
By Asymmetrical Haircuts
Investigations on war crimes in Afghanistan initiated in the UK, Australia, Netherlands, are producing limited results. To try and find out why, our partners at Asymmetrical Haircuts have invited in this new podcast Iain Overton, Thijs Bouwknegt, Ben Saul, and Rachel Reid.

By Mariam Sankanu
The torture trial of Gambian Michael Sang Correa closed yesterday, earlier than expected, a week after it started and the hearing of his audio recorded ‘confessions’. Only the prosecution presented witnesses, and Correa decided not to testify himself.
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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, 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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“I hope Gaza won’t be the graveyard of international law”
14 February 2025
International justice news, according to AFP
23 April 2025
Spain to go ahead with contested Israeli arms deal
23 April 2025
Zelensky calls for 'unconditional ceasefire' after Russian attack kills nine
23 April 2025
HRW accuses Israel of 'indiscriminate' attacks on civilians during war in Lebanon
22 April 2025
US State Department to cut positions, rights offices
22 April 2025
Rubio to cut positions, rights offices at US State Department
22 April 2025
Syria arrests Assad-era officer accused of 'war crimes': ministry
22 April 2025
Taliban change tune towards Afghan heritage sites
21 April 2025
Iran's president praises Pope Francis Gaza stance
21 April 2025
Bangladesh's Islamists seek abolition of women's commission
21 April 2025
Gaza civil defence describes medic killings as 'summary executions'
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