International Criminal Court

Rule Changes

Pursuing drug-war cases linked to Duterte family

Prosecutors dropped three of four impeachment charges against Vice President Sara Duterte on October 13, leaving only the allegation that she hid unexplained wealth. The Senate, sitting as an impeachment court, had already lowered the votes needed to convict from 16 to 14.

Updated 10 hours ago

Force in Play

Has sought Haroun since 2007; no public comment on his detention

Ahmed Haroun has been a wanted man since 2007, when the International Criminal Court issued a warrant for his role in the Darfur campaign. On Sunday, Sudanese soldiers took him from his home in Omdurman, one day after he gave his first filmed interview in seven years.

Updated 3 days ago

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Actively investigating Russian war crimes in Ukraine

A Russian jet-powered drone hit the main railway station in Dnipro on October 29, killing at least 13 people and wounding at least 14, including an 11-year-old boy. The drone struck a platform where a train was preparing to leave for Zaporizhzhia; the state rail company, Ukrzaliznytsia, said passengers were on the platform despite a heightened danger warning. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned the attack.

Updated Oct 29

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Investigating Darfur crimes; resolution calls to expand jurisdiction to all of Sudan

Drone strikes killed at least 306 people across Sudan in the first three weeks of October, the UN human rights office said on 23 October, attributing them to both the army and the Rapid Support Forces. The deadliest hit a transport truck in Dibab, West Kordofan, on 18 October, killing at least 139 in what the office called a repeat "double tap" strike.

Updated Oct 24

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Under US sanctions; Treasury licences let some operations continue until April 2027

The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the 2026 Peace Prize to Navanethem "Navi" Pillay, an 85-year-old South African jurist who defended Nelson Mandela under apartheid and later judged war crimes at international tribunals. The committee called her "one of the great defenders of international legal principles in our time."

Updated Oct 19

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Under sweeping U.S. sanctions as an institution; seeking operational support from member states

The U.S. just sanctioned two sitting International Criminal Court judges—because they helped keep the Israel-related Gaza case alive. It's a rare thing in diplomacy: Washington using the same financial weapon it uses on oligarchs and terror networks against a courtroom.

Updated Oct 15

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Pre-Trial Chamber II issued and unsealed four warrants in the Afghanistan situation

The International Criminal Court unsealed arrest warrants Monday for two Taliban education ministers accused of gender-based persecution. Habibullah Agha and Neda Mohammad Nadeem face charges over Afghanistan's ban on girls' secondary schooling and women's higher education.

Updated Oct 13

Rule Changes

As of July 2026: Running the Darfur investigation and announcing new evidence

In October 2025, Sudan's Rapid Support Forces captured el-Fasher, the last army-held city in Darfur. The United Nations says the paramilitary killed more than 6,000 people there in three days.

Updated Jul 9

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As of May 2026: Lead investigator and prosecutor of Philippine drug-war crimes

Philippine Senator Ronald 'Bato' dela Rosa was placed under Senate protective custody Monday after the ICC unsealed an arrest warrant. The warrant names him for crimes against humanity and cites at least 32 killings during the anti-drug campaign he ran as national police chief from 2016 to 2018.

Updated May 31

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As of May 2026: Active arrest warrants for Israeli leaders

Israeli strikes have killed more journalists in the Gaza war than in any armed conflict in modern history—over 260 Palestinian journalists since October 2023. That exceeds the combined toll from World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War.

Updated May 22

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As of May 2026: Limited jurisdiction created the gap the tribunal fills

For the first time since Nuremberg, a tribunal exists to prosecute heads of state for the crime of aggression. Thirty-six countries and the European Union signed the founding agreement on May 15 in Chisinau, Moldova.

Updated May 20