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ICC: Catching the World's Most Wanted

This is Beirut, 2024-11-21 19:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court on Thursday for Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his former defense minister Yoav Gallant, and Hamas's military chief Mohammed Deif mark a historic development for a body that has struggled for 22 years with a lack of recognition and enforcement power. Backed by 124 member ...

UNRWA and ICJ Favourites to Win Nobel Peace Prize

This is Beirut, 2024-10-09 12:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Nobel Peace Prize will be awarded Friday, a ray of light in a dark year for world peace, with the International Court of Justice, UNRWA and UN chief Antonio Guterres seen as favourites. In the final run-up to the announcement, Nobel-watchers are struggling to predict this year's laureate, with wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, famine in ...

Israel Challenges ICC Arrest Warrant for Netanyahu

This Is Beirut, 2024-09-20 15:32 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israel said on Friday it had submitted an "official challenge" to a request from the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor for an arrest warrant against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. ICC prosecutor Karim Khan in May requested the court to issue arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant over alleged war crimes ...

Putin Arrives in ICC Member Mongolia

This Is Beirut, 2024-09-02 19:53 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Russian state television showed Putin's plane landing in the Mongolian capital Ulaanbaatar. The Russian leader is wanted by the Hague-based court for the alleged illegal deportation of Ukrainian children. Kyiv has urged Mongolian authorities to execute the arrest warrant, while the ICC said last week that all members had an "obligation" to ...

French Court Confirms Arrest Warrant for Bashar al-Assad

2024-06-26 21:32 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Paris judges on Wednesday confirmed a French arrest warrant for Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad over alleged complicity in crimes against humanity in the 2013 chemical attacks, the plaintiffs' lawyers said. The Paris appeals court found Assad could be sought over deadly August 2013 attacks on Syrian soil with chemical weapons. "This is a historic ...

US Legislators Advance Bill Calling for ICC Sanctions

This Is Beirut, 2024-06-05 11:09 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The US House of Representatives voted Tuesday to advance a largely symbolic bill calling for sanctions on the International Criminal Court after its prosecutor applied for an arrest warrant against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The Hague-based court's prosecutor has said Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant should be arrested ...

Human Rights Groups Slam Lebanon Backtrack on ICC

This Is Beirut, 2024-05-30 19:57 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Human rights activists on Thursday criticized Beirut's decision to stop asking the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate and prosecute alleged war crimes committed by Israel in Lebanon since the Israel-Hamas war erupted. "Our initial optimism about the Lebanese government's decision has given way to deep disappointment," said Amnesty ...

Amnesty International Urges ICC Investigation into Gaza Crimes

This Is Beirut, 2024-05-27 11:29 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Amnesty International on Monday urged the International Criminal Court to investigate as war crimes the three recent Israeli strikes that killed 44 Palestinian civilians, including 32 children. Last week, the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Karim Khan, applied for arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ...

Reporters Without Borders Files ICC Complaint Over Gaza Killings

This Is Beirut, 2024-05-27 10:13 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said on Monday that it had filed a complaint with the International Criminal Court over Palestinian journalists killed or injured in Gaza. RSF said it was asking the ICC's prosecutor to investigate alleged war crimes committed by the Israeli Army against at least nine Palestinian reporters since ...

Global Reaction Split Over ICC's Gaza Arrest Warrants

This Is Beirut, 2024-05-21 12:13 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Global reactions are split on Tuesday following ICC prosecutor Karim Khan's decision to seek arrest warrants for senior Israeli and Hamas leadership. The request for arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and three Hamas leaders - Ismail Haniyeh, Yahya Sinwar and Mohammed Deif - for ...

Amal Clooney Helped ICC Come to Gaza War Crimes Decision

This Is Beirut, 2024-05-21 09:21 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Amal Clooney helped the International Criminal Court (ICC) weigh evidence that led to the decision to seek arrest warrants for top Israeli and Hamas leaders, the human rights lawyer said Monday. The high-profile British-Lebanese barrister posted a statement on the website of the Clooney Foundation for Justice, which she founded with her ...

US Sharply Criticizes ICC Decision on Israel

This Is Beirut, 2024-05-20 21:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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United States President Joe Biden, followed by his Secretary of State and the head of the Pentagon, blasted the arrest warrant requested by the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Israeli leaders on Monday, saying that no "equivalence" was possible between Israel and Hamas. US President Joe Biden on Monday denounced an ...

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