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International Criminal Court (ICC)

The ICC is a permanent international tribunal to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes. It is intended to complement existing national judicial systems.

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Rodney Dixon, lawyer for Al Jazeera, and Lina Abu Akleh, niece of Shireen Abu Akleh, outside of the International Criminal Court in The Hague

Rodney Dixon, lawyer for Al Jazeera, and Lina Abu Akleh, niece of Shireen Abu Akleh, outside of the International Criminal Court in The Hague

Al Jazeera submits case of journalist's killing to ICC

The media network and the family of the victim claim Israeli forces deliberately targeted the veteran reporter.

Ivory Coast's former youth minister Charles Ble Goude is cheered by supporters upon his return to Abidjan, Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast's former youth minister Charles Ble Goude is cheered by supporters upon his return to Abidjan, Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast: Charles Ble Goude returns after years in exile

The former youth minister and accused militia leader returned to Ivory Coast after years in exile.

Guinea Ehemaliger Junta-Chef Moussa Dadis Camara

Guinea Ehemaliger Junta-Chef Moussa Dadis Camara

AfricaLink on Air — 27 September 2022

Guinea's massacre trial+++Kenyan lawyer in ICC case linked to new president found dead+++Somali women electricians

Mahamat Said Abdel Kani enters the court room of the International Criminal Court in The Hague

Mahamat Said Abdel Kani enters the court room of the International Criminal Court in The Hague

CAR rebel leader pleads not guilty at Hague

Former rebel commander Mahamat Said Abdel Kani faces up to 30 years imprisonment if found guilty in the ICC.

Mahamat Said Abdel Kani at the International Criminal Court (ICC)

Mahamat Said Abdel Kani at the International Criminal Court (ICC)

Central African rebel denies war crimes at ICC

Mahamat Said Abdel Kani is accused of torturing prisoners when the Sekela rebel group took power in 2013.

William Ruto, center, speaks to reporters after casting his vote in Kenya's general election

William Ruto, center, speaks to reporters after casting his vote in Kenya's general election

William Ruto: Kenya's newest president

William Samoei Ruto has politically outsmarted veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga to become Kenya's fifth leader.

A man in Darfur in 2004 watches on as his village burns

A man in Darfur in 2004 watches on as his village burns

Darfur: ICC prosecutor calls for UN action

After visiting IDP camps in Darfur, Karim Khan gave a landmark briefing from the Sudanese capital, Khartoum.

In this December 2017 photo Noureddine Adam, the chief of the FPRC, poses in Birao, northern Central African Republic

In this December 2017 photo Noureddine Adam, the chief of the FPRC, poses in Birao, northern Central African Republic

ICC wants former CAR security minister arrested

Mahamat Nouradine Adam is suspected of war crimes and crimes against humanity and is still leading a rebellion.

Forensic pathologist Raquel Fortun showing a bullet she found with bones of exhumed drug war victims

Forensic pathologist Raquel Fortun showing a bullet she found with bones of exhumed drug war victims

Finding evidence of Duterte's war on drugs

In the Philippines, former President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs killed thousands.

Philippinen Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and his wife Maria Louise at his presidential swearing-in ceremony

Philippinen Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and his wife Maria Louise at his presidential swearing-in ceremony

What happens to the drug war under Marcos Jr.?

Rights groups and victims' families fear the bloody anti-drug campaign will continue under the new Philippine president.

A cross on a grave in Bucha

A cross on a grave in Bucha

Going after war crime perpetrators

A conference in the Hague looks at ways to coordinate global efforts to tackle war crimes in Ukraine.

View of the International Criminal Court, or ICC in The Hague

View of the International Criminal Court, or ICC in The Hague

Arrest warrants issued for war crimes in Russia-Georgia war

The ICC has issued arrest warrants for three people, including two Russians, for suspected war crimes.

ICC building in The Hague

ICC building in The Hague

Dutch agency foils Russian spy attempt to infiltrate ICC

Dutch authorities said a Russian spy assuming a false Brazilian identity had attempted to gain access to the ICC.

German Federal Justice Minister Marco Buschmann speaks with DW's Marina Strauss (not pictured) in Luxembourg

German Federal Justice Minister Marco Buschmann speaks with DW's Marina Strauss (not pictured) in Luxembourg

German minister: Can't prosecute Putin as head of state

Marco Buschmann told DW that Germany is collecting evidence against Putin and others for war crimes prosecutions.

Ukrainian Prosecutor Iryna Venediktova and fellow federal prosecutors

Ukrainian Prosecutor Iryna Venediktova and fellow federal prosecutors

European prosecutors cooperate to bring justice for Ukraine

International legal cooperation aims to put Kremlin decision-makers in the dock for war crimes committed in Ukraine.

Ukrainian Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova and ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan visit a site of mass grave in the town of Bucha near Kyiv in April 2022

Ukrainian Prosecutor General Iryna Venediktova and ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan visit a site of mass grave in the town of Bucha near Kyiv in April 2022

ICC hopes to open office in Kyiv to investigate war crimes

Three more nations joined the team investigating alleged war crimes in Ukraine, as ICC plans to open office in Kyiv.

Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Britain's Karim Khan, visits a mass grave in Bucha, on the outskirts of Kyiv, on April 13, 2022, amid Russia's military invasion launched on Ukraine.

Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Britain's Karim Khan, visits a mass grave in Bucha, on the outskirts of Kyiv, on April 13, 2022, amid Russia's military invasion launched on Ukraine.

ICC sends war crimes investigative team to Ukraine

The largest-ever group of ICC investigators is going to Ukraine to collect evidence of war crimes.

Josep Borrell pictured through a throng of journalists while arriving for a foreign ministers' meeting in Luxembourg

Josep Borrell pictured through a throng of journalists while arriving for a foreign ministers' meeting in Luxembourg

EU to help investigate war crimes in Ukraine

The EU will work together with international prosecutors to investigate Russia's alleged war crimes.

Ali Kushayb at the ICC

Ali Kushayb at the ICC

ICC holds first-ever Darfur trial

Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman is accused of 31 counts of war crimes as the alleged leader of a feared militia

Martin Gak

Martin Gak

Ukraine: 'NATO has to take a broader view'

Martin Gak

As Russia's invasion stalls and Putin's army directs its fire at civilians, the voices for intervention become louder.

Here a woman is pictured walking past the debris of a house allegedly burnt down by anti-Balaka forces. Archive image from 2014.

Here a woman is pictured walking past the debris of a house allegedly burnt down by anti-Balaka forces. Archive image from 2014.

Central African militia leader surrendered to ICC

Maxime Jeoffroy Eli Mokom Gawaka is suspected of war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Niederlande Den Haag | Europäischer Gerichtshof

Niederlande Den Haag | Europäischer Gerichtshof

International courts to focus on Ukraine invasion

Two international courts are investigating Russia's attack on Ukraine. What does that mean?

Ukrainian soldiers cross a destroyed bridge, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, March 2. 2022.

Ukrainian soldiers cross a destroyed bridge, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, March 2. 2022.

ICC to investigate suspected war crimes

The ICC has said work to collect evidence of possible war crimes committed in Ukraine has begun. DW has the latest.

Exterior view of the International Criminal Court

Exterior view of the International Criminal Court

CAR: Potential war criminal trial confirmed by ICC

The crimes alleged against Mahamat Said Abdel Kani include torture, persecution and enforced disappearances.

Südafrika Protest gegen Frauengewalt

Südafrika Protest gegen Frauengewalt

AfricaLink on Air — 25 November 2021

International Day for the Elimination of GBV+++Kenya’s Ruto in trouble?+++Gambia's TRRC releases Jammeh era report

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte

ICC temporarily suspends Duterte's 'war on drugs' probe

Human rights groups have slammed the decision and urged the International Criminal Court to continue the investigation.

An anti-government protester protects himself with a police shield during clashes with security forces preventing a march to the Supreme Court opposing President Nicolas Maduro's plan to rewrite the constitution, in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, July 22, 2017

An anti-government protester protects himself with a police shield during clashes with security forces preventing a march to the Supreme Court opposing President Nicolas Maduro's plan to rewrite the constitution, in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, July 22, 2017

ICC launches probe into Venezuela rights violations

The court is set to formally investigate human rights violations. Caracas respects the decision but doesn't agree.

Zentralafrikanische Republik UN Blauhelm Soldat

Zentralafrikanische Republik UN Blauhelm Soldat

Central African war crimes suspect awaits ICC decision

Mahamat Said, a former leader of a militia group, faces 14 charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity.

DW Euromaxx (Sendungslogo)

DW Euromaxx (Sendungslogo)

Euromaxx - Lifestyle Europe

Fashion influencer Leonie Hanne, Romania's Merry Cemetery and art exhibited in Berlin's ICC.

An outside view of the Berlin International Congress Center

An outside view of the Berlin International Congress Center

New ideas for Berlin's ICC

Berlin's International Congress Center: you either love it or hate it. But can art save it?

Dieter Klein takes a wicket for Germany against Italy

Dieter Klein takes a wicket for Germany against Italy

Germany's men make T20 cricket history

Germany's men's cricket team made history by reaching the final stage of T20 World Cup qualifying.

Fires in the Amazon rain forest

Fires in the Amazon rain forest

ICC climate crimes suit filed against Brazil's Bolsonaro

The group AllRise says "crimes against nature are crimes against humanity" and perpetrators must be held to account.

Germany celebrate a win at the European Cricket Championship

Germany celebrate a win at the European Cricket Championship

Cricket in Germany: A history beyond bat and ball

The sport of cricket is developing fast in Germany. But what does it look like in a country more famous for football?

Karim Asad Ahmad Khan

Karim Asad Ahmad Khan

Afghanistan: Why is the US excluded from ICC probe?

A move by the ICC's chief prosecutor has human rights advocates demanding a rethink, Teri Schultz reports.

A view of the ICC headquarters in the Netherlands

A view of the ICC headquarters in the Netherlands

ICC asked to resume probe into Taliban, IS in Afghanistan

The ICC is facing backlash after suggesting it will "deprioritize" a probe into alleged US war crimes in Afghanistan.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte gestures as he delivers his final State of the Nation Address at the House of Representatives in Quezon City, Philippines

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte gestures as he delivers his final State of the Nation Address at the House of Representatives in Quezon City, Philippines

Philippines says won't cooperate with ICC drug war probe

Philippines President Duterte's lawyer said ICC investigators will not be allowed entry into the country.

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir delivers a speech inside Parliament in Khartoum

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir delivers a speech inside Parliament in Khartoum

Sudan to deliver Omar al-Bashir to ICC

The former Sudanese president is facing International Criminal Court charges of crimes against humanity and genocide.

A woman wears a mask stamped with a message that reads in Portuguese 'Out Bolsonaro'

A woman wears a mask stamped with a message that reads in Portuguese 'Out Bolsonaro'

ICC asked to probe Brazil's Bolsonaro over alleged genocide

Indigenous groups have filed a request with the ICC for it to investigate Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro.

Bildkombo l Elfenbeinküste l Präsident Ouattara und ehemaliger Präsident Ghagbo

Bildkombo l Elfenbeinküste l Präsident Ouattara und ehemaliger Präsident Ghagbo

Ivory Coast heavyweights meet in reconciliation bid

President Alassane Ouattara and his predecessor, Laurent Gbagbo, are meeting 10 years after a deadly power struggle.

Nigerian soldier

Nigerian soldier

Nigeria deepens clampdown on separatists

President Buhari's critics decry the arrest of another separatist wanted by Nigeria.

Families of victims of alleged extra-judicial killings with portraits of slain relatives

Families of victims of alleged extra-judicial killings with portraits of slain relatives

Philippines: Families of war on drugs victims laud ICC probe

"This is the fight of all those families who lost someone they loved in this drug war," says one family member.

Muhammadu Buhari, Präsident von Nigeria

Muhammadu Buhari, Präsident von Nigeria

AfricaLink on Air – 16 June 2021

The Buhari government accuses Twitter of inciting violence in Nigeria +++ New ICC prosecutor sworn in

Fatou Bensouda and Karim Khan

Fatou Bensouda and Karim Khan

Karim Khan sworn in as new ICC chief prosecutor

The British barrister inherits a string of open investigations, including a probe into the Israel-Palestinian conflict.

Karim Khan, British international human rights lawyer and ICC chief prosecutor.

Karim Khan, British international human rights lawyer and ICC chief prosecutor.

ICC: New chief prosecutor divides opinions in Africa

Some Africans view Khan as a defender of war criminals, while others applaud him for representing oppressed victims.

Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte delivers a speech at the presidential palace in Manila on July 3, 2020.

Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte delivers a speech at the presidential palace in Manila on July 3, 2020.

Duterte refuses to cooperate with ICC probe

The Philippine president says his country has its own systems to investigate allegations of extrajudicial killing.

Laurent Gbagbo

Laurent Gbagbo

Ivory Coast: Ex-President Laurent Gbagbo plans return

After a decade of absence, the former leader of the Ivory Coast is planning to go back to his country.

Niederlande Dominic Ongwen

Niederlande Dominic Ongwen

AfricaLink on Air - 06 May 2021

ICC sentences former child soldier turned LRA commander Dominic Ongwen to 25 years in prison

Dominic Ongwen sits in the courtroom of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands.

Dominic Ongwen sits in the courtroom of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands.

ICC hands Ugandan warlord Dominic Ongwen 25-year sentence

The International Criminal Court ruled against the former child solider for war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Palestinians sit on a couch as they return to the remains of their house, which witnesses said was destroyed in an Israeli offensive.

Palestinians sit on a couch as they return to the remains of their house, which witnesses said was destroyed in an Israeli offensive.

Israel rejects ICC's Palestinian war crimes probe

The Israeli government rejects the Hague-based court's authority to investigate its officials.

Attack on the Abu Zar camp in West Darfur, Sudan

Attack on the Abu Zar camp in West Darfur, Sudan

Doctors: 87 killed in Sudan West Darfur fighting

The region has seen a flare-up in ethnic militia fighting this year.