What is the International Criminal Court?
Established in 2002 and based in The Hague, the ICC is a criminal court that can bring cases against individuals for war crimes or crimes against humanity. Most recently, on…
International Criminal Court: Russia urged to withdraw arrest warrants for judges
“We share the concerns expressed on Tuesday by the Presidency of the ICC’s Assembly of States Parties that these actions are unacceptable, and we call for them to be promptly…
Criminal gangs from hostile countries are active in the UK, grim buggers
Image courtesy: The Guardian London. The Director General (DG) of Britain’s National Crime Agency (NCA) says that criminal groups from hostile countries are active in Britain. The head of the…
Bringing a war criminal to justice
The trial of Ntabo Ntaberi Sheka was the most emblematic, complex case the court in North Kivu province had ever handled, and its proceedings and final judgement in 2020 provide…
Darfur: International Criminal Court launches investigation into surging violence
Briefing the Security Council, Prosecutor Karim Khan, said that the mandate of his office, pursuant to resolution 1593 referring the situation in Darfur to the Court in 2005, was clear.…
UN commends Criminal Tribunal for former Yugoslavia, as final judgement is delivered
Jovica Stanišić and Franko Simatović were convicted by the court – part of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT) which took over from the ICTY – in 2021,…
When will the criminal trial against Trump take place?
The date of the criminal trial against former US President Donald Trump has been announced, which will take place on March 25 next year. According to foreign media, Donald Trump…
Moscow has issued an arrest warrant for the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court
—File photo: Reuters The Hague: Moscow has issued an arrest warrant for the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC). According to Russian media, the ICC prosecutor prepared a warrant…
Death penalty for the criminal who killed a 6-year-old girl after raping her
An Indian court sentenced a man to death for the murder of a 6-year-old girl. According to Indian media, the District and Sessions Court of Gujarat sentenced a 34-year-old man…
Europol’s crackdown against the Italian criminal group, more than 100 people arrested
Europol has cracked down on Italy’s most powerful crime syndicate. Europol said more than 100 people belonging to the group had been arrested in the crackdown, according to the news…