UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday urged nations around the globe to carry out the rulings made by the International Criminal Court (ICC) . Speaking before 500 high-level officials at a ceremony for...
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The UN Joint Human Rights Office (UNJHRO) released a report on Wednesday confirming the arbitrary executions of at least 264 civilians in Masisi Territory and North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)...
ICC should increase efforts to bring war criminals to justice: HRW
Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday to improve its impact and stimulate cooperation amongst the international community as the court enters its second decade. HRW...
The M23 movement in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been responsible for numerous war crimes including summary executions, rapes and forced recruitment, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported ...
ICC urged to investigate Rwanda president for arming DRC rebels
The International Criminal Court on Friday received requests to investigate Rwandan President Paul Kagame for backing armed rebels in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) . Rwandan and...
Security Council reaffirms condemnation of DRC renegade soldiers
The UN Security Council on Thursday reiterated their condemnation of a group of renegade soldiers attempting to destabilize the Eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) known as the 23 March Movement...
US official: Rwanda government conduct could amount to war crimes
Rwandan leaders who aided armed forces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and supplied them with weapons, armor and recruits, including children may have committed war crimes, the leader of the US...
The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a second warrant on Friday for the arrest of Congolese General Bosco Ntaganda on charges of war crimes including murder, rape and sexual slavery committed in the Democratic Republic...
The UN on Monday released a report alleging that the Rwandan government has helped to create armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and supplied them with weapons, armor...
JURIST Guest Columnist David Scheffer of the Northwestern University School of Law says that although the US is not an official member of the International Criminal Court, it can nonetheless promote international justice through strengthening its unofficial ties to the...