The International Criminal Court (ICC) has come in for strong criticism – most recently from the United States, but also from many African nations. Tasked with bringing to justice perpetrators of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity, it has been accused of political and regional bias, and of failing to achieve convictions in some…… Read More
Chapters 0:00 Introduction Jennifer Schense 1:58 Ambassador Christian Wenaweser 19:32 Luis Moreno-Ocampo 41:23 Dr Fatou Bensouda 1:07:02 Brigid Inder OBE 1:26:21 Discussion The International Criminal Court 2002–2020: A Court in Practice Where and how has the International Criminal Court (ICC) strengthened the common fight against impunity? What have been the achievements and what are the…… Read More
For the first time, two deserters of Myanmar’s army are in custody of the International Criminal Court in the Hague where they have described a military campaign in 2017 of mass murders and destruction of the Rohingya Muslims. Watch The National live on YouTube Sunday-Friday at 9 p.m. ET Subscribe to The National: https://www.youtube.com/user/CBCTheNational?sub_confirmation=1 Connect…… Read More
The United Nations has said that information it had gathered showed that the shots that killed Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh on May 11 was fired by Israeli forces. “All information we have gathered … is consistent with the finding that the shots that killed Abu Akleh and injured her colleague Ali Sammoudi came…… Read More
Amid mounting evidence that Israeli soldiers shot and killed a prominent Palestinian-American journalist earlier this month, and the Israeli government’s refusal to conduct a criminal investigation, will the International Criminal Court step in? Guests: Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur on Occupied Palestinian Territories Luis Moreno Ocampo, ICC Prosecutor 2003-2012… Read More