🚨 Joint Global Call to #SaveTheICC
The US is expected to sanction the ICC. Civil society urges States Parties to stop these sanctions before it’s too late.
📄 Read and endorse the joint statement here: redress.org/news/save-th...
#ICC #RuleOfLaw #HumanRights #JusticeForVictims
Our Director @alixvuillemin.bsky.social joined the latest episode of the Asymmetrical Haircuts podcast alongside @danyachaikel.bsky.social to discuss the ICC Prosecutor's decision to take leave last Friday amid an ongoing investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct.
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New @wsj.com article reporting that the #ICC Prosecutor faces rape allegations, and raises questions about who knew, when they knew, and whether the timing intersects with decisions over the Palestine investigation. www.wsj.com/world/middle...
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#Netherlands urges review of #EU-#Israel trade deal over ‘catastrophic’ #Gaza aid block
"The Dutch government, seen as one of Israel’s most loyal allies in the EU, is calling for an urgent review of the EU Israel association agreement" www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
‼️ The Coalition for the ICC calls on Hungary to stand with victims of #RomeStatute crimes and uphold its international obligations and the rule of law by revoking the invitation to Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to the country.
#ICC #Aggression: States Parties are meant to harmonise the four Rome Statute crimes at July’s Review Conference, but are stuck in technicalities. @avalaina.bsky.social, FIDH SG & CCL Head, just reminded them what’s at stake in powerful remarks to the Working Group on Amendments. #Ukraine
Learn from Human Rights Defenders and CSO representatives from the @dnhr.bsky.social, the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS), Atrocities Watch Africa (AWA) and the @fidh-official.bsky.social (@danyachaikel.bsky.social).
coalitionfortheicc.org/20th-anniver...
✨In honor of #InternationalWomensDay, #Ö invites you to the 4th annual #WomenInInternationalLaw #Symposium✨This year, we focus on the roles, struggles, & agency of #WomenInConflictZones & beyond. Join us for a week of engaging discussions. #WomenInLaw
👉 voelkerrechtsblog.org/introducing-...
No Other Land Co-Director Yuval Abraham:
"The foreign policy in this country is helping to block this path. Why? Can't you see that we are intertwined? There is another way. It's not too late for life, for the living. There is no other way."
Thank you @danyachaikel.bsky.social for the reference. So many conflicting emotions about this case. I know OTP worked on it hard and I’m glad for the conviction, but so many victims were disappointed by the lack of convictions on SGBV crimes and the decision not to appeal. This is my short take.
ATLAS's February profile of the inspiring Priya Gopalan is now out!
Read more about her first steps in international law, the challenges she faced, what she considers the most impactful/ meaningful experiences, and her advice for others.
www.atlaswomen.org/profiles/202...
Must read! "#AlHassan Symposium – A Disappointment for the Victims of #SGBV in Timbuktu" by @leilasadat1.bsky.social
The judgment is "fractured by multiple opinions, lacking legal clarity & ..approaches the charges of SGBV without understanding the context" #ICC lieber.westpoint.edu/disappointme...
📢 #FIDH calls on all 125 #ICC States Parties to:
✅Publicly denounce #ICC #sanctions as an assault on international law & victims' access to justice
✅Protect ICC staff, victims & civil society
✅Ensure full cooperation with the Court, including enforcing arrest warrants
🚨#UnitedStates: @fidh-official.bsky.social and its Members Condemn President #Trump’s Draconian Executive Order Establishing #ICC #Sanctions Regime, Calls on ICC #StatesParties to Unite and Defend the Court
🔗full statement here ↓
www.fidh.org/en/issues/in...
Trump says US will take over Gaza, create 'Riviera of the Middle East'
Forget Art 70, Trump now grotesquely endorses #WarCrimes (unlawful deportation or transfer) & #CrimesAgainstHumanity (deportation, forcible transfer, persecution, other inhumane acts)
uk.news.yahoo.com/trump-host-n...
👏 #TheHagueGroup thehaguegroup.org
#SouthAfrica & #Malaysia are launching a campaign to protect and uphold the rulings of the #ICJ & #ICC in the face of what they describe as defiance of ICJ orders and attempts by US Congress to hit the ICC through the use of sanctions.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/jan...
Our Jan 2025 profile of women in intl law highlights Azadah Raz Mohammed, an Afghan international lawyer @slpjustice.bsky.social @egacampaign.bsky.social and co-founder of the Ham Diley Campaign.
👉 shorturl.at/pPa44
📢 Out now: Dealing with Secondary Trauma, Part 2
We ask lawyers, journalists and trainers what institutions can do to support their staff. We also get experts’ tips and tricks on how to protect ourselves while dealing with traumatic material.
www.asymmetricalhaircuts.com/episodes/epi...
#ASP23 starts tomorrow! I will contribute on Tueday to ❝Justice for #Sudan’s #Victims & #Survivors: Mapping Accountability Pathways❞, thanks to FIDH (via @danyachaikel.bsky.social), Redress, Embassy of South Africa, Embassy of Sweden, Aferican Centre, Suhrm org and DWAG6 for hosting!
FIDH calls on all ICC member states to publicly support these arrest warrants, particularly in light of the significant threats and looming American sanctions [and] asks member states to fully cooperate with the ICC in accordance with their Rome Statue obligations...
🔗 www.fidh.org/en/region/no...
Danya Chaikel, FIDH Representative to the ICC, emphasized the significance of these landmark warrants: "This is exactly what the #ICC was created to do—hold perpetrators of the most serious international crimes accountable, regardless of how powerful they are..."
"These decisions by #ICC judges send a powerful message that impunity for #warcrimes and #CrimesAgainstHumanity cannot be tolerated," said Alice Mogwe, President of FIDH.
#Israel-#Palestine: the International Federation of Human Rights (#FIDH) welcomes the landmark #ICC arrest warrants against #Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin #Netanyahu, his former Defense Minister Yoav #Gallant, and #Hamas military commander, Mohammed #Deif.
🚨"To Protect the #ICC, Its Chief #Prosecutor Must Step Aside"
Sexual misconduct allegations threaten to undermine the court’s important work. An independent investigation is needed to uphold its moral authority.
By @JamesAGoldston @OpenSociety foreignpolicy.com/2024/11/20/i...
UN Special Committee finds #Israel’s warfare methods in #Gaza consistent with #genocide, including use of #starvation as weapon of war search.app?link=https%3...
We urge EU domestic judicial authorities to:
1️⃣ Ensure equal justice for all victims, free of political bias
2️⃣ Engage proactively with NGOs doing vital documentation work on the ground
3️⃣ Accept briefings from Palestinian & other NGOs
4️⃣ Build an intl NGO documentation database
#FIDH members in Palestine & Israel—@btselem, @alhaq_org, @AlMezanCenter, @pchrgaza, @AdalahEnglish, & @PCATI—are documenting intl crimes under high-risk conditions. Their extensive work is vital for accountability & available to #EU war crimes units seeking credible information.
