Following the overthrow of the government of Bashar al-Assad, ending over 60 years of Baath party rule in Syria, the country’s authorities have an unprecedented opportunity to break with decades of im...

As organizations committed to civil society and open civic space, we, the undersigned, are gravely concerned by the U.S. government’s (USG) decision to impose sanctions under Executive Order (EO) 1420...

International law experts respond to the Trump administration's campaign to "dismantle" the International Criminal Court.

Niger on June 18 and Burkina Faso and Mali on June 24 notified the United Nations secretary-general of their respective decisions to withdraw from the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court ...

Dear President von der Leyen, As we mark three years of the devastating conflict in Sudan, our organizations once again call on the European Union (EU) and its member states to take urgent action to p...

The Burkina Faso military with its allied militias and an Al Qaeda-linked armed group have killed more than 1,800 civilians and forcibly displaced tens of thousands since 2023.

On January 25, South Sudan’s military called on civilians, aid workers, and United Nations personnel to evacuate from opposition-controlled areas in Jonglei state.

اضطرت نائبة المدعي العام إلى تقديم إحاطة لـ مجلس الأمن عن بُعد عقب حرمانها من تأشيرة أمريكية لتقديم الإحاطة شخصيا في نيويورك، في أعقاب عقوبات إدارة ترامب على عدد من مسؤولي المحكمة.

On January 19, International Criminal Court (ICC) Deputy Prosecutor Nazhat Shameem Khan briefed the United Nations Security Council on her office’s ongoing investigation in Darfur, Sudan.

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Colonel Claude Pivi, Guinea’s former minister for presidential security and one of the men convicted in a landmark trial for rapes and killings committed in Guinea in 2009, reportedly died in custody ...

Last week, the International Criminal Court (ICC) sentenced Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman (also known as Ali Kosheib), a former leader of Sudan’s “Janjaweed” militias, to 20 years in prison.

The national trial, which began 13 years after the massacre, is a rare example of domestic accountability for former senior officials.

Libya’s fragmented justice sector is suppressing fundamental freedoms and obstructing accountability for abuses.

The northeastern African country has been at war for over 24 months, with horrific fighting, and the worst humanitarian crisis, but the crisis remains generally ignored.

The war between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has killed tens of thousands, uprooted more than 13 million and created what has been described as "the biggest humani...

Two decades after the United Nations Security Council referred crimes in Darfur to the International Criminal Court (ICC), impunity for crimes in Sudan continues to embolden rights abusers to commit f...

Two decades after the United Nations Security Council referred crimes in Darfur to the International Criminal Court (ICC), impunity for crimes in Sudan continues to embolden rights abusers to commit f...

بعد عقدين على إحالة "مجلس الأمن التابع للأمم المتحدة" الجرائم في دارفور إلى "المحكمة الجنائية الدولية"، ما زال الإفلات من العقاب على الجرائم في السودان يشجع منتهكي الحقوق على ارتكاب المزيد من الجرائم ...

Two decades after the United Nations Security Council referred crimes in Darfur to the International Criminal Court (ICC), impunity for crimes in Sudan continues to embolden rights abusers to commit f...

US President Donald Trump issued an executive order on February 6 authorizing sanctions on International Criminal Court (ICC) officials and others supporting the court’s work. The ICC’s prosecutor, Ka...

US President Donald Trump issued an executive order on February 6 authorizing sanctions on International Criminal Court (ICC) officials and others supporting the court’s work. The ICC’s prosecutor, Ka...

US government sanctions targeting the International Criminal Court (ICC) would undermine international accountability for the worst crimes and deprive victims around the globe of justice.