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ICC deputy prosecutor officially elected next chief prosecutor
Fatou Bensouda of the Gambia, Deputy Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) was officially chosen Monday to succeed Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo when his nine-year term expires next year. Liechtenstein's UN Ambassador Christi (More) |
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ICC refers Malawi to UN Security Council for failure to arrest Sudan president
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday referred the Republic of Malawi [decision, PDF; press release] to the UN Security Council and the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute for failing to arrest Sudanese President Omar al-Bash (More) |
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Canada citizen removed from UN terrorist list
Sudanese-born Canadian citizen Abousfian Abdelrazik was removed from the UN Security Council Al Qaeda Sanctions List (1267 List) [text, PDF; materials] on Thursday. Abdelrazik was added to the list while being held in Sudan in 2006 based on suspe (More) |
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ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrant for Sudan defense minister
Chief Prosecutor for the International Criminal Court (ICC) Luis Moreno-Ocampo began seeking an arrest warrant on Friday for Sundanese Defense Minister Abdelrahim Mohamed Hussein on charges of crimes against humanity and war crimes committed in D (More) |
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ICC deputy prosecutor to be recommended as next chief prosecutor
Fatou Bensouda of the Gambia, Deputy Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) , will be formally recommended Thursday to succeed Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo when his nine-year term expires next year. Liechtenstein's UN Ambassad (More) |
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Kenya court issues arrest warrant for Sudan president al-Bashir
The Kenyan High Court ruled Monday that Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir [ICC materials; JURIST news archive] must be arrested if he ever returns to Kenya. The ruling was in response to al-Bashir's second visit , where Kenya joined the ranks of the (More) |
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UN humanitarian chief emphasizes need to protect civilians in conflict zones
The UN Under-Secretary for Humanitarian Affairs stressed Thursday that parties in conflict have a duty to protect non-combatants under international law. Valerie Amos highlighted conflicts in Somalia, Sudan and Yemen as examples of countries whe (More) |
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Malaysia rights group to hold symbolic war crimes trial for former US, UK leaders
The Malaysian Kuala Lumpur Foundation to Criminalise War (KLFCW) will hold a symbolic four-day war crimes trial against former US president George W. Bush, former UK prime minister Tony Blair and other former US officials on charges in connection (More) |
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UN rights chief calls for investigation into South Sudan bombing
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay called Friday for an investigation of the previous day's aerial bombing of a refugee camp in Unity State in South Sudan. Refugees in the camp claimed to witness an Antonov plane, often used by nor (More) |
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International court presidents stress rule of law in annual reports to UN
The presidents of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday presented their respective annual reports [UN press release; ICJ & ICC reports, PDFs] to the UN General Assembly , stressing the (More) |
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg sentenced to death for spying
On April 5, 1951, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were sentenced to death after a treason trial in which they were convicted of passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union.
Learn more about the Rosenberg trial.
