101_6_SIG
Radio Netherlands Worldwide
International Criminal Court
Headlines by Tag
Article: ICC to investigate into Mali conflict
International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda said Wednesday she has ordered a preliminary inquiry into events in Mali where Islamists have seized control of the vast north. The probe would seek to establish if...
Article: Dutch Series – Part II (The Coup) ‘Total football’ for the International Criminal Court
The Dutch look back with nostalgia every few years to the 1970’s, when the legendary Dutch soccer squad won major honours by developing a style of play called ‘total football’. They swaggered onto the field and swamped...
Article: The long wait for victims in Central African Republic
Two days of hearings were set aside at the end of June for three victims that are not witnesses to the Jean-Pierre Bemba case before the International Criminal Court (ICC). Nevertheless, the Trust Fund for Victims is struggling to start...
Article: ICC issues warrants against Congo, Rwanda rebel chiefs
The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants Friday against two Congolese and Rwandan rebel leaders who Kigali and Kinshasa accuse each other of using as proxies in DR Congo. The world's only permanent war crimes tribunal, based...
Article: Mali 'descending into hell' says rights group
Mali is "descending into hell" because of the executions, rape and torture taking place in its north, said a report by the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) published in Paris Thursday. The report, which uses...
Article: Thomas Lubanga: Congo warlord jailed for 14 years
Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Hague handed down their first-ever sentence Tuesday—14 years to Congolese militia leader Thomas Lubanga for enlisting and using child soldiers during a civil war in the...
Article: Kenya trials at war crimes court to start in April
Two Kenyan presidential hopefuls accused of fuelling post-election violence will face trial at the International Criminal Court in April 2013, the court said on Monday, allowing them to run their campaigns ahead of an election in March....
Article: Kenya: ICC Seeks to Change Uhuru, Ruto Charges
ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda wants the judges to include new elements to make it easier to prove the case against Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta and former Cabinet Secretary Francis Muthaura. In a technical move, Bensouda filed...
Article: IJT's colourful history
The heart of IJT: Providing a unique perspective on war crimes, international justice and world politics.. By Franck Petit and Geraldine Coughlan - IJT Online Petition Timeline: IJT’s colourful history - in figures: - 4713...
Article: ICC's new prosecutor urges Nigeria to act on Boko Haram
The International Criminal Court's new chief prosecutor on Monday urged Nigeria to investigate crimes claimed by Boko Haram Islamists, during her first visit to the country since taking office. Fatou Bensouda said she briefed President...
