Trial opens in Al Hassan case

The Trial Chamber found Ntaganda guilty of 18 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Ituri, including murder, rape, sexual slavery, persecution, forcible transfer and use of...

The Chamber sentenced Ntaganda to 30 years’ imprisonment, the longest ICC sentence at that time. The sentence reflected the scale and gravity of crimes proven at trial. It also highlighted that a...

Pre-Trial Chamber III authorized an investigation into alleged crimes within the Court’s jurisdiction, including crimes connected to the forced deportation of Rohingya people. The decision followed...

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,...

The order authorized asset blocking and visa restrictions against people materially assisting ICC investigations into US or allied personnel. It translated political opposition into economic...

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...

A group appointed by the Assembly of States Parties released a review covering governance, judiciary, investigations and prosecutions. Its 384 recommendations documented serious operational problems...

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...

The Trial Chamber convicted Ongwen of 61 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity. The case included forced marriage, sexual slavery, forced pregnancy, torture and attacks on civilians. Judges...

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...