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Libya

The situation in Libya was referred to the ICC by the UN Security Council in February 2011, in the wake of alleged crimes against humanity after the 2011 popular demonstrations. ICC cases include Saif Gaddafi and Abdullah al-Senussi.
Middle East - North Africa
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Mladic guilty of genocide in Bosnian War

22 November 2017
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Europe
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Afghanistan and the International Criminal Court

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Coalition for the International Criminal Court
Factsheet
Asia-Pacific
Campaign for Global JusticeWar crimesCrimes against humanityPreliminary examination
News

Georgian Coalition for the ICC resumes work

07 November 2017
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Europe
Georgia
News

Reactions: ICC investigation for Afghanistan?

07 November 2017
War crimesCrimes against humanityPreliminary examination
Asia-Pacific
AfghanistanUnited States
News

Opinion: Without justice, the innocent will continue to be killed in Burma

28 September 2017
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Myanmar
News

Global concern for Rohingya | UN Burundi Inquiry recommends ICC

06 September 2017
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MyanmarBurundiBurundi
Case

Al-Tuhamy Mohamed Khaled

Al-Tuhamy Mohamed Khaled (“Mr. Al-Tuhamy”), who is wanted for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Libya, remains at large.
Middle East - North Africa
News

Sudan's war criminals: Lessons on how to get away with murder

02 March 2017
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SudanUnited StatesSoudan
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Ongwen: Reactions to Lord's Resistance Army commander ICC trial

27 February 2017
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Africa
UgandaUganda
News

Justice in Myanmar: What can the international community do?

27 January 2017
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Myanmar
News

#GlobalJustice Weekly - Can UN action prevent another Srebrenica in Aleppo?

18 December 2016
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Middle East - North Africa
Syria
News

“Only justice could make us feel alive again” – Week one of the Ongwen ICC trial

16 December 2016
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Africa
UgandaUganda
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Impunity reigns in Aleppo with civilians in dire need of safe corridors

13 December 2016
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Middle East - North Africa
Syria
News

#GlobalJustice Weekly - Deaths mount in Philippines war on drugs

12 December 2016
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Asia-Pacific
The PhilippinesFilipinas
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ICC crimes

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Abdel Raheem Muhammad Hussein

Former Sudanese interior minister and a special presidential representative in Darfur, Abdel Hussein is wanted by the ICC for war crimes and crimes against humanity during a counter-insurgency against rebel groups in Darfur in in 2003-04.
Africa
Case

Omar al-Bashir

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has been wanted by the ICC for crimes against humanity, war crimes and genocide in Darfur, Sudan since 2009. He is the first sitting head-of-state to be issued with an ICC arrest warrant.
Africa
Case

Ahmad Harun and Ali Kushayb

Ahmad Harun, a current Sudanese governor and former minister, and Ali Kushayb, alleged leader of the government-aligned Janjaweed militia, are wanted by the ICC for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur, Sudan.
Africa
Case

William Ruto and Joshua Sang

The ICC trial of Kenyan politician William Ruto and radio broadcaster Joshua Sang ended in 2016 due to a lack of evidence and alleged witness-tampering. They were charged with crimes against humanity during Kenyan post-election violence in 2007-8.
Africa
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Sudan

Although Sudan is not a party to the Rome Statute, Darfur fell under ICC jurisdiction in March 2005 after the UN Security Council referred the situation to the ICC prosecutor. The investigation has led to five ICC cases, including against Omar al-Bashir
Africa
Case

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi

As de facto prime minister under the regime of Muammar Gaddafi, Saif Gaddafi is wanted by the ICC for crimes against humanity following the outbreak of popular demonstrations in Libya in February 2011. He remains in detention in Libya.
Middle East - North Africa
Case

Abdullah al-Senussi

Abdullah al-Senussi, director of military intelligence in the Gaddafi regime, was charged by the ICC with crimes against humanity in 2011. ICC extradition halted after Libya challenged admissibility of the case. Sentenced to death by a Libyan court 2015.
Middle East - North Africa
Case

Laurent Gbagbo and Charles Blé Goudé

On 2019, former Côte d’Ivoire president Laurent Gbagbo and youth leader Charles Blé Goudé were acquitted of crimes against humanity in the wake of 2010 presidential election after their joint ICC trial opened in January 2016.
Africa

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