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February 16, 2026 Q & A

Philippines: ICC Hearing to Confirm Duterte Charges

Questions and Answers

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is seen on a screen in the courtroom of the International Criminal Court, in The Hague, Netherlands, March 14, 2025.

February 16, 2026 News Release

Philippines: Duterte ICC Hearing Set to Begin

Q&A on Proceedings to Confirm Charges Against Former President

February 10, 2026 Letter

Human Rights Watch Letter to Libyan General Prosecutor al-Sur

Regarding the Arrest of Osama Elmasry Njeem

February 10, 2026 Dispatches

Italy, Hungary’s Snub of ICC Arrests Should be a Wake-Up Call for the EU

Failure to Turn Over Suspects Risks International Justice Credibility

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (R) welcomes Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Rome, Italy, October 27, 2025.

January 26, 2026 Dispatches

ICC’s Work Vital for Justice in Darfur

Prosecutor Briefs UN Security Council Amid US Attacks on the Court

Displaced people from Darfur, who are now sheltering in El-Afadh camp, Al Dabbah, Sudan, November 13, 2025.

December 15, 2025 Dispatches

ICC Sentences Former Sudanese Militia Leader to 20 Years

Governments Should Back ICC, Pursue Additional Accountability Efforts

Ali Muhammad Ali Abd al-Rahman (also known as Ali Kosheib), a former leader of the Sudanese “Janjaweed” militias, waits to learn his sentence from the International Criminal Court following his conviction for war crimes and crimes against humanity, The Hague, Netherlands, December 9, 2025.

December 5, 2025 Dispatches

Chancellor Merz in Israel: Germany Should Stand for Justice

Exert Pressure to End Repression of Palestinians

Friedrich Merz during his official visit as Federal Chancellor at the Red Town Hall, Berlin, Germany, December 3, 2025.

December 2, 2025 Statement

ICC: Libyan Suspect’s Surrender a Long-Awaited Breakthrough

International Criminal Court Investigation into Grave Crimes in Libya’s Prisons

The International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, July 2025.

December 1, 2025 News Release

International Criminal Court: Justice at Risk

Member States Should Use Annual Meeting to Defend Court

November 19, 2025 Statement

Human Rights Watch Briefing Note for the Twenty-Fourth Session of the International Criminal Court Assembly of States Parties

November 2025

October 17, 2025 Dispatches

Japan Should Defend the International Criminal Court

Diet Members, Civil Society Call for Leadership in Countering US Sanctions

Japanese Diet member Yasue Funayama speaks at a nongovernmental organization event to advocate for Japan to step up its efforts to defend the International Criminal Court, Tokyo, October 9, 2025.

October 8, 2025 News Release

Tajikistan: Arrest Putin

ICC Members Should Not Welcome Fugitives

Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and Tajik President Emomali Rahmon during their meeting in Tianjin, China, September 1, 2025.

October 6, 2025 News Release

Darfur: ICC Convicts Former Janjaweed Militia Leader

Ali Kosheib Guilty of War Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity

Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman attends the delivery of the judgement in the case against him before the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands, October 6, 2025.

October 1, 2025 Commentary

What Happened to Human Rights for Palestinians?

Displaced Palestinians flee northern Gaza along the coastal road toward the south, after Israel's military escalated its assault on Gaza City and warned residents to leave, September 16, 2025.

September 4, 2025 Statement

US Uses ICC Sanctions Against Three Leading Palestinian Rights Groups

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