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May 22, 2024 Letter

Joint NGO Letter to President Biden on Threats to the International Criminal Court

May 22, 2024

The International Criminal Court, or ICC, is seen in The Hague, Netherlands, November 7, 2019.

May 22, 2024 Letter

Human Rights Watch Letter to French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs on Threats to the International Criminal Court

May 22, 2024

May 22, 2024 Letter

Human Rights Watch Letter to Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs on Threats to the International Criminal Court

May 22, 2024

May 22, 2024 Letter

Human Rights Watch Letter to Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs on Threats to the International Criminal Court

May 22, 2024

May 22, 2024 Letter

Human Rights Watch Letter to Danish Minister of Foreign Affairs on Threats to the International Criminal Court

May 22, 2024

May 22, 2024 Letter

Human Rights Watch Letter to Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs on Threats to the International Criminal Court

May 22, 2024

May 21, 2024 Letter

Human Rights Watch Letter to Canada Minister of Foreign Affairs on Threats to the International Criminal Court

May 20, 2024 Statement

Israel/Palestine: ICC Prosecutor Requests Arrest Warrants

International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan gives an interview with Reuters about Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories, The Hague, Netherlands, October 12, 2023.

May 15, 2024 Commentary

A Human Rights Guide to the 2024 European Elections

Members of the European Parliament sit in the plenary chamber of the European Parliament during a vote. Among other things, MEPs will vote today on a free trade agreement with Vietnam.

May 15, 2024 News Release

Gambia: Landmark Swiss Conviction of Ex-Official

Jammeh-Era Interior Minister, Ousman Sonko, Guilty of Crimes Against Humanity

May 7, 2024 News Release

Gaza: Israel Flouts World Court Orders

Aid Still Being Obstructed Despite Famine

Egyptian trucks carrying humanitarian aid bound for the Gaza Strip queue outside the Rafah border crossing on the Egyptian side on March 23, 2024.

May 6, 2024 Statement

Liberia’s Compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights: Joint Follow-Up Report on Impunity and Past Human Rights Violations

For the 141st Session of the Human Rights Committee Follow-up to concluding observations 01 July – 02 August 2024

May 2, 2024 Report

Ukraine: Russian Forces Executed Surrendering Ukraine Soldiers

Hold Those Responsible to Account

A Ukrainian soldier stands in front of the graves of Ukrainian soldiers killed in the war at a cemetery in Kharkiv.

April 29, 2024 Letter

Darfur: Joint NGO Letter to US Justice Department Requesting ICC Guidance

April 2024

April 26, 2024 Dispatches

Guinea Massacre Trial Enters Final Stage

Reclassification of Charges Remains Open Question, Date Set for Closing Submissions

Eleven men accused of responsibility for the 2009 massacre and mass rape of pro-democracy protesters by forces linked to a former military junta in Guinea.

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