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ICC prosecutor investigating U.S. war crimes allegations loses U.S. visa

Apr 5 '19 10:03

A prosecutor at the International Criminal Court in The Hague was denied a visa to enter the United States because of her involvement in an investigation into war crimes allegations levied against U.S. forces in Afghanistan. Fatou Bensouda is frequently asked to update the United Nations on ICC cases at the UN headquarters building in New York, reported Reuters.

Bensouda has been investigating possible war crimes in Afghanistan for nearly 18 months. Some of the allegations were connected to people detained in that country and the involvement of Americans in their detention.

Police prevent clash between ADO and Ajax supporters

Feb 25 '19 12:30

Crime Sports

The police and municipality of The Hague prevented a clash between ADO fans and Ajax supporters on Sunday. The intention was that Ajax fans would protest on the Maliveld in The Hague on Sunday, but mayor Pauline Krikke changed the location at the last moment to prevent an altercation between fans of the two football clubs. Six ADO supporters were arrested on the Malieveld, RTL Nieuws reports.

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US threatens sanctions against ICC if it investigates Afghanistan war crimes

Sep 11 '18 08:55

Crime Politics

The United States is threatening with sanctions against the International Criminal Court in The Hague and its judges if the ICC participates in an investigation into possible war crimes committed by American soldiers in Afghanistan. "The United States will use any means necessary to protect our citizens and those of our allies from unjust prosecution by this illegitimate court", US national security adviser John Bolton said in a speech in Washington, the Guardian reports.

American ICJ lawyer claims jaywalking arrest was racially-motivated

Jan 26 '17 12:45

Crime Top Stories

An American lawyer working at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague says she was the victim of racially motivated police brutality when she was arrested for jaywalking in the city earlier this week.

Mali rebel leader gets 9 years for destroying cultural heritage

Sep 27 '16 15:25

Crime Top Stories

On Tuesday the International Criminal Court in The Hague sentenced Malian rebel leader Ahman al-Faqi al-Mahdi to nine years in prison for the destruction of cultural heritage in Timbuktu. The rebel leader confessed

Human rights orgs. criticize Netherlands' response to threats against lawyer

Aug 12 '16 12:40

Crime

Amnesty International, the federation of human rights organizations FIDH, the Dutch lawyers committee for human rights and the Coalition for the International Criminal Court all feel that the Dutch authorities are not vigilant enough to threats against human rights defenders

Netherlands gives human rights lawyer extra security after death threats

Aug 11 '16 09:55

Crime

Human rights lawyer Nada Kiwanson and her family is living under extra security in their home in the Netherlands after she received numerous death threats because of her work for the International Criminal Court

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King opens new Int’l Criminal Court complex in the Hague

Apr 20 '16 13:00

Dutch King Willem-Alexander opened the new headquarter of the International Criminal Court in The Hague on Tuesday.

Row over ICC mandate on "acts of aggression" divides Dutch coalition

Sep 25 '15 10:28

Crime

The governing coalition in the Netherlands is split on a new proposal to extend the mandate of the International Criminal Court, housed in Den Haag. Joost Taverne, a member of parliament for the conservative VVD party, called into question the mandate’s definition of a “crime of aggression,” calling it unfocused and vague.

Put ISIS on trial in the Hague: UN Human Rights Office

Mar 19 '15 17:10

Crime

A new report issued by the UN Human Rights Office suggests that the Islamic State (ISIS) might have committed genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. Calling them the three most serious international crimes, the organization is urging Iraq to sign on to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, a treaty that established the ICC and mandates that countries criminalize the crimes listed in the treaty under their own domestic law.

Ugandan war criminal arrives in Rotterdam; transferred to cell

Jan 21 '15 12:58

Crime

The Ugandan warlord Dominic Ongwen arrived at The Hague Airport last night. He has to appear in the International Criminal Court in The Hague to answer for war crimes.

NL could push for war crime charges in MH17 crash

Jul 21 '14 16:30

Crime

As investigations into the flight MH17 crash in Ukraine are underway, the Dutch Public Prosecution Authority (OM) is suspecting murder, war crimes and the intention of making a plane crash, the NRC reports.

Congo war crime witnesses deported despite AI warnings

Jul 7 '14 11:52

Crime

Three Congolese witnesses of the International Criminal Court (ICC) were deported out of the Netherlands on Sunday, despite concerns Amnesty International (AI) had raised about their safety.

The Netherlands violated immunity of Crime Court

Apr 14 '14 14:09

Crime

The Netherlands has violated the immunity of the International Criminal Court (ICC) when last year's defense of ex-vice president Jean Pierre Bemba of the Democratic Republic of Congo were listened to. The recordings of telephone conversations must therefore be destroyed.

US renews hunt on Kony

Mar 24 '14 13:18

Crime

American president Barack Obama has ordered a renewal of military action in Uganda, to try and put an end to the ongoing hunt for warlord Joseph Kony. He is wanted for trial at the International Criminal Court in The Hague.

Congo war criminal Katanga found guilty

Mar 7 '14 15:29

Crime

The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague has found Congo militia leader Germain Katanga guilty of war crimes but acquitted him of sexual offences.

Are the Muslim brothers coming?

Sep 6 '13 02:33

The Council of the Egyptian Community in the Netherlands, has summoned parliament by letter to prevent the Muslim Brotherhood from opening an office in the Netherlands. The immediate cause is an article in the Egyptian newspaper Youm7.

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