Today, in a landmark decision, the International Criminal Court (ICC) found former Janjaweed commander Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman (also known as Ali Kushayb) guilty of 27 counts of crimes against humanity and war crimes committed in Darfur between August 2003 and March 2004. Despite… Read More
UK law provides only a narrow basis for using the proceeds of confiscated criminal assets to compensate victims. In practice, victims are rarely allocated any share of the sums recovered, except in “clear and simple cases”. In this briefing, we propose amending the Crime and Policing Bill to empower courts… Read More
This report, published by the International Accountability Platform for Belarus (IAPB) provides an in-depth mapping of accountability mechanisms capable of addressing serious human rights violations and breaches of international criminal law in Belarus. It distinguishes between mechanisms that address state responsibility, those focused on individual criminal liability, and hybrid approaches… Read More
By Malak Khalil, Advocacy and Survivor Participation Fellow With the Labour party conference underway, there is much scrutiny of the Government’s first year in power. Despite rare cross-party agreement from all four major parties that reform of consular assistance is needed, one manifesto commitment that has… Read More
By Lauren Schaefer, Legal Fellow If a senior military commander implicated in atrocities in Ukraine, or an official involved in repression in Iran, were to visit the UK today, they could not be prosecuted for crimes against humanity. The exercise of universal jurisdiction is a vital mechanism… Read More
At present, the UK’s ability to prosecute grave international crimes under universal jurisdiction is limited. The Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) has criticised the current legal framework for creating “barriers to accountability”. This briefing supports the proposed recommendation from the JCHR and the International Development Committee and outlines the… Read More
Reliable sources indicate that the United States plans to sanction the ICC as an institution in the coming weeks. Civil society worldwide is urgently calling on States Parties to the Rome Statute to prevent these sanctions. Below is a full list of organisations and individuals that have endorsed the… Read More
تشير مصادر موثوقة إلى أن الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية تخطط لفرض عقوبات على المحكمة الجنائية الدولية كمؤسسة في الأسابيع المقبلة. ويأتي ذلك في أعقاب سلسلة من الإجراءات التي استهدفت في البداية المدعي العام للمحكمة الجنائية الدولية ونائبيه… Read More
