3 August 2021 – Nasim Haradinaj Defence request for recusal of the President and the Vice President of the Kosovo Specialist Chambers
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by Pooja Larvin
2y ago
Kosovo Specialist Chambers (KSC). Photo: politika.rs via Bing. Nasim Haradinaj Defence request for recusal of the President and the Vice President of the Kosovo Specialist Chambers: The Defence team of Nasim Haradinaj has filed an application for the recusal of the President of the Kosovo Specialist Chambers, Judge Ekterina Trendafilova, and the Vice President of the Specialist Chambers, Judge Charles L. Smith, who is the presiding judge on Trial Panel II. The application was filed on the grounds that President Trendafilova’s statements at a confidential diplomatic briefing undermine her indep ..read more
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4 August 2021 – ICC vacates arrest warrant against Simone Gbagbo
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by Kobra Moradi
2y ago
Simone Gbagbo. Photo: linfodrome.com via Bing. ICC Pre-Trial Chamber vacates arrest warrant against Simone Gbagbo: On 19 July 2021, the Pre-Trial Chamber (“PTC”) of the International Criminal Court vacated the arrest warrant against Simone Gbagbo. This decision followed a request filed by the Office of the Prosecutor on 15 June 2021 (Fatou Bensouda’s last day in office). The Prosecutor indicated that “there is no reasonable prospect” to prove the case against the accused. In granting the request, the PTC reasoned that both the case theory and the supporting material underpinning the allegation ..read more
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5 August 2021 – Sudanese Cabinet Votes to Ratify Rome Statute 
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by Ryan Corbett
2y ago
Sudanese cabinet votes to ratify Rome Statute: The Sudanese cabinet has voted unanimously to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (“ICC”). The transitional civilian-military administration that has been in power since the overthrow of al-Bashir in 2019 has promised to bring justice to victims of the former regime. This decision to ratify the Rome Statute will need to be approved by the sovereign council, a joint military-civilian body that is currently Sudan’s highest authority. There has been no timeline given for ratification. Former Sudanese President, Omar Al Bashir ..read more
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29 July 2021 – German Authorities Charge Syrian with crimes against humanity and Swedish Authorities Charge Iranian with War Crimes 
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by Ryan Corbett
2y ago
Photo: srjnews.com via Bing. German authorities charge Syrian doctor with crimes against humanity: Alla Mousa, a Syrian doctor, has been charged with crimes against humanity for allegedly torturing people in military hospitals and killing one person while living in Syria. Alla Mousa immigrated to Germany in 2015, where he practiced medicine until his arrest last year. German authorities have accused him of 18 counts of torturing people, including attempts to make people infertile, in military hospitals in Homs and in Damascus. He has been charged with murder, severe bodily harm, attempted bodi ..read more
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28 July 2021 – HRW reports on apparent war crimes during May 2021 conflict in Gaza
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by Kobra Moradi
2y ago
Gaza. Photo: Middle East Monitor via Bing (CC). HRW reports on apparent war crimes during May 2021 Gaza conflict: On Tuesday 27 July 2021, Human Rights Watch (“HRW”) reported on possible war crimes committed during the May 2021 fighting in Gaza Strip and Israel. HRW alleges both the Israeli forces and Palestinian armed groups committed unlawful acts during this conflict. While this report specifically focuses on alleged Israeli violations, the organization is also investigating and will soon be issuing a report on the alleged violations committed by Palestinian armed groups in Gaza and Israel ..read more
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27 July 2021 – Court in Hamburg convicts former ISIS member for crimes against humanity against the Yazidis
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by Pooja Larvin
2y ago
Photo: Michael Coghlan via Flickr (CC). Court in Hamburg convicts former ISIS member for crimes against humanity against the Yazidis: On 22 July 2021, a German ISIS member known as Omaima A. was found guilty by a Hamburg court of aiding and abetting crimes against humanity for her involvement in the enslavement of two Yazidi women, who were kidnapped during ISIS’s massacre of the Yazidis in the Sinjar region of Iraq in 2014. One of the victims – a 30-year-old woman – joined the proceedings before the Higher Regional Court of Hamburg as a co-plaintiff. The Court found that in 2016, Omaima A. re ..read more
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23 July 2021 – Supreme Court of Philippines finds jurisdiction for the ICC
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by marissakardonweber
2y ago
Rodrigo Duterte. Photo: getrealphilippines.com via Bing (CC). Philippines Supreme Court finds ICC has jurisdiction over crimes that occurred before the Philippines’ Rome Statute withdrawal: On 21 July 2021, the Philippines Supreme Court publicly released its March 2021 decision in which it found that the International Criminal Court (ICC) has jurisdiction over alleged crimes that occurred prior to the Philippines’ effective withdrawal from the Rome Statute on 17 March 2019. This finding contradicts Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s assertion that the ICC does not have such jurisdiction. U ..read more
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22 July 2021 – Dutch Court Convicts Refugee Over War Crimes in Syria & Croatia Charge Bosnian-Croat with War Crimes
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by Ryan Corbett
2y ago
Dutch Court convicts Refugee over war crimes in Syria: The District Court of The Hague has convicted Ahmad al Khedr, a former member of the Syrian military, of war crimes for his part in the execution of a Syrian government official in 2012. The court determined that the crime occurred in a country in which there was an ongoing non-international armed conflict. The court sentenced al Khedr to 20 years in prison. Syria. Photo: scrapetv.com via Bing (CC). Al Khedr served in the Syrian army for 20 years and deserted at the outbreak of the civil war, at which time he enlisted with rebel group ..read more
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19 July 2021 – Amnesty raises NSO spyware’s impact on human rights
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by Portia Karegeya
2y ago
Photo: via Bing (CC). Amnesty investigation highlights the impact of NSO’s spyware on human rights violations: On 18 July, Amnesty International released its findings as part of The Pegasus Project, which found overwhelming evidence that NSO spyware is being systematically used for repression and to facilitate human rights violations around the world on a massive scale. According to Amnesty, although the NSO group officially claims that Pegasus software is only used to investigates terrorism and crime, in depth forensic analysis found digital attacks against human rights defenders around the w ..read more
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14 July 2021 – ICC Pre-Trial Chamber confirms charges against Abd-Al-Rahman ‘Ali Kushayb’ for crimes in Darfur and commits him to trial
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by Kobra Moradi
2y ago
ICC accused from Sudan, Mr Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman (formerly known by Ali Kushayb). Photo: PRI via Bing. ICC Pre-Trial Chamber confirms war crimes and crimes against humanity charges against Abd-Al-Rahman ‘Ali Kushayb’: On 9 July 2021, the Pre-Trial Chamber  II (PTC) of the International Criminal Court (“ICC”) unanimously confirmed all the charges levelled against Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman (“Ali Kushayb”). In confirming the charges, the PTC found that there are substantial grounds to believe that Mr. Abd-Al-Rahman is responsible for 31 counts of war crimes and crimes against h ..read more
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