Tag: International Criminal Court
Increased violence by Israeli forces against Palestinians in the West Bank, reports Amnesty
This increase in violence includes deadly attacks and disproportionate force, increasing tensions in the region. A notable reported tactic was a raid by Israeli forces disguised as medical personnel. In 2023, at least 507 Palestinians, including at least 81 children, were killed in the West Bank, marking a significant increase in fatalities since October 7…
Finnish left-wing women condemn Israel's attacks on Gaza and demand immediate action
The conflict has forced around a million women and children to flee their homes in an area that no longer has a safe haven. The situation is further aggravated by the estimated 9,000 children who have lost both parents and the 50,000 pregnant women who suffer daily due to the bombings. Veronika Honkasalo, a spokesperson…
The Finnish public calls on the government to support South Africa's accusation of genocide against Israel in the International Court of Justice
The matter is to be discussed on 11-12. January. The petitioners advocate that Finland issue a declaration of intervention in support of South Africa's challenge. With this declaration, Finland would contribute to the investigation of the Palestinian genocide and the prosecution of the perpetrators. This is Finland's historic opportunity to fulfill its international legal obligations…
Gaza War Leads to High Journalist Death Toll with Global Decline in 2023
Yrsa Grüne-Luoma, chairman of RSF Finland, stated that without the devastating war in Gaza, the number of journalist deaths this year would have been exceptionally low. “Journalists and media organizations have learned to operate more safely in dangerous conditions. However, the war in Gaza has led to a severe spike in numbers,” said Grüne-Luoma. The…
Iceland provides additional financial assistance to civilians in the Gaza Strip
The Minister of Foreign Affairs announced additional assistance for the civilian population in the Gaza Strip in the amount of ISK 100 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) and the International Criminal Court (ICC). “The humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip is deteriorating and…
Amnesty International calls for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza-Israel crisis to end civilian suffering
The Gaza Strip, home to more than two million people, has been particularly hard hit. According to Amnesty International, the death toll in Gaza has exceeded 6,546, including a significant number of children, and more than 17,439 were injured. In Israel, more than 1,400 people have died and thousands have been injured. Actions by Hamas,…
Russia celebrates despite missing victories
Moscow’s Red Square recently celebrated the alleged annexation of four Ukrainian territories, although they are still not under Russian control. Scores of waving flags framed the scene but the main character was missing, President Vladimir Putin did not appear. Hear about what signals it sends and what Russia is doing in the occupied territories to…
Russia says it is repelling attacks over Crimea, Belgorod regions
The Russian-installed head of Sevastopol in Russian-annexed Crimea on Monday said air defence forces were fending off an aerial attack over the peninsula. Russian air defences also saw action in the region of Belgorod bordering Ukraine, over which seven Ukrainian drones were destroyed, the Russian defence ministry wrote on Telegram. Read our blog to see…
Swedish oil executives face historic trial for war crimes in Sudan
The long-awaited trial against two former Swedish oil executives accused of complicity in war crimes in today’s South Sudan began on Tuesday in Stockholm. Prosecutors say the former chief executive and former chairman of Lundin Oil, a company that has changed names several times, was complicit in atrocities carried out by the Sudanese army and…
EU warns against unstable and dangerous Russia in wake of mutiny
The EU will on Thursday discuss the repercussions of the Wagner Group’s aborted rebellion in Russia as they look at further its aid to Ukraine in the wake of Moscow’s invasion. NATO chief head Jens Stoltenberg is also set to meet with the bloc. Elsewhere, Ukraine held drills in Zaporizhzhia in preparation for radiation leaks…
Gareth Evans: the case for recognising Palestine
Since a United Nations General Assembly Resolution vote in November 2012, Palestine has had the status of a state within the UN system. It is not a full member state but, like the Holy See, a non-member observer state. Australia – after a heady debate within the Gillard cabinet – abstained on that vote. The…
Lise Tamm
As the chief prosecutor brought Lise Tamm debate by describing Rinkeby “almost like a war zone”. Today, she wants us to stop blaming Swedish gang violence on poverty and drugs. For ten years she worked as head of the International Prosecutor’s Chamber, today the National Unit against International and Organized Crime. Last year she left…
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…