Tag: International Criminal Court
Poland reaches agreement on transit of Ukrainian grain
Poland has reached an agreement on restarting transit of Ukrainian grains through its territory as of Friday, Polish Agriculture Minister Robert Telus said on Tuesday, adding transits would be monitored and sealed. The news came after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited the heavily shelled frontline town of Avdiivka in the country’s east, his official website […]
Live: Poland reaches agreement on transit of Ukrainian grain
Poland has reached an agreement on restarting transit of Ukrainian grains through its territory as of Friday, Polish Agriculture Minister Robert Telus said on Tuesday, adding transits would be monitored and sealed. The news came after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited the heavily shelled frontline town of Avdiivka in the country’s east, his official website […]
Live: Finland becomes a NATO member as Russia warns of countermeasures
Finland officially became the 31st member of NATO on Tuesday, completing ratification in well under a year – the fastest membership process in the alliance’s recent history. As Western allies strengthen ties, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview published Tuesday that Russia could get “tough” with a hostile EU. Follow our live […]
Live: The UN nuclear chief visits the power plant in Zaporizhzhia
Rafael Grossi, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), is expected to visit the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine on Wednesday. He described the situation there as “very dangerous” on Tuesday, a day after meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Zaporizhzhia region. Follow our live blog for the latest […]
Amnesty International’s annual report: Finland’s border measures threaten asylum rights, double standards in the fight for human rights
The Finnish government considered several legislative proposals in order to prepare for state influence at the borders. Amnesty believes that these reforms did not take sufficient account of their impact on human rights, and the combined effects of these proposals could potentially limit the right to seek asylum and breach the absolute ban on deportation. […]
EU’s von der Leyen plans conference on children taken by Russia
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen announced Thursday she would help organise a conference on securing the return of Ukrainian children taken to Russia during the ongoing conflict. Read our live blog to see how all the day’s events unfolded. All times are Paris time (GMT+1). 10:02pm: EU chief von der Leyen plans conference on […]
Live: Ukraine’s Zelensky exhorts EU to send more jets, missiles
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky asked European leaders on Thursday for more weapons, warning that “delays” in sending fighter jets and long-range missiles could extend the war, an EU official said. Follow our live blog for all the latest developments on the war in Ukraine. All times are Paris time (GMT+1). 7:20pm: Ukraine recognises ‘incorrect’ information […]
20 Lies About the Iraq War: Reflections on the 20th Anniversary
It is now widely accepted that there was no cooperation between Iraq and al-Qaeda in the 9/11 attacks. The commission’s September 11 report confirmed that there was no evidence of collusion between the two. Another lie was that Iraq was an immediate threat to the United States and that it had weapons of mass destruction. […]
ICC issues arrest warrant for Putin over war crimes in Ukraine
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin for war crimes, including his alleged involvement in the abductions of children from Ukraine. Russia is not party to the Rome Statute of the ICC and immediately dismissed the warrant as legally baseless. Ukraine, on the other hand, hailed […]
Live: ICC issues arrest warrant for Putin over war crimes in Ukraine
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin for war crimes, including his alleged involvement in the abductions of children from Ukraine. Russia is not party to the Rome Statute of the ICC and immediately dismissed the warrant as legally baseless. Ukraine, on the other hand, hailed […]
This is how Europe can bring Putin to justice
In Ukraine, feverish efforts are underway to collect evidence and register suspected war crimes. Lubna El-Shanti has met with victims and war crimes investigators and in total over 70,000 suspected war crimes have been registered. In Ukraine, there is a strong hope of being able to prosecute and sentence Putin for the invasion, the crime […]
Lise Tamm – outspoken chief prosecutor against gang violence
Lise Tamm is not a cautious general but a controversial prosecutor who says what she thinks, which irritated both managers and ministers during the years when she was head of RIO, the National Unit against International and Organized Crime. But last year Lise Tamm left Sweden for the top job as prosecutor at the International […]
Biden is seeking $ 33 billion in new Ukraine aid
US President Joe Biden on Thursday asked Congress to approve $ 33 billion in additional aid to Ukraine to help the country resist invading Russian forces over the next five months, and Parliament passed overwhelming legislation aimed at speeding up military aid to Ukraine. . “Investing in Ukraine’s freedom … is a small price to […]
Biden wants $ 33 billion in new Ukraine aid
US President Joe Biden on Thursday asked Congress to approve another $ 33 billion in support of Ukraine to help the country fight Russia’s destructive invasion during the next five months of the war. Just before Biden described the plan in a televised speech, the White House said the new spending would include more than […]
Jeppe Kofod reacts to violent images from Bucha: perpetrators must be held accountable
Over the past few days, reports of Russian troops leaving Kiev and its suburbs have brought hope that the conflict in Ukraine is escalating. This was before pictures of Bucha were published for all to see. Among a scene of burnt-out vehicles, civilians lie dead in the streets of the newly conquered suburb. Those who […]
Finland sends assault rifles, anti-tank weapons and ammunition to Ukraine
“This is a historic decision,” Marin said. President Sauli Niinistö described the decision to deviate from the established tradition at YLE A-studio. He added that the reason for the donation is simple: the people of Ukraine are in an emergency and need help. “This is a departure from tradition and the writing of the government’s […]
International criminal justice expert from Norway: Russia and Putin can be convicted as Nazis after World War II
Russia and President Vladimir Putin’s acts of war in Ukraine are a crime in violation of international law, explains legal expert Sofie Høgestøl. Putin could receive the same sentence as the Nazis after World War II, writes Dagbladet. – Putin should be punished for what he does now, Sofie Høgestøl writes further Twitter . She […]
Rebel leader and former child soldier sentenced to 25 years in prison
The International Criminal Court in The Hague has sentenced a former child soldier of the Lord’s Resistance Army to 25 years in prison for a series of assaults in Uganda. Dominic Ongwen, 46, was abducted in the late 1980s at the age of nine on his way to school and forced to become a child […]
Important message to the public in Björklinge, Skuttunge, Läby in Uppsala municipality, Uppsala county.
Around Myanmar, people have once again defied the military junta and taken to the streets to protest. The AFP news agency reports that people continue to leave Yangoon due to the violence and go to the countryside. Some opposition politicians are examining whether the military regime’s actions can be investigated by the International Criminal Court […]
Both Israel and Hamas can be investigated for war crimes
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has decided to extend its jurisdiction to the Palestinian territories of the West Bank and Gaza. The decision opens up for investigations into suspected war crimes in the region. The ICC cites both Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas as possible perpetrators of both war crimes and other atrocities.