International Criminal Court

Darfur War Crimes Indictment Could Split International Community

The Guardian | Simon Tisdall | Posted 03.19.2009 | World


Britain, France and the US are up against a united front of African and Muslim countries, backed by China and Russia, over the imminent indictment of ...

Palestinians Urge War Crimes Case Against Israel

AP | MIKE CORDER | Posted 03.16.2009 | World


THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Palestinian leaders pressed prosecutors of the International Criminal Court on Friday to investigate alleged Israeli wa...

Sudan's al-Bashir To Be Indicted, Issued Arrest Warrant, By International Criminal Court For War Crimes In Darfur

Reuters | Posted 03.14.2009 | World


UNITED NATIONS, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Judges at the International Criminal Court have decided to indict Sudan's president for war crimes in Darfur and is...

For the International Criminal Court To Work, The Worst Must Come First

Alan Dershowitz | Posted 03.13.2009 | World


Alan Dershowitz

There are efforts now underway to try to bring Israel before the International Criminal Court in The Hague on charges of alleged war crimes.

Janjaweed Break Ranks As Sudan President Faces The ICC

Allafrica.com | Abdhalla Tajeldin Adam | Posted 03.08.2009 | World


The pending indictment of Omar al-Bashir by the International Criminal Court, ICC, appears to have eroded critical support for the embattled Sudanese ...

Video for Change: The ICC and Justice for Child Soldiers in the DRC

Yvette Alberdingk Thijm | Posted 03.07.2009 | World


Yvette Alberdingk Thijm

The International Criminal Court commenced its first trial Jan 26, and I am inspired by the myriad and unprecedented ways video and technology have been incorporated into the proceedings.

Where is the Muslim Outrage Over Darfur?

Ali A. Rizvi | Posted 03.01.2009 | World


Ali A. Rizvi

Where are the large-scale protests and outrage from the Muslim community over the senseless deaths and rape of hundreds of thousands of poverty-ridden African Muslims?

Obama and Clinton: "Sound the Alarm" for Darfur Now

Susan Morgan | Posted 02.27.2009 | World


Susan Morgan

The United States must respond immediately to Bashir's very credible threats of "more violence and blood" in Darfur. If we don't, the blood will be on our hands as well.

Try President Bashir, But Prepare For The Consequences

Jirair Ratevosian | Posted 02.13.2009 | World


Jirair Ratevosian

There is no question that Bashir has earned his day in Court. But the world must take Bashir's threats of "more violence and blood in Darfur" seriously and prepare accordingly.

Kerry's Historic Opportunity on Genocide Policy

Susan Morgan | Posted 02.09.2009 | World


Susan Morgan

Written by Eric Cohen and Susan Morgan At last, US rhetoric on genocide may mature into effective policy against genocide. What better place to begi...

Desmond Tutu on Obama and Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Sean Jacobs | Posted 12.25.2008 | Politics


Sean Jacobs

"If you believe in the rule of law, then you are going to say the ICC is one particularly important instrument, because it is an instrument that is saying we will no longer tolerate impunity."

The Democratic Republic of Congo: "We're on the Run Again"

Bukeni Waruzi | Posted 12.14.2008 | Politics


Bukeni Waruzi

The people in eastern Congo are tired; we have been running for more than a decade now. We need to sit down, live in peace and raise our children.

Ambassador for All War Crimes Except Our Own

Charles J. Brown | Posted 10.23.2008 | Politics


Charles J. Brown

The Office of War Crimes Issues doesn't just tell other countries to do as we say and not as we do. The Administration has actually made OWCI complicit of its own war crimes apparatus.

Texas Executes Mexican-Born Killer, Ignores Objections From White House, International Criminal Court

AP | MICHAEL GRACZYK | Posted 09.06.2008 | Home


HUNTSVILLE, Texas — A Mexican-born condemned killer whose case drew international attention has been executed over the objections of an internat...

China, Sudan's Protector and Enabler

Mia Farrow | Posted 10.13.2008 | Politics


Mia Farrow

The ICC is on the verge of issuing an arrest warrant for Sudanese President el-Bashir for crimes against humanity -- but China is preparing to introduce a UN resolution to suspend jurisdiction over Sudan.