International Criminal Court

On Complementarity & Cooperation of National, Regional Courts

The Hague - Muslimchronicle

Today, 18 January 2018, the International Criminal Court ("ICC" or "Court") opened a judicial seminar titled “Complementarity and Cooperation of Courts in an Interconnected Global Justice System”, taking place at its seat in The Hague, Netherlands. The seminar, first of its kind at the Court, brings together for an interactive discussion more than 50 senior judges, including chief justices,Read more

Sudan’s Bashir praises his visit to Russia

Khartoum - Jamal Imam

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court for genocide and war crimes, on Thursday asked Russia's Vladimir Putin to protect his country from the United States. Speaking during his first visit to Russia as president, Bashir also said he wanted to ramp up military ties and praised Moscow's military campaign in Syria. "We have beenRead more

Libya’s Presidential Council calls UN Security Council for position

Tripoli - Fatima Al Saadawy

Libyan Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA) has issued a statement condemning the heinous and terrifying crime of extrajudicial executions of 36 people in Abiyar district in east Benghazi. The Presidential Council offered condolences in the statement to the families and relatives of the killed persons, saying such an atrocious crime is only done by those whoRead more

Libyan army deploys additional forces in Oil Crescent after attack

Tripoli - Fatima Saadawy

The Libyan National Army (LNA) has ordered an immediate investigation after scores of corpses with bullet wounds were been found beside a deserted road near a town 50 kilometres south-west of Benghazi. Some 36 bodies were discovered last night near Al-Abyar after locals told the LNA of their location. It is unclear when the victims were killed nor how peopleRead more

ICC probes two staff members over Ocampo links

Geneva - Muslimchronicle

The world's top criminal court is probing two staff members after media reports implicating them in dealings involving the tribunal's former prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo. In a statement issued on Thursday the ICC's current chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda said she has referred media reports about the staff members' "impropriety" to the body's Independent Oversight Mechanism (IOM). Set up this year,Read more

De Gurmendi meets with His Holiness Pope Francis at the Vatican

Vatican - Muslimchronicle

The President of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Judge Silvia Fernández de Gurmendi, was received by His Holiness Pope Francis at the Vatican on Friday 15 September 2017. Board member of the Trust Fund for Victims (TFV), Felipe Michelini, joined the delegation on the visit to the Vatican. President Fernández briefed His Holiness on the Court’s achievements and challengesRead more

US did not reveal details of initiative

Gaza - Moneib Saada

Leading member of Fatah Movement Yahia Rabah said that the new American administration did not present or announce the shape and content of the new initiative or the deal of the century that President Donald Trump talked about, noting that the American envoy for peace, Gerald Kouchner, in his recent visit and meeting with President Mahmoud Abbas, asked for aRead more

Hitman files case against Duterte at ICC over 'crimes against humanity'

The Hague - Arab Today

A Philippines lawyer filed a complaint against President Rodrigo Duterte and senior officials at the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday, accusing them of crimes against humanity in a nationwide anti-drugs crackdown. Attorney Jude Sabio said in the 77-page complaint that Duterte “repeatedly, unchangingly and continuously” committed crimes against humanity and that under him, killing drug suspects and other criminalsRead more

Congo: Suspect arrested in deaths of 2 UN investigators

Kinshasa - Arab Today

A suspect has been arrested in connection with the deaths of an American and a Swedish investigator for the UN and their interpreter, but another suspect has escaped, a Congolese military official said Friday. Maj. Gen. Joseph Ponde Isambwa said four police officers who held the suspects have been brought in for questioning. The bodies of American Michael Sharp, SwedishRead more

Khartoum criticizes UN demand for handing over al-Bashir

Khartoum - ArabToday

Sudan government on Thursday criticized demand by deputy spokesman for the UN Secretary-General to hand over Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir to the International Criminal Court (ICC). "I hope what he said does not represent the position of the UN Secretary-General," Ibrahim Ghandour, Sudan's Foreign Minister, told reporters at Khartoum airport upon return of Al-Bashir after participating in the Arab summitRead more