Thousands of protesters in Sudan have urged the military to join calls calling for the resignation of leader Omar al-Bashir
Armed groups in the CAR believe that a new peace deal has granted them amnesty. But that’s not what the deal actually says
Meant to tackle international crimes, the court has only convicted three individuals in 20 years
Prosecutors filed a last-ditch challenge late Wednesday to keep the pair behind bars while the ICC looks at an overall appeal
Judges ordered the immediate release of the 73-year-old deposed strongman
Laurent Gbagbo has spent seven years behind bars on charges of crimes against humanity
The new choice was once the capital of the Burundian monarchy and the opposition accuse President Nkurunziza of attempting a symbolic restoration
Laurent Gbagbo will ask the International Criminal Court to acquit him of crimes against humanity and free him after seven years in detention
President Donald Trump’s addressed the United Nations General Assembly today where he emphasised that ‘America is governed by Americans’
The national security adviser’s jingoism has also reduced the space to discuss what global justice should be
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The International Criminal Court says its work will continue ‘undeterred’ after Washington threatened to prosecute its judges
Remaining in the International Criminal Court would demonstrate real commitment to victims of the gravest crimes
The government can change its mind on withdrawing from the International Criminal Court, and still save face
Following the International Criminal Court’s unprecedented ruling, Myanmar says it has no obligation to respect it
Different teams of investigators in the world’s biggest refugee camp in Bangladesh have been quietly documenting the events of 2017
Photojournalist Marcus Bleasdale has documented war and its aftermath around the world but especially in Africa. He spoke to Shaun de Waal
The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation said the decision to leave the international body had been made by the former administration
Working to improve the International Criminal Court rather than abandoning it is the best option.
The new president can use his term to recommit to the ICC and bolster the SADC Tribunal
Philippine president’s decision follows The Hague tribunal probe on his drug war that left as many as 20 000 dead.
Zuma’s resignation has brought to an end a controversial and turbulent period in South Africa’s political history.
Sections of South Africa’s draft International Crimes Bill are likely to be strongly opposed
Former Congolese vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba was sentenced for 18 years in June 2016 on five charges of war crimes.
In the "war the world forgot", the international community won’t react to the human rights violations which will leave 6.8 million hungry.
A UN report accused Burundi’s government of crimes against humanity, including executions and torture, and urged the ICC to open a case
Under Zuma, the ANC has shown reluctance to act in the face of human rights abuses on the continent
JUSTICE The International Criminal Court’s July 6 ruling on Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir’s 2015 visit was an invitation to South Africa to renew its commitment to global justice. South Africa should accept that invitation. The ICC found that South Africa had violated its international legal obligations by failing to arrest Bashir when he visited the country for […]
Despite this, the ICC said the country had flouted its legal obligation
At the hearing in April the government will have to explain why it actively flouted domestic and international obligations to arrest Sudan’s leader.
The current ANC government must look to its past to know why it should remain in the ICC
A high court ruling exposes government’s poor legal advice and ignorance of the Constitution.