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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

International criminal court

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

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  • FILE: Dominic Ongwen at the International Criminal Court. Picture: AFP

    ICC to hear Ugandan Lord's Resistance Army commander's appeal

    The ICC will next week hear an appeal by Ugandan former Lord's Resistance Army commander Dominic Ongwen against his conviction for war crimes and crimes against humanity.

    106 days ago
  • FILE: The court saw a picture of a cell in the ground dubbed "the hole", which was covered with wooden planks and a desk, where prisoners at one centre faced especially harsh treatment. Picture: Supplied.

    C.African rebel tortured opponents in hole under desk, ICC hears

    The ICC, based in The Hague, is deciding whether 14 charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity against Mahamat Said Abdel Kani, including torture and outrages of personal dignity, should move ahead to trial.

    228 days ago
  • Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. Picture: AFP

    ICC prosecutor vows to 'uncover truth' in Philippines

    ICC judges gave the green light to the probe into Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte's campaign after saying it resembled an illegitimate and systematic attack on civilians.

    233 days ago
  • Philippines' President Rodrigo Duterte. Picture: AFP.

    Philippines' Duterte will not cooperate with ICC drug war probe: lawyer

    ICC judges authorised on Wednesday a full-blown investigation into President Rodrigo Duterte's anti-narcotics campaign -- that rights group estimate has killed tens of thousands of people.

    255 days ago
  • FILE: Former chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Fatou Bensouda Picture: AFP.

    Ex-ICC prosecutor Bensouda: July unrests highlights economic inequality

    Former chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Fatou Bensouda was delivering the 19th Nelson Mandela Annual Visual Lecture on Wednesday.

    276 days ago
  • FILE: Sudan's former President Omar al-Bashir on 14 March 2019. Picture: AFP.

    Sudan's Omar al-Bashir: key dates

    Sudan's deposed dictator Omar al-Bashir is to be handed over to the International Criminal Court (ICC) over war crimes in Darfur.

    290 days ago
  • 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.

    347 days ago
  • Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte. Picture: Facebook

    ICC seeks probe into Philippines drug war murders

    Fatou Bensouda is asking judges at the world's only permanent war crimes court to authorise a probe into allegations that police unlawfully killed as many as tens of thousands of civilians between 2016 and 2019.

    348 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

    Ivory Coast's Gbagbo awaits crucial ICC ruling

    Gbagbo, 75, and his former youth leader Charles Ble Goude were cleared of crimes against humanity in 2019 over a wave of post-electoral violence in the west African nation more than a decade ago.

    425 days ago
  •  FILE: International Criminal Court chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda. Picture: AFP.

    ICC opens Israeli-Palestinians war crimes probe

    "In the end, our central concern must be for the victims of crimes, both Palestinian and Israeli, arising from the long cycle of violence and insecurity that has caused deep suffering and despair on all sides," said chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda.

    451 days ago
  • FILE: Ousted President Omar al-Bashir. Picture: AFP

    ICC prosecutor says held talks with Sudan over access

    Ousted President Omar al-Bashir, who was toppled in April 2019, has been wanted by the ICC for nearly a decade on charges of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity in the western region of Darfur.

    585 days ago
  • FILE: Sudan's deposed military ruler Omar al-Bashir sits in a defendant's cage during his corruption trial in Khartoum on 24 August 2019. Picture: AFP

    Sudan, ICC explore options for ousted Bashir to face Darfur trial

    The options have been discussed during a visit to Khartoum since Saturday by ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda aimed at putting to trial those accused in the conflict that cost hundreds of thousands of lives.

    586 days ago
  • FILE: Sudan's deposed military ruler Omar al-Bashir sits in a defendant's cage during his corruption trial in Khartoum on 24 August 2019. Picture: AFP

    ICC prosecutor heads to Sudan to discuss Bashir case

    The toppled autocrat is wanted by the ICC on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity in the western region of Darfur.

    588 days ago
  • ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa and his deputy David Mabuza outside Luthuli House on 12 May 2019. Picture: Kayleen Morgan/EWN

    Is the International Criminal Court a scary thought for ANC govt?

    According to the Sunday Times newspaper, the President called for a strategic retreat at last month's NEC meeting on the ICC decision, following a loss of African support.

    656 days ago
  • A handout picture released by the United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) on 28 May 2014 shows Aisha Abdala, a displaced woman from Katila, South Darfur, cooking next to her shelter at the al-Sereif camp for Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) in Nyala, South Darfur. Picture: AFP.

    Sudan stumbles through transition without fresh donor help

    All are measures that could help rebuild ties with the West after decades of international isolation and help unlock urgently needed financial support for a reeling economy.

    822 days ago
  • FILE: Omar al-Bashir is escorted before being driven in an armed convoy from the Kober prison to the prosecutor's office in North Khartoum on 16 June 2019. Picture: AFP

    Head of Sudan ruling council 'pledges' ICC cooperation over Bashir

    Omar al Bashir, also accused of crimes against humanity in Darfur, has been jailed in Khartoum since he was toppled after mass protests last year.

    836 days ago
  • FILE: Sudan's deposed military ruler Omar al-Bashir sits in a defendant's cage during his corruption trial in Khartoum on 24 August 2019. Picture: AFP

    Sudan to hand over Omar al-Bashir to ICC - reports

    The former president faces charges of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity over the conflict that broke out in the country's Darfur region in 2003.

    837 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

    Ex-Ivory Coast leader Gbagbo wants unconditional release

    The ICC, the world’s first permanent war crimes court, acquitted Gbagbo on crimes against humanity charges in January last year, saying prosecutors had failed to prove any case against him.

    841 days ago
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