International pressure has escalated on Israel to restrain its military campaign in the southern Gazan city, where many have fled from attacks in the north.
Tag: International Criminal Court
South Africa Accuses Israel of Genocide in U.N. Court
Israel’s Foreign Ministry said the filing was a “despicable and contemptuous exploitation of the court.”
How International Law Views Israel’s Military Action at Al-Shifa Hospital
Human rights laws prohibit harming or interfering with a hospital like Gaza’s Al-Shifa, with very narrow exceptions, or using it as a human shield. Attacking one can be a war crime.
María Corina Machado Leads in Venezuela Primary to Oppose President Maduro
María Corina Machado, a center-right candidate, was leading in an election that showed voters’ faith in democracy and dissatisfaction with years of authoritarian rule.
4 Ukrainian Children Return From Russia After Intervention by Qatar
Kyiv has said that thousands of children have been separated from their families and taken to Russia, in one of the most painful issues for Ukraine since the start of the war.
Syrian Torture Hearing Begins in International Court
The International Court of Justice, in a case brought by Canada and the Netherlands, will determine whether President Bashar al-Assad violated the U.N. Convention Against Torture.
Western Banks Help Fund Blacklisted Oligarch’s Charity
Konstantin Malofeyev’s foundation funds orphanages in occupied Ukraine. He denies that a child-removal program there is a war crime: “All of this is fake.”
At BRICS Summit, Putin Tries to Rally Support
Leaders of Brazil, India, China and South Africa addressed other topics, but Russia’s president, unable to attend in person because he is wanted for war crimes, put the war in Ukraine at center stage in the meeting.
A Sense of Mission at Risk as Israeli Reservists Resign to Protest New Law
Military reservists are key to Israel’s defense capacity and a shared sense of national mission. But scores of reservists have resigned over a new law curbing judicial power, reflecting a widening rift in Israeli society.
Brazil Declines to Extradite Accused Russian Spy to U.S.
Analysts had seen the Russian as a potential candidate in a prisoner swap with Russia, which holds two Americans on spying charges, Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan.