The Assad regime and militants from the Islamic State (formerly ISIS) have been accused of committing “mass atrocities” in Syria, in a report by the UN Human Rights Council.
Two leading figures of the Khmer Rouge have been sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of committing crimes against humanity by Cambodia’s UN-backed tribunal.
The International Criminal Court (ICC) is seeking the arrest of Kenyan journalist Walter Osapiri Barasa for “corruptly influencing” witnesses at the trial of Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto.
It is a common misconception that the International Criminal Court (ICC) is able to intervene in Syria and prosecute either side of the conflict for crimes against humanity. This article outlines why the ICC is not able to intervene right now and hold either side accountable for the Syrian conflict.
Chemical weapons are a “red line” in the conflict in Syria, but with a UN investigator claiming they were used by rebels and then her UN Inquiry making clear there is no such “conclusive findings”, has the line been crossed?