Tag: International Criminal Court

Vulnerability of women exploited to jeopardise Christian communities

November 25, 2015 Boko Haram, Hilary Clinton, International Criminal Court, Women

“You know, the suffering of women knows no limits.” These were the parting words last week of a long-time Egyptian co-worker as we said good-bye after several days of working with women leaders of an empowerment program based on Christian teaching. “Why? Why do women suffer so?” I could have asked . . . Read More

Pressure mounts on UN to refer Syria ‘war crimes’ to ICC

December 2, 2013 Syria Free Syrian Army, International Criminal Court, Sadad, UN

The village of Sadad was the scene of one of the ‘most serious and biggest massacre of Christians in Syria in the past two-and-a-half years’, according to one Syrian Archbishop.Hovic / Flickr / Creative Commons A month on from the massacre in the Syrian village of Sadad, Human Rights . . . Read More

Kony urged to surrender in CAR

November 21, 2013 Central African Republic African Union, Central African Republic, International Criminal Court, UN

The President of the Central African Republic (CAR) has been in contact with warlord Joseph Kony, head of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), urging him to surrender, reports Reuters. However, the African Union’s (AU) special envoy on the LRA told the UN that Kony has “used the negotiations as a . . . Read More

Boko Haram under investigation for crimes against humanity

August 8, 2013 Nigeria Boko Haram, Christian Association of Nigeria, International Criminal Court, Sabon Gari

At least 1,200 people have been killed in the last four years in Northern Nigeria by the militant Islamist group Boko Haram, according to a preliminary investigation by the International Criminal Court. The Court’s chief prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, said on Monday (August 5) the ICC is investigating Boko Haram for . . . Read More

Bashir trip to Nigeria sparks protest

July 17, 2013 African Union, Genocide, Goodluck Jonathan, Human rights, International Criminal Court, Nigeria, Omar al-Bashir, Sudan

Human rights groups are blasting Nigeria for hosting Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir at an African Union health summit, and have demanded his arrest on genocide charges from the International Criminal Court. However, a spokesman for Nigeria President Goodluck Jonathan says “Nigeria is not in a position to determine who attends . . . Read More

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