The Irish Times

Fintan O’Toole: For Putin to pay for war crimes, West has to uphold same standards

By refusing to join International Criminal Court, US continues to undermine system

Sat Apr 09 2022 - 06:00

ICC sidestepping red tape to pursue war crime conviction of Putin

Analysis: Speedy and muscular reach for justice builds on previous evidence for Russia

Thu Mar 03 2022 - 19:11

Ireland and 37 states formally refer reports of atrocities in Ukraine to ICC

Evidence of Russian war crimes being gathered by prosecutors

Wed Mar 02 2022 - 21:34

New ICC prosecutor under pressure to reverse decision on US in Afghanistan

Hague Letter: Decision to ‘deprioritise’ alleged US, CIA and Afghan government war crimes in Afghanistan criticised

Mon Oct 04 2021 - 20:59

Both sides violated laws of war in Israeli-Palestinian conflict, report says

Human Rights Watch focused on attacks killing civilians during 11-day clash in May

Tue Jul 27 2021 - 17:25

ICC receives evidence of forced deportation of Uighurs from Tajikistan

Dossier raises question of whether new prosecutor will open investigation to challenge China

Mon Jun 28 2021 - 17:57

Duterte says he will not cooperate with ICC inquiry into drug war killings

Prosecutor claims crimes against humanity may have been committed in Philippines

Tue Jun 15 2021 - 08:44

ICC prosecutor seeks full inquiry into Philippines drug war killings

Government figures show more than 6,000 dealers killed by security forces since 2016

Mon Jun 14 2021 - 19:24

Biden White House shares common ground with Trump when it comes to the ICC

Hague Letter: US sanctions against the court may have been dropped but tensions remain

Mon May 17 2021 - 17:49

‘Convert or die’: UN report finds evidence of genocide in Isis treatment of Yazidis

Brutal killings, especially those of children, “shocked the conscience of humanity and chilled the soul”

Thu May 13 2021 - 17:18

Israel rejects Hague court’s authority to investigate alleged war crimes

Israel’s biggest fear is that hundreds of soldiers may be issued with arrest warrants

Fri Apr 09 2021 - 17:56

Israelis and Palestinians may face charges for war and other crimes

Hague to investigate crimes against humanity by both sides in occupied territories

Mon Feb 08 2021 - 19:00

Biden to review Trump’s sanctions against Hague criminal court prosecutor

Last US administration took exception to allegations of CIA torture in Afghanistan

Fri Jan 29 2021 - 17:16

Hundreds of boys missing after attack on school in northern Nigeria

Incident echoes previous kidnapping in April 2014 when 276 schoolgirls were abducted

Mon Dec 14 2020 - 18:37

Sudan to be removed from US terror blacklist after paying $335m

Trump welcomes ‘justice’ for victims of 1998 terrorist attacks on embassies by al-Qaeda

Tue Oct 20 2020 - 17:11

Darfur war crimes suspect in custody of International Criminal Court

Alleged leader of Janjaweed militia Ali Kushayb to appear in The Hague next week

Thu Jun 11 2020 - 18:09

War crime inquiry into 2014 Israel-Palestinian conflict grows more likely

ICC prosecutor details activities around Gaza war in document for three judges to rule on

Fri May 01 2020 - 17:09

International Criminal Court ‘nakedly political’, Pompeo claims

Move to investigate allegations of torture by US sparks ‘shameful attacks’ against officials

Wed Mar 18 2020 - 17:24

ICC judges say Afghanistan war crimes inquiry can proceed

Investigation to include US forces and the CIA as well as Taliban and Afghan military

Thu Mar 05 2020 - 16:44

Sudan seeks to shake off pariah status in return for giving up Bashir

Decision to hand over former president to the ICC could also help the court’s reputation

Thu Feb 13 2020 - 14:33

Nations backing ICC urged to oppose US threats under Trump

Paris-based rights body tells assembly to sharpen performance and avoid being timid

Tue Dec 03 2019 - 19:04

Call to protect ICC legal personnel against possible US sanctions

International Criminal Court deems Trump administration ‘exceptionally hostile’

Tue Sept 24 2019 - 19:52

ICC seeks new prosecutor for impossible job

There have been just two prosecutors in 17 years of the court, which sits in The Hague

Tue Aug 27 2019 - 05:00

ICC to examine Duterte’s ‘war on drugs’ in Philippines

Hague-based court to investigate crackdown which has led to thousands of killings

Thu Feb 08 2018 - 15:48

Social media evidence a game-changer in war crimes trial

Video footage of prisoner executions to be sole evidence in trial of Libyan commander

Tue Oct 03 2017 - 18:52

Shadow of violence hangs over Kenya’s presidential election

Bitter campaign awakens ghosts of 2007 post-election bloodshed, which killed 1,500

Fri Aug 04 2017 - 18:51

Africa turning its back on International Criminal Court

Institution needs to prosecute more cases beyond Africa and connect more with victims

Wed Dec 28 2016 - 01:05

Ex-Lord’s Resistance Army figure pleads not guilty to war crimes

ICC case of ex-child soldier Dominic Ongwen to focus on alleged crimes against women

Tue Dec 06 2016 - 18:03

Islamist militant pleads guilty to destroying Timbuktu shrines

Landmark case marks first time cultural destruction has been prosecuted as war crime

Mon Aug 22 2016 - 18:32

International Criminal Court opens its ‘peace palace’

With permanent home finally open, the ICC must live up to its aspirations

Tue Apr 19 2016 - 18:59

ICC to investigate possible Russian war crimes

Evidence peacekeepers and civilians killed in 2008 conflict between Russia and Georgia

Wed Oct 14 2015 - 21:32

Little chance that Kunduz hospital bombers will end up in court

Unlikely the US will ever submit to the authority of the ICC, despite supporting it

Tue Oct 06 2015 - 19:57

War crimes trial of ‘The Terminator’ poses challenge for international court

Congolese militia leader faces charges of rape and sexual slavery

Wed Sept 02 2015 - 19:41

International Criminal Court asked to keep Kenyatta case open

Lawyers urge judges not to let prosecutor drop investigation of Kenyan leader

Fri Aug 07 2015 - 20:29