International Criminal Court – Situation in Georgia Update: 8 February – 19 March 2022

9 March 2022: ICC Prosecutor Khan requests that ICC Pre-Trial Chamber I issue arrest warrants for Mikhail Mindzaev, Gamlet Guchmazov, and David Sanakoev.Arrest warrants based on actions taken against Georgian civilians in South Ossetia, Georgia between 8 and 27 August 2008. These actions allegedly constitute the war crimes of unlawful confinement, torture, inhuman treatment, outrages …

International Criminal Court – Situation in Libya update 17 May 2021

17 May 2021:  ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda presents her Office’s 21st report on the Situation in Libya to the UN Security Council.  Prosecutor Bensouda notes that the Situation in Libya remains one of the Office’s active investigations, and that the Office continues to receive information about ongoing crimes ranging from disappearances and arbitrary detention to …

KOSOVO SPECIALIST CHAMBERS update: 3 December 2020 – 17 March 2021

9 December:An interlocutory appeal filed by Hysni Gucati was rejected by the Panel of the Court of Appeals Chamber of the Kosovo Specialist Chambers. Despite finding that Gucati’s arrest warrant was incorrectly based upon a specific provision of the law, the Chamber nevertheless held that the Single Judge was permitted to issue the warrant prior …

War Crimes Section – State Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina: Update 18 March – 1 April

1 April 2021: Veljko Papic, a former officer of the Bosnian Serb Army’s Sarajevo-Romanija Corps jailed for two years for crimes against civilians Papic made civilians who were part of a forced labor squad do hard and humiliating physical labor while on the front line, while psychologically abusing the,The verdict can be appealed at the …

Kosovo Specialist Chambers: Update for 5-19 November 2020

4-5 November: Hashim Thaçi, Kadri Veseli, Rexhep Selimi, and Jakup Krasniqi are transferred to the Detention Facilities of the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague. The indictments and redacted arrest warrants are also made available at this time. The indictment states several different specific war crimes and crimes against humanity.  (Via the KSC)Additionally, the KSC opens the application …

Kosovo Specialist Chambers: Update for 1 June-1 October 2020

2 June: Amendments to the Rules of Procedure and Evidence enter into force as approved by the Specialist Chamber of the Constitutional Court on 26 May 2020. (Via the KSC)24 June: The KSC adds additional names to the Lists of Counsel who are eligible to appear before the Chambers. (Via the KSC)24 June: The KSC releases a press release regarding …

ICC: Pre-Trial Chamber I issues arrest warrant for Al Hassan

Pre-Trial Chamber I grants the Prosecutor's request and issues the arrest warrant for Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud. Al Hassan is wanted for his role as a member of the Islamist group Ansar Eddine, acting as de facto chief of Islamic police in Timbuktu. He is alleged to have been involved in the …

ICC: Prosecutor requests a warrant for the arrest of Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud

The Prosecutor requests a warrant for the arrest of Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud. The Prosecutor alleges that Al Hassan committed crimes against humanity (torture, rape, religious persecution) and war crimes (rape and sexual slavery, intentional attacks against religious buildings) in Timbuktu, Mali between April 2012 and January 2013.

ICC: al-Werfalli turns himself in to military police in Eastern Libya, is released next day

Libyan Commander Mahmoud al-Werfalli hands himself over to the military police at the central command center led by General Khalifa Haftar in eastern Libya. His action is thought to be a result of the ICC’s pressure on Haftar, al-Werfalli’s leader, to hand him over so that he may face charges for summary executions. Following protests …

ICC: African Union challenges finding of South Africa’s non-compliance with Bashir arrest warrant

The African Union (AU) intends to challenge the ICC over the finding of South Africa’s failure to comply with its obligations under the Rome Statute regarding Omar Al-Bashir’s arrest. At the 30th AU summit, the regional body requests an advisory opinion from the UN International Court of Justice on the topic of immunities of heads …