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UN Calls for Kim Jong-un to Be Prosecuted for Crimes Against Humanity
Political prison camps, torture, "slave-like labor" and religious persecution remain features of the state apparatus, two years after a landmark UN investigation into crimes against humanity.
Thousands of Victims of Uganda's Brutal Conflict Are Watching This Trial Very Closely
ICC prosecutors are pursuing Dominic Ongwen, a former commander of Uganda’s Lord's Resistance Army, on 70 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity, including murder, rape, and torture.
We Asked Experts if Syrian President Bashar Assad Will Ever Be Punished for War Crimes
The embattled strongman could eventually find exile in Russia—if he doesn't wind up before the International Criminal Court.
We Know What Brought Down Flight MH17: What Happens Next?
While we finally have a real explanation, identifying those responsible and getting them into a courtroom is another story.
South Africa Plans to Leave the ICC After Ignoring Order to Arrest Sudan’s President
South Africa reportedly plans to leave the International Criminal Court, a move that comes a week after the country asked for more time to explain why it failed to detain Sudan’s president earlier this year.
German Court Sentences Pair of Rwandan Masterminds Behind DR Congo Atrocities
A landmark four-year trial in Stuttgart ended with jail terms for two Rwandan rebel leaders who orchestrated crimes against humanity in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s civil war.
Chad’s Former Dictator Threw a Fit During His War Crimes Trial in Senegal
Former Chadian dictator Hissene Habre had to be carried into court and restrained by masked security guards at the re-start of his trial for crimes against humanity.
Obama Heads to a Kenya in Turmoil on His First Visit to the Country as President
As the US president prepares to travel to his father’s homeland, human rights advocates worry that Obama risks legitimizing Kenya’s unscrupulous war on terror.
Palestine Is About to Give the ICC a File Detailing Israel's Alleged War Crimes in Gaza
The effort to steer the International Criminal Court’s preliminary inquiry could eventually see both Israelis and Palestinians brought under investigation.
Sudan's President Dodges Potential War Crimes Arrest By Hopping on Private Jet
Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir defied a judge's order forbidding him from leaving South Africa after the ICC asked officials there to arrest him.
Sudan’s President Could be Arrested for War Crimes After Court Blocks Him From Leaving South Africa
A South African judge barred Omar al-Bashir from leaving the country due to arrest warrants from the International Criminal Court over alleged war crimes in Darfur.
International Criminal Court Urges Israel and Palestine To Provide Information on Alleged War Crimes
The ICC is deciding whether to open an investigation into alleged war crimes during last summer's bloody conflict in Gaza, in which at least 1,500 Palestinian and six Israeli civilians were killed.