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Justice Update – the Downfall of Karim Khan

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Chad's reference to the ICC's 'focus on Africa' is contrived and conceals the real reason for announcing its withdrawal: enforcing the Empire's demand, secured through coercion, that the ICC be confined to situations in Africa and that impunity of US & its allies endures. #Israel

Just so we know where its coming from: Chad's announcement that it will withdraw from the #ICC came as US deputy secretary of state for African affairs pressed the Chadian government to reconsider its ICC membership last week: www.france24.com/en/live-news...

Chad says will withdraw from the International Criminal Court

Chad became on Monday the latest country to announce plans to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC), complaining its effectiveness was "limited and uneven" and its activities were focus...

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Venezuela and Chad are withdrawing from the #ICC due to pressure from the US. If the Trump wants states to leave the Court, those who care about the institutions' success should organize a membership drive and push for more to join it. My latest: justiceinconflict.org/2026/07/27/u...

Under pressure from Washington, states are withdrawing from the ICC: Time for a Membership Drive?

The International Criminal Court (Photo: Mark Kersten) It has been barely two weeks since U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Washington’s intention to “dismantle” the International…

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The lack of mention of climate change/climate crisis from most mainstream news articles I’ve seen about the wildfires in Europe is astounding. “Heatwaves” caused the fire - ok, what caused the heatwaves? This seems like a form of disinformation at this stage.

Not even among republicans in the US you can find a majority of people who believe that Netanyahu did NOT commit international crimes against Palestinians. And this was the supposedly “anti-elite” president!

Adil Haque@adhaque.bsky.social · last wk.

Do you think Netanyahu is guilty of [war crimes and crimes against humanity as charged by the ICC]? All adults: 45% (+24) Democrats: 67% (+61) Independents: 46% (+28) 18-29: 49% (+38) 30-44: 50% (+36) 45-64: 44% (+18) Over 65: 39% (+5) (YouGov) yougov.com/en-us/daily-...

Meanwhile, in West Bank settlements... www.reuters.com/world/middle...

Israeli settlers set fire to West Bank mosques after deadly clash

Settlers sprayed slogans on walls including "Jewish revenge," a local official said.

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So, #Israel will 'allow' a random 'international force' (not UN authorised, of course) into #Palestine territory, which is not part of Israeli territory. I mean, sounds a little unlawful to me! #intLaw www.reuters.com/world/middle...

Israel to allow international force into Gaza, Israeli official says

Israel will allow a multinational security force ​to enter Gaza as proposed under U.S. President Donald Trump's ceasefire plan for the ‌enclave, an Israeli official said on Sunday, a day before Prime ...

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The latest in Molly's reporting on this, I also said a few words mainly about how it ended up being much less divisive than expected. The decision passed comfortably. Finally tomorrow “I hope now the court can move on and focus on its core work of dealing with cases." #ICC apnews.com/article/icc-...

The ICC looks ahead after the ouster of its chief prosecutor

Supporters of the International Criminal Court are trying to chart a course forward following the removal of the global institution’s chief prosecutor over allegations of sexual misconduct.

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I agree with every word in this thread.

Sergey Vasiliev@sevslv.bsky.social · 2w ago

The dismissal of Karim Khan KC as the ICC Prosecutor is perhaps the most significant event in the 24-year-long institutional history of the ICC — and the greatest setback so far to its efforts to pursue justice in situations implicating major powers and their allies not 1/10

From a couple of days ago. Apropos of nothing. Might be relevant: "The ICC must emerge from this existential ordeal with its integrity and independence intact. Otherwise, it would become a project that the States Parties allowed to fail.” www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/foun...

If you’re also tired of talking about the (former) ICC Prosecutor, this is a draft chapter I’m co-authoring with my dear colleague Daan van Uhm on “Victims of ecocide”. It’s a draft so feedback and comments are very welcome! research-portal.uu.nl/ws/files/295...

The Assembly of States Parties of the #ICC - composed of the Court's member-states - has just voted to remove Prosecutor Karim Khan. Voting breakdown: Yes: 82 No: 13 Abstention: 15

In other news: earlier this week I spent 4 wonderful days in gorgeous Durham to take part in a conference on “International Transfer of Prisoners, Offenders’ Rehabilitation and Brexit”. I presented with my friend&colleague Aart de Vries a paper we’ve just finalized. Huge thanks to the organizers!

First person who will be brought before an ICC Trial Chamber in relation to crimes committed in Libya. It took more than 15 years.

Lawyers for Justice in Libya@libyanjustice.bsky.social · 3w ago

Today, 16 July 2026, the Pre-Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) unanimously confirmed all charges against Mr Khaled Mohamed Ali El-Hishri and committed him to trial.

Everyone can make their own mind up, but please do read this. And irrespective of what one thinks, we should agree that it’s awful that she felt she had to come forward and speak publicly to stop the smear campaign.

Prof Melanie O'Brien@drmelob.bsky.social · 3w ago

One of the women alleging sexual misconduct by Karim Khan has gone public. Interview with Armanpour here. #ICC #IntLaw www.cnn.com/2026/07/16/e...

Tomorrow is the 31st anniversary of the #Srebrenica #Genocide and the beginning of the mass executions of over 8,000 people. Honour them by better understanding what happened. I worked on this resource below and it remains one of the things I am most proud of. srebrenica.sense-agency.com/en/

#Syria #Germany [AFP] - Khaled Al-Halabi, a former senior military intelligence officer, thought he had found refuge in Vienna. On Monday, he was sentenced to 8 years’ imprisonment for #torture, along with a former Syrian police officer. www.justiceinfo.net/en/161487-a-... #UniversalJurisdiction

A former Syrian intelligence general convicted in Vienna

Khaled Al-Halabi, a former senior military intelligence officer under the al-Assad regime, thought he had found refuge in Vienna. On Monday 7 July, he was sentenced to eight years’ imprisonment for to...

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The case against the two Syrians, who had both been living in Austria since 2015 and who pleaded not guilty, is one of the first that Austria has brought under the principle of universal jurisdiction, and one of the first dealing with extreme and systematic torture.

Former Syrian Officials Found Guilty in Torture of Pro-Democracy Protesters

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And... here's the confirmation of what everyone has long suspected: the back and forth of Trump's tariffs announcements becomes very rational if you figure in that he personally profited...

NBC News@nbcnews.com · last mo.

Investment accounts owned by President Trump engaged in more than 300 previously undisclosed stock purchases on April 8, 2025, one day before his surprise announcement that he would pause a number of his “Liberation Day” tariffs, his financial disclosure report says.

In the trail against two high-ranking members of the former #Syrian regime, both accused were found guilty on several counts of inflicting serious bodily and mental #harm, #coercion, #sexualassault and one count of #torture. Both were sentenced to 8 years imprisonment.

Astrid Reisinger Coracini@astridcoracini.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The trial against two high-ranking members of the former #Syrian regime (#branch335 & criminal police) facing allegations of acts of #torture started today in Vienna. Live-ticker ⤵️ www.derstandard.at/jetzt/livebe...

#US - As the United States marks 250 years of independence, and more than 24 years after the Guantánamo Bay US military prison in Cuba was opened, 15 detainees remain there. Read our article now, on Justice Info 👇 www.justiceinfo.net/en/161224-gu... #Guantanamo #torture #impunity

Guantánamo’s “legal black hole” remains US headache

As the United States marks 250 years of independence, and more than 24 years after the Guantánamo Bay US military prison in Cuba was opened, 15 detainees remain there.

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#BurkinaFaso and #Mali follow suit. treaties.un.org/doc/Publicat... treaties.un.org/doc/Publicat...

Astrid Reisinger Coracini@astridcoracini.bsky.social · last mo.

#Niger withdraws from the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (#ICC). Unless revoked, the #withdrawal will take effect in 1 year. treaties.un.org/doc/Publicat...

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New #ICJ case: DRC accuses Rwanda of violating the Genocide Convention, CERD, CEDAW, and CAT. We've been down this road before; the ICJ dismissed another DRC v Rwanda case back in 2006 for lack of jurisdiction. 20 years later, have those problems been overcome? www.icj-cij.org/sites/defaul...

We were sad to hear about Slavenka Drakulić's passing. In tribute to her work, we made our bonus episodes of the #Patreon War Criminals Book Club freely accessible for everyone. In it, we reviewed her book 'They Would Never Hurt a Fly' with @vukusiciva.bsky.social www.patreon.com/Asymmetrical...

The War Criminals Book Club Ep. 30 - They Would Never Hurt a Fly by Slavenka Drakulić | Asymmetrical Haircuts

This November, to Steph's joy, we talked once more about the Balkans and the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICT

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Yea, this is shameful. We’ve been debating the ICC Prosecutor’s situation based on a number of leaks that different news outlets (with different interests) obtained from sources. To this day, the public does not have access to any official document.

FIDH (International Federation for Human Rights)@fidh-official.bsky.social · last mo.

Key documents remain confidential: procedural records, key decisions, the OIOS findings, and the ad hoc Panel's conclusions. That opacity has damaged confidence in the process and caused direct harm to the complainant/alleged victim at the centre of the allegations.

ICC bureau says Khan should be fired for inappropriate sexual relationship - www.reuters.com/world/icc-bu...

EXCLUSIVE: ICC bureau says Khan should be fired for inappropriate sexual relationship

Diplomats running the International Criminal Court's oversight body have decided that prosecutor Karim Khan had an inappropriate ​sexual relationship with a junior staff member and should be fired, tw...

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Come spend some time with us tomorrow, we'll hide from the heatwave and hopefully have a meaningful conversation about remembering, forgetting, justice and accountability. See you at the Balie in Amsterdam tomorrow evening! #Memory #Accountability #Justice debalie.nl/programma/ho...

How Wars End

How does a society move forward after atrocity? After war? Genocide? Linda Kinstler (a journalist for The Economist and a scholar at Harvard University) studies ‘oblivion’, a collective process of for...

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Good news!

Libya Crimes Watch - رصد الجرائم في ليبيا@lcw.ngo · last mo.

On 23 June 2026, the authorities in eastern Libya announced the release of ten (10) international activists from eight countries who had been detained since 24 May 2026 following their arrest for participating in the Maghreb Al-Sumud humanitarian convoy bound for Gaza. 1/3