
Assembly that "we selected incidents during the period in which the gravest
crimes occurred…Based on the evidence collected, we identified those most
responsible for the crimes."
+READ MORE
The Future of the Military
Commissions Act
November 29, 2006 - On October 17, President Bush signed into law the
Military Commissions Act Of 2006. The law grants the president far-reaching
powers to detain persons indefinitely, without normal judicial oversight,
allows for a flexible interpretation and application of the Geneva
Conventions in U.S. interrogation practices and strips the rights of habeas
corpus from detainees classified as enemy combatants.
+READ MORE
U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan
Hails ICC During 5th ASP
November 27, 2006 – On November 24th, in the opening session of the ICC's Fifth Annual Assembly of States Parties Meeting in The Hague, ICC
Chief Judge and President, Philippe Kirsch, read an official statement by
United Nations Secretary General, Kofi Annan.
+READ MORE
ICC’s ASP Resumes for Fifth Annual
Meeting in the Hague
November 20, 2006 – The Assembly of State Parties (ASP), the
legislative body that oversees the mandate and progress of the ICC, will
come together for its fifth annual meeting in The Hague, The Netherlands
from November 23, 2006 – December 1, 2006.
+READ MORE
Chad and Montenegro Join ICC
November 8, 2006 – Two geo-strategically important countries have announced
their ratification of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC),
making them the newest state parties to the Court.
+READ
MORE
Congress, President Bush Re-evaluate
Counterproductive BIA Campaign
October 25, 2006 – In a move that demonstrated a re-evaluation of the
U.S.’s anti-ICC Bilateral Immunity Agreement (BIA) policy, Congress amended
the American Servicemembers Protection Act (ASPA) in the Fiscal Year 2007
Defense Authorization Bill on September 29, 2006.
+READ
MORE
Japan Prepares to Join ICC
September 12, 2006 -- In a move that sends a strong message to the
United States, the Foreign Ministry of Japan announced yesterday that the
East Asian island nation is officially preparing to join the International
Criminal Court (ICC) by July 2007.
+READ
MORE
ICC Welcomes Two More Ratifications
August 29 – Representing both Africa and the Caribbean, the countries of
Comoros and St. Kitts & Nevis, respectively, have ratified the Rome Statute
establishing the ICC and are now full members of the Court.
+READ MORE
ICC Prosecutor makes first formal
charge
August 28, 2006 – Three years after the ICC’s establishment, the Office
of the Prosecutor (OTP) made history today by formally charging the first
war criminal in the Court’s custody.
+READ
MORE
Kony Participates in Peace Talks
August 1, 2006 -- In a rare public appearance, Joseph Kony, leader of the
Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), met with Riek Machar, Vice President of
Southern Sudan and mediator of the Ugandan peace talks.
+READ MORE
Khmer Rouge 'Butcher' Dies
July 21, 2006 -- Ta Mok, one of the key leaders of the former Khmer
Rouge regime has died of natural causes while in detention in Cambodia.
+READ MORE
Uganda seeks ICC Warrant Waiver for
Kony
July 12, 2006 -- In a reversal of its December 2003 request to the International
Criminal Court (ICC) to open up an investigation of the atrocities committed
by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni is
reportedly seeking support from the ICC to grant amnesty to LRA leader
Joseph Kony. The ICC issued arrest warrants for Kony and other LRA members
in July 2005, charging them with war crimes and crimes against humanity.
+READ MORE
U.S. Recognizes Application of
Geneva Conventions to Detainees
July 12, 2006 -- Two weeks after the Supreme Court decision was made to
block the use of military tribunals for "enemy combatants," the Bush
Administration issued a memo stating that all prisoners detained in
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and in other U.S. military custody shall be entitled to
the protections guaranteed under Article 3 of the Geneva Conventions.
+READ MORE
Museveni Promises Kony Amnesty
July 5, 2006 -- On July 2nd, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni indicated that
if Joseph Kony, leader of the notorious Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebel
group in northern Uganda agrees to abandon terrorism, the Ugandan government
will grant him total amnesty despite his indictment by the International
Criminal Court (ICC).
+READ MORE
Judges Sworn in for Khmer Rouge
Trial
July 3, 2006 – The judges for the long-awaited Khmer Rouge Tribunal (KRT) have
been sworn in at a special ceremony in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The judges are
comprised of both Cambodians and foreigners appointed by the UN—the result
of an intricate formula of majority voting by both Cambodian and
international judicial officials. The formula was in response to widespread
criticism of Cambodia’s severely debilitated judicial system in the
aftermath of Pol Pot’s regime.
+READ MORE
Charles Taylor Trial Moved to ICC
Premises
June 22, 2006 – Charles Taylor, former Liberian president and suspected
war criminal, has been transferred to the ICC in The Hague for trial. Taylor
was arrested in northern Nigeria in March 2006 and taken to the Special
Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) in Sierra Leone’s capital, Freetown.
+READ MORE
United Kingdom Agrees to Imprison
Charles Taylor
June 15, 2006 – In response to a request from U.N. Secretary General Kofi
Annan, the United Kingdom has agreed to imprison former Liberian leader
Charles Taylor if he is convicted of war crimes. Taylor is currently in a
prison in Sierra Leone where he is awaiting trial by the U.N.-backed Sierra
Leone Special Court.
+READ MORE
Sudan Agrees to Execute ICC Arrest
Warrant Against Kony
June 13, 2006 -- The Sudanese Government has agreed to execute an arrest warrant
issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) and arrest Joseph Kony.
Kony is the leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), a Ugandan rebel
group, and is wanted by the ICC to answer to charges of war crimes and
crimes against humanity.
+READ MORE
ICC Opposes Kony Peace Offer
May 22, 2006 -- In a move that set international precedent, the Ugandan government
referred the conflict in Northern Uganda to the International
Criminal Court (ICC) in December 2003, thereby granting the ICC jurisdiction
over individuals responsible for crimes committed in Northern Uganda. After
commencing a formal investigation, the ICC’s Chief Prosecutor, Luis Moreno-Ocampo
issued arrest warrants for the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) leader Joseph Kony,
the rebel group primarily responsible for atrocities committed in the north.
+READ MORE
Americans Support International Courts and Tribunals
May 17, 2006 -- According to a recent poll released by WorldPublicOpinion.org,
a broad majority (76%) of the American public supports the idea of having an
international body or court to monitor whether countries are adhering to
international treaties.
+READ
MORE
Central African Republic Refers
Former President to ICC
April 14, 2006 -- An Appeals Court in the Central African Republic (CAR) has
referred a case concerning its former president, Ange Felix Patasse, and one
of DR Congo’s Vice Presidents, Jean-Pierre Bemba, to the International
Criminal Court (ICC). The pair and three others are charged with committing
war crimes and crimes against humanity including the systematic rape and
murder of civilians during a thwarted coup in 2002, while Patasse was
president of the CAR.
+READ MORE
Taylor Arrested and Set to Stand
Trial for War Crimes
March 29, 2006 -- Charles G. Taylor, West African Warlord and former President
of Liberia, has been arrested and repatriated to Sierra Leone, where he will
stand trial for war crimes and crimes against humanity. He was taken into
custody by the Nigerian Police in Borno State in northern Nigeria early
Wednesday morning after a foiled attempt to escape justice.
+READ MORE
Nigeria Agrees to Taylor’s
Extradition
March 25, 2006 -- Nigeria’s President Olusegun Obasanjo agreed to
Liberia’s request for the extradition of the ousted Liberian dictator
Charles G. Taylor this weekend. The deposed
warlord has been in exile in Calabar, Nigeria since August 2003 as part of
the terms of an internationally brokered peace-deal, which ended Liberia’s
14-year civil war.
+
READ MORE
ICC Makes Its First Arrest
March 20, 2006 -- For the first time since its inception in July 2002, the
International Criminal Court (ICC) has arrested a suspected war criminal. On
March 17, Congolese national Thomas Lubanga Dyilo was extradited to the ICC
in The Hague to face charges of war crimes under Article 8 of the Rome
Statute.
+
READ MORE
Milosevic Escapes Justice
March 11, 2006-- Slobodan Milosevic, the former leader of Serbia and the
former Yugoslavia was found dead in his cell on Saturday morning at the Scheveningen detention centre in The Hague. An autopsy conducted by Dutch
doctors revealed that Milosevic died from a heart attack.
+READ
MORE
Sudanese Special Courts Condemned
March 6, 2006 -- The U.N. Special Rappoteur on Human Rights in Sudan denounced
Sudan’s haphazard efforts at bringing Darfur war crimes suspects to justice.
In a press conference in Khartoum, Dr. Sima Samar, told reporters, “There
has not been much accountability for the serious crimes which have been
committed in Darfur."
+READ MORE
From Mexico to Yemen:
Counterintuitive U.S. BIA Policy Expands
March 1, 2006 -- What do Kenya, Mexico, Yemen, and Bolivia all have in
common? Each of these countries, representing key geo-strategic regions, are
facing imminent cuts in millions of dollars of U.S. military (IMET, FMF) and
economic support funds (ESF) under U.S. legislation if they do not comply
with U.S. demands to execute a Bilateral Immunity Agreement (BIA).
+READ MORE
ICC Ready to Receive War Crimes
Suspects
February 28 -- Months after issuing its first arrest warrants for
five leaders of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in Uganda, the
International Criminal Court (ICC) is ready to receive the war crimes
suspects.
+READ MORE
ICJ Tries First Genocide Case
February 27 -- The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague,
the U.N.’s principal judicial organ, commenced public hearings in a landmark
case concerning allegations of state-sponsored genocide filed by
Bosnia-Herzegovina against Serbia and Montenegro.
+READ MORE
ICC Chief Prosecutor Turns Down Iraq
Case
February 12 -- In a move that sends a strong signal about the
future direction the Court will take, the Prosecutor of the International
Criminal Court (ICC), Luis Moreno Ocampo, announced last Friday that his
office will not investigate alleged war crimes committed in Iraq by
Coalition forces.
+READ MORE
First Victims Recognized by
International Criminal Court (ICC)
January 20 -- In an historic decision, the ICC has invoked Article 68 of the
Rome Statute and has accepted the first victims’ applications to participate
in criminal proceedings against suspected war criminals.
+READ MORE
Jordanian Parliament Bows to U.S. Pressure, approves
BIA
January 9 -- This week, the Jordanian Parliament’s Lower House
bowed to U.S. political and economic pressure and approved a
Bilateral Immunity
Agreement (BIA) with the U.S. Under this BIA, Jordan has agreed to
refrain from surrendering any U.S. personnel accused of war crimes, crimes
against humanity, or genocide to the International Criminal Court (ICC).
+READ MORE
Mugabe Mocks Call for His Indictment by ICC
January 4 -- In an opinion editorial published on December 27, 2005 in
the International Herald Tribune, the Executive Director of the
International Bar Association, Mark S. Ellis, calls for an indictment of
Zimbabwe’s “demagogue,” President Robert Mugabe.
+READ MORE
Suriname to Join ICC, Considers BIA with U.S.
December 15 -- The President of Suriname, Mr. Ronald Venetiaan, announced
this week that his country will join the International Criminal Court (ICC).
+READ MORE
ICC Judge Calls for India to Become Member of Court
December 14 -- The Chief Judge and President of the International Criminal
Court (ICC), Philippe Kirsch, has publicly asked India to ratify the Rome
Statute and become a full member of the ICC.
+READ MORE
ICC Prosecutor address U.N. Security Council on
Status of Investigation in Darfur
December 14 -- In a statement to the U.N Security Council on December 13,
ICC Prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo provided a briefing of his office’s
investigations into war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide
committed in Darfur, Sudan, concluding that the instable climate of and lack
of access to the region is serving as an impediment to his efforts.
+READ
MORE
Jordanian Parliament Urged to Reject Bilateral
Immunity Agreement
December 8 -- Leading human rights organizations have called for
Jordan's lower house of parliament to refuse ratification of a Bilateral
Immunity Agreement (BIA) that had been signed by King Abdullah last
December. If Jordan does not sign the BIA, it risks losing $250 million in
Economic Support Funds (ESF) from the U.S.
+READ MORE
Sudanese Court Sentences Soldiers to Death for War
Crimes
November 28 -- A special court in North Darfur sentenced two Sudanese
soldiers to death on November 17 for the murder of a Darfurian man.
+READ
MORE
Senegal Arrests Former Chadian Dictator
November 28 – Senegal announced earlier this month that it had arrested
Hissène Habré, the former president of Chad, for crimes committed by the
Chadian intelligence service between 1982 and 1990. Dubbed the African
Pinochet by human rights advocates, Habré was the subject of an
international arrest warrant issued by Belgium under its international
jurisdiction law.
+READ
MORE
UN Interviewing for Key Khmer Rouge Tribunal Posts
November 28 -- The United Nations announced it has developed a short
list of candidates to fill judicial and prosecutorial positions for the
Khmer Rouge Tribunal.
+READ MORE
United Nations Security Council Calls for Taylor's
Arrest
November 17 - The United Nations Security Council last Friday passed a resolution calling for former Liberian President Charles Taylor’s arrest and transfer to the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL). Under UNSC Resolution 1638, the mandate of the UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) has been expanded to allow for Taylor’s apprehension and detention “in the event of [his] return to Liberia."
+READ
MORE
Mexico Ratifies Rome Statute, Becomes 100th ICC
Member Country
November 8 – On October 28, Mexico announced it had ratified the Rome
Statute of the International Criminal Court, bringing to 100 the number of
countries that had become official parties to the Court.
+READ MORE
ICC Sentences Can Be Carried Out in Austria
November 8 – In a historic move, Austria became the first country to
announce its willingness to allow sentences issued by the International
Criminal Court to be served within its borders.
+READ
MORE
Former Rwanda Official Surrenders to Tribunal
November 8 – The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda announced
today that Callixte Kalimanzira, former Acting Minister of the Interior of
Rwanda during the 1994 genocide, surrendered to Tanzanian authorities.
Kalimanzira has been charged with genocide, in the alternative complicity in
genocide, and with direct and public incitement to commit genocide.
+READ MORE
Former Croatian Military Commander Pleads Guilty to
Violating Geneva Conventions
November 8 – The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY)
announced recently that Ivica Rajic, the former commander of the Croatian
Defense Council’s (“HVO”) Second Operational Group in the Central Bosnia
Operative Zone, based in Kiseljak, pled guilty to four counts of violations
of the Geneva Conventions.
+READ MORE
Sudanese NGOs Call for Sudan to Accede to ICC
October 24 -- During a roundtable conference convened in Khartoum earlier
this month, representatives from Sudan’s humanitarian sector called for the
country to accede to the International Criminal Court. The groups called for
ratification of the Rome Statute to the ICC in light of the UN Security
Council’s referral of the Darfur situation to the ICC for investigation of
grave rights abuses.
+READ MORE
International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia
Stays Decision Allowing Former Premier to Engage in Kosovar Politics
October 24 -- After deciding former Kosovo Prime Minister and war-crimes
suspect Ramush Haradinaj could participate in politics during a provisional
release, the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY)
stayed that decision. As a result, Haradinaj is prohibited from engaging in
Kosovar politics pending a response from the defense to the stay order.
+READ MORE
Zimbabwe Court Blocks Progression of “Operation
Murambatsvina”
October 21 -- Zimbabwe’s High Court blocked the eviction of 400 hundred
residents from their makeshift housing in Mbare, a poverty-ridden suburb of
Harare. The Court order prevents Zimbabwean police from carrying out the
eviction, which had been issued two weeks before the ruling.
+READ MORE
Trial Begins for Saddam Hussein
October 19, 2005 – The Supreme Iraqi Criminal Court convened today,
opening the trials for former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and seven other
defendants charged with mass killings in 1982. The charges related to the
execution of more than 140 men and boys from the mostly Shiite town of
Dujail outside Baghdad. Hussein joined the other defendants in pleading not
guilty to the charges brought against him.
+READ
MORE
ICC Issues Arrest Warrants for LRA Rebels
October 14, 2005 -- The ICC confirmed today that it has issued arrest
warrants for five top Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebel leaders on charges
of war crimes and crimes against humanity. These are the first arrest
warrants issued by the Court.
+READ MORE
Belgium Issues Arrest Warrant for Chadian Dictator
October 13--Using its “international jurisdiction” law, Belgium recently
issued an international arrest warrant for Hissène Habré, the former
president of Chad. According to media reports, the arrest warrant relates to
activities carried out by the Chadian government’s intelligence sector under
Habré’s term. The intelligence service is accused of having committed
systematic torture, arbitrary arrests and mass murder.
+ READ MORE
Chief Prosecutor for Sierra Leone Tribunal Calls for
Taylor’s Extradition
October 13 - Desmond De Silva, chief prosecutor for the Special Tribunal
for Sierra Leone, called on Nigeria recently to extradite former Liberian
President Charles Taylor. Taylor was indicted by the Special Tribunal in
2003 for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and other serious violations
of international law, including the use of child soldiers.
+ READ MORE
Yugoslavia War Crimes Suspect To Be Tried in Bosnia
and Herzegovina
September 29, 2005 -- The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former
Yugoslavia (ICTY) announced today that Radovan Stankovic was today
transferred from the ICTY to Sarajevo to be tried by the Court of Bosnia and
Herzegovina’s War Crimes Chamber. Such transfers enable the Tribunal to
focus its efforts on trying the most senior perpetrators of genocide, crimes
against humanity and war crimes.
+ READ MORE
Lack of Recognition for International Criminal
Court’s Authority to Prosecute Perpetrators of War Crimes, Crimes Against
Humanity, and Genocide a Glaring Omission from UN Reform Document
September 27, 2005 -- Reflecting the Bush administration’s opposition to the
International Criminal Court (ICC), the 2005 United Nations (UN) World
Summit Outcome Document lacks any reference to the ICC. Moreover, the final
Outcome Document undermines support for efforts by the international
community to hold accountable those accused of gross human rights
violations.
+READ MORE
UN Working Group Concludes Draft Treaty on Forced
Disappearances
September 26, 2005 -- The United Nations Working Group on Enforced or
Involuntary Disappearances announced today it had finished drafting an
international convention on forced disappearances. The draft convention will
be submitted to the UN Commission on Human Rights and subsequently to the UN
General Assembly for their approval before being opened for signature and
ratification next year.
+ READ MORE
Rwandan Genocide Perpetrators Start Community
Service Elements of Their Sentences
September 25, 2005 – Nearly 800 Rwandans who had been convicted by
Gacaca, or community courts, of participating in that country’s genocide in
1994 began the community service portion of their sentences. The option to
perform community service in lieu of extended incarceration was devised as a
way for Rwanda to rebuild communities devastated by the Hutu-Tutsi conflict
of a decade ago.
+ READ MORE
Sudan Establishes Office to Investigate Crimes
Against Humanity
September 20, 2005 -- Sudan recently announced the establishment of an
Attorney’s Office for Crimes Against Humanity. According to reports, the
agency will be responsible for investigating allegations of crimes against
humanity as defined by Sudan’s Criminal Procedures Act of 1991,
international humanitarian law, international conventions Sudan has
ratified, and other relevant law.
+READ MORE
At Risk of Losing Critical Funds, Benin Signs BIA
September 19, 2005 -- Despite signaling that it would not enter into a
Bilateral Immunity Agreement (BIA) with the United States, Benin has
reportedly signed a BIA. Prior to signing the agreement, the country risked
losing up to $250,000 International Military Education and Training (IMET)
funds for fiscal 2005 and up to $50,000 IMET funds for fiscal 2006.
+READ MORE
Nigeria’s Senate Wants BIA Rescinded; Declares BIA
Null and Void
August 17, 2005 -- After putting pressure on President Olusegun Obasanjo to rescind Nigeria’s
Bilateral Immunity Agreement (BIA) with the US, the Nigerian Senate
passed a resolution yesterday declaring the BIA null and
void.
+READ MORE
Economic Support Funds Threatened Again for ICC
Member Countries
July 29, 2005 -- Congress established Economic Support Funds to promote economic
and political stability in strategically important countries where the
United States has special security interests. The funds are provided on a
grant basis to these countries and are available for a variety of economic
purposes, like infrastructure and development projects. The amount granted
is specified each year in the Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill.
+ READ MORE
Kenya Chooses the ICC, not a BIA
July 29, 2005 -- This past spring, Kenya made history and joined 98 other
countries by ratifying the Rome Statute and becoming an official state party
to the International Criminal Court (ICC). Just a few months later, the
U.S., initially a supporter of the Court but now its staunch opponent, gave
Kenya a stark choice: give all U.S. nationals and employees immunity from
the ICC, or face over $15, 650,000 in aid cuts.
+ READ MORE
Illegal Operation: Crisis in Zimbabwe
July 28, 2005 -- While some humanitarian crises are quick to happen,
others occur in stages and are often the result of government negligence or
ill-will. For those who have witnessed the growing crisis in Zimbabwe, it is
becoming alarmingly clear that the government is escalating attacks on those
it perceives as opposing it and is acting with wanton disregard for the
welfare of Zimbabweans.
+ READ MORE
ICC Prosecutor Addresses Security Council regarding
Progress in Darfur Investigations
June 29, 2005 –“The referral of the situation in Darfur to the ICC has
brought an international, independent, and impartial justice component to
the collective international and regional efforts to end the violence in
Darfur.” These were the closing words today of the Prosecutor of the
International Criminal Court, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, who addressed the U.N.
Security Council regarding the progress that the Court has made in its
investigations of war crimes in Darfur, Sudan.
+ READ MORE
ICC Prosecutor Discusses Status of Investigations
Update on Darfur, DRC, Uganda, Colombia, and the Ivory Coast
June 26, 2005 -- The International Criminal Court, only three years
after its founding Rome Statute entered into force, is currently engaged in
analyzing or investigating five serious situations involving mass
atrocities. ICC Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo recently spoke with the press
about the situations before the ICC.
+ READ
MORE
ICC Prosecutor Announces Darfur Investigation
June 6, 2005 -- ICC Prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo
announced the opening of his formal investigations into the region. The move
came only 2 months after the historic decision of the United Nations
Security Council to send the Darfur case to the ICC for investigation.
+
READ MORE
+
MORE NEWS
+ TAKE ACTION |
