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On July 8, judges at the International Criminal Court authorized arrest warrants for two senior Taliban leaders in Afghanistan. Human rights activist Shaharzad Akbar explains their symbolic value.
Gender apartheid in Afghanistan - Photo: an Afghan woman shows off her party make-up (sequins) in close-up, after lifting her veil.
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has arrested a Libyan suspect who was the subject of a secret arrest warrant. Photo: Close-up of a ‘Polizei’ badge on the arm of a German policeman in uniform. ICC: a new chance for the Libyan case
By AFP
On July 18, the International Criminal Court announced the arrest of a Libyan suspect in Germany. In hope that it doesn't go through the same humiliation as in Italy last January.
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On July 23, the International Court of Justice will deliver an advisory opinion on the legal obligations of polluting states to combat climate change and protect the countries most affected. What were the arguments made before the Court?
Justice in Guinea: reparations for victims of the 28 September 2009 massacre. Photo: A man in a suit hands a document to a woman in a courtroom. In Guinea, the disputed blessings of reparations
By Abdourahmane Bah
It had been promised on March 26 by the military junta in power in Conakry. The payment of substantial reparations to the victims has begun.
In Colombia, kidnap victims come face to face with the FARC commanders responsible for these crimes. Photo: 7 former guerrilla commanders are seated, lined up in front of a desk and microphones, wearing white shirts and staring ahead. Behind them, a mural depicting people and animals. Getting close to victims of kidnappings in Colombia
By Andrés Bermúdez Liévano
During a public hearing in the mountainous village of Caicedo and then in Medellín, seven former regional commanders of the FARC started providing fragments of long-sought truths to their victims on a local level.
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Lundin: Wesselink and the dilemma of proof The trial against Lundin reveals not just the brutality of war, but also the fragility of justice mechanisms built on activism. The role of Egbert Wesselink, the director of the NGO PAX, is emblematic of this broader dilemma.
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Fighting gender-based crimes - Illustration: a crime scene (police banner and numbered exhibits) where the silhouette of a character marked on the ground is filled in with the colors of the LGBTQ+ community's rainbow flag. The Fight Against Gender Crimes
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The invaders return - Poster for the redesigned ‘’The Invaders‘’ series. A map of the world is inlaid in the starry sky.
The invaders return
7 March 2025 by Thierry Cruvellier
More and more countries – Russia, Israel, the United States, China, Azerbaijan, Venezuela – are publicly declaring their intent to conquer territories by force, or like Rwanda are doing it without admitting. The world order established in 1945 is obsolete, and international law is being violated without a second thought. Here is a world map of the new annexations under way and those that are openly threatened.
Is the death of the ICC imminent? And what does the future hold for international law? Two renowned experts, Mark Freeman and Mark Drumbl, examine these two topical issues. Illustration: Drumbl and Freeman by Benoît Peyrucq.
Thinking about the death of the ICC and what comes next
7 February 2025 by Thierry Cruvellier
Beyond the US sanctions, what led to the possible demise of the International Criminal Court (ICC)? Was the model and the supremacy of criminal law just misled from the start? And if the ICC falls off the cliff, what’s next? What’s the place and future of international law? Two-long time...
In Kasai (Democratic Republic of Congo), some trials are held in mobile courts, in the heart of the villages, as close as possible to the crimes and the victims. Photo: Protected witnesses are covered from head to toe during a trial for war crimes committed by members of the Kamwina Nsapu militia.
In Kasai, justice on the ground and under protection
6 March 2025 by Joseph Mbuyi
After several postponements, the appeal trial of two men sentenced to death for war crimes committed in the Congolese region of Kasai opened in the town of Masuika on March 3. The entire court traveled to the crime site. To hear the often protected witnesses, near the very place where was committed the murder of a traditional chief and the devastation caused by the Kamwina Nsapu conflict between 2016 and 2019.
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Duterte’s arrest: the ICC Prosecutor’s performative paradox
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17 March 2025
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1 July 2025
Seven years of Colombia’s JEP
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19 June 2025
The ‘Ndélé 2’ trial: awaiting the verdict

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19 July 2025 Bangladesh's largest Islamist party holds mega rally 18 July 2025 Argentines commemorate Jewish center bombing, demand justice 18 July 2025 Chevron closes Hess acquisition after winning legal fight 18 July 2025 Kenya govt indemnifies election sex assault victims 18 July 2025 Germany presses ahead with deportations to Afghanistan 18 July 2025 South Korea to end private adoptions after landmark probe 16 July 2025 UN expert on Palestinians says US sanctions are a 'violation' of immunity 15 July 2025 David vs Goliath: Inside the legal battle to help Trump's deportees in El Salvador 15 July 2025 West Bank seeing largest displacement since 1967: UN 15 July 2025 Pakistan court orders probe into online blasphemy spike
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