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Communal workers prepare to carry a corpse in a body bag in a street of Bucha, not far from the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on 3 April 2022. Picture: Sergei Supinsky/AFP

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EXPLAINER: The difference between war crime, crime against humanity and genocide

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Russia is accused of war crimes in Ukraine, with the claims growing louder following the discovery of dozens of bodies in areas recently retaken from Russian...

  • International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Khan. Picture: @CrimeScribesKE/ Twitter

    New ICC prosecutor takes on daunting job

    Britain's Karim Khan replaces Gambia's Fatou Bensouda, who dramatically extended the ICC's reach during her nine-year tenure but suffered a series of high-profile failures, including the acquittal of former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo.

    334 days ago
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    South Africa complains to ICC over cancelled Australian cricket tour

    CSA interim board chairman Stavros Nicolaou told a press conference on Friday that the board was "extremely disappointed" over what he described as a unilateral decision by Cricket Australia.

    451 days ago
  • FILE: Sri Lanka celebrate their T20 series victory over Pakistan in Lahore on 9 October 2019. Picture: @OfficialSLC/Twitter

    Just not cricket: ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2020 postponed

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    665 days ago
  • FILE: Rohit Sharma put India in command of the third Test with his maiden Test double century on Sunday. He made 212. India are already 2-0 up in the three-match series. Picture: ICC/Twitter.

    India rattle South Africa despite Hamza flurry

    India's bowlers reduced South Africa to 129 for six at lunch, still 169 short of being forced to bat again as they chased India's 497-9 declared in Ranchi. George Linde, on 10, and Dane Piedt, on four were at the crease.

    938 days ago
  • FILE: Former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo enters the courtroom of the International Criminal Court in The Hague on 15 January 2019. Picture: AFP

    ICC prosecutor will appeal Gbagbo's acquittal

    The court acquitted Gbagbo on crimes against humanity charges on 15 January saying prosecutors had failed to prove any case against him.

    972 days ago
  • FILE: A handout picture released on 21 February 2017 by the Al-Zawiyah Branch of the Libyan Red Crescent shows Libyan Red Crescent volunteers recovering the bodies of 74 migrants that washed ashore on 20 February 20 near Zawiyah on Libya’s northern coast. Picture: AFP

    ANALYSIS: Mediterranean migration: why it’s time to put EU leaders on trial

    The International Criminal Court may be the only institution capable of breaking the current legal impasse by threatening to bring Europe’s leaders to criminal account.

    1022 days ago
  • FILE: Former Congolese vice-president Jean-Pierre Bemba sits in the courtroom of the International Criminal Court in The Hague on 21 June 2016. Picture: AFP

    Ex-Congolese VP seeks damages from war crimes court

    Jean-Pierre Bemba’s lawyers on Monday said paperwork had been filed requesting compensation for unlawful detention, legal fees and losses due to the alleged mismanagement of assets seized by the court.

    1161 days ago
  • West Indies' Shai Hope. Picture: @westindies.

    England favourites but danger lurks in West Indies

    A struggling West Indies sit eighth out of 10 in the ICC’s test standings and lost 2-0 to Bangladesh last time out with the red ball.

    1211 days ago
  • Omar Hassan al-Bashir. AFP

    Sudan should prosecute Darfur crimes, pursue ICC arrest warrants: UN

    The UN watchdog said executions by crucifixion and stoning should be stricken from its statute books, and authorities should halt prosecutions and intimidation of journalists, critics and activists.

    1291 days ago
  • Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland. Picture: @CricketAus/Twitter

    [WATCH] Cricket Australia boss tackles ball-tampering incident

    Cricket Australia Chief Executive James Sutherland told reporters Sunday that steps are being taken to get a "deep understanding" of a ball-tampering incident.

    1513 days ago
  • FILE: South Africa’s Kagiso Rabada celebrates a wicket. Picture: @OfficialCSA/Twitter

    The ICC are damaging their image by issuing farcical sanctions

    The demerit system is clearly a contentious one and the ICC should review it so that it is fair for everybody involved in International cricket.

    1518 days ago
  • Seamer Kagiso Rabada in action during their clash with England on the first day of the fourth Test at Old Trafford. Picture: @OfficialCSA/Twitter

    Discrepancies in Rabada's case, verdict in 48 hours

    Cricket writer Neil Manthorp, says there are alleged discrepancies between the report from match referee, Jeff Crowe

    1519 days ago
  • FILE: Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza stands at the Presidential office in Bujumbura on 17 May 2015. Picture: AFP.

    UN: Burundi leadership answerable for crimes against humanity

    The commission said there were reasonable grounds to believe that crimes against humanity had been committed since April 2015.

    1715 days ago
  • FILE: Faf du Plessis. Picture: AFP.

    South Africa's Du Plessis to captain T20 World XI in Pakistan

    Du Plessis, 33, is one of five South Africans named in a 14-man squad released on the ICC Twitter feed.

    1726 days ago
  • FILE: President Omar al Bashir arrives to cast his vote in Sudanese elections on 13 April 2015. Picture: Jean-Jacques Cornish/EWN.

    [LISTEN] ICC: Arrest Omar al-Bashir if he sets foot in SA again

    In April, South Africa appeared before the ICC where it defended its decision not to arrest the Sudanese leader.

    1774 days ago
  • FILE: The International Criminal Courts building (ICC) in The Hague. Picture: AFP.

    ANC still seeks withdrawal from ICC

    The party's sub-committee on international relations says government will follow the proper procedures to withdraw from the ICC.

    1799 days ago
  • FILE: Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir speaks during a press conference in Khartoum in September 2013. Picture: AFP.

    ‘SA govt wasn’t under obligation to arrest al-Bashir’

    The government is appearing before the court to explain why it did not arrest Omar al-Bashir when he attended the African Union summit in Johannesburg in 2015.

    1865 days ago
  • FILE: President Jacob Zuma meet with President Omer Al-Bashir of the Republic of the Sudan to discuss strengthening relations between South Africa and Sudan. Picture: GCIS.

    SA govt to explain reasons for not arresting Omar al-Bashir

    A South African delegation is appearing before the International Criminal Court to give oral submissions on why it did not arrest Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir.

    1865 days ago
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