📅 20 November 2017
The Prosecutor asked judges to investigate alleged crimes by the Taliban, Afghan forces and international forces, including US personnel. The request challenged the Court to address alleged conduct by...
📅 12 April 2019
The Appeals Chamber overturned a decision authorizing investigation, citing the interests of justice and practical prospects for investigation. Rights groups and victims criticized the decision as...
📅 5 March 2020
On appeal, judges authorized the investigation and held that the earlier chamber had applied the wrong legal standard. The reversal restored a pathway to investigate alleged crimes by all parties,...
📅 3 March 2021
The Prosecutor opened an investigation into alleged crimes within the Court’s jurisdiction in the occupied Palestinian territory, including Gaza and the West Bank, since 13 June 2014. The decision...
📅 16 January 2013
The Prosecutor opened an investigation after Mali referred its situation. The investigation covered alleged crimes committed since January 2012, including in northern Mali. The government referral...
📅 13 May 2014
The Prosecutor reopened the preliminary examination into alleged crimes by British forces in Iraq after receiving additional information. The episode put complementarity to a demanding test: the Court...
📅 24 September 2014
The Prosecutor opened a second investigation into alleged crimes committed since 2012 after the Central African Republic referred the situation. It followed an earlier investigation and concerned...
📅 5 December 2014
The Prosecutor withdrew the charges against Kenyatta, citing insufficient evidence and difficulties obtaining relevant material from the Kenyan government. The withdrawal was not an acquittal after...
📅 9 December 2020
The Prosecutor concluded that potential cases were inadmissible because relevant UK investigations were ongoing or had been conducted, and did not open an ICC investigation. The decision became a...
📅 16 January 2015
Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda opened a preliminary examination after Palestine’s declaration and accession process. The examination assessed jurisdiction, admissibility and gravity; it was not an...
📅 15 March 2019
The US Secretary of State announced visa restrictions against people involved in ICC efforts to investigate US personnel in Afghanistan, warning further measures could follow. The policy used...
📅 5 April 2019
The State Department revoked Bensouda’s visa as the ICC pursued an Afghanistan investigation. The US said the restriction did not prevent official UN travel; Bensouda’s office said she would...
📅 4 July 2019
Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda asked judges to authorize an investigation into alleged crimes against the Rohingya people, including crimes with an element on Bangladesh territory. The filing triggered a...
📅 2 September 2020
The US designated Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda and Phakiso Mochochoko under Executive Order 13928. The measures froze any US-jurisdiction assets and restricted dealings; they were direct sanctions...
📅 2 April 2021
President Biden revoked Executive Order 13928 and ended the related visa policy, lifting sanctions on Bensouda and Mochochoko. The administration continued to object to ICC jurisdiction over non-party...
