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Amid ICC examination, UN Gaza panel finds evidence of war crimes

A new UN report says that both Israel and Palestinian armed groups likely committed war crimes during the 2014 Gaza conflict. It calls on governments to ensure individual accountability by supporting the ICC’s preliminary examination into the situation.

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Calls for justice mount in UN human rights discussions

The fight against impunity is getting ever more attention in UN discussions on governments improving their human rights frameworks. Learn how we’re keeping the pressure on.

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Five states commit to advancing justice through ICC at UN Human Rights Council

Thanks in part to our advocacy efforts at the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR), five states have made public commitments to incorporate the Rome Statute into their domestic legal codes, allowing for full cooperation with the ICC … Continue reading

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Calls for Arab states to join the ICC emerge from Human Rights Council

As human rights worsen in the Middle East and North Africa, the International Centre for supporting Rights and Freedoms (ICSRF) has called for Arab states to join the ICC during the 27th session of the UN Human Rights Council. Only … Continue reading

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Experts at Human Rights Council name justice for atrocities a human rights priority

On the sidelines of the 26th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, international justice experts and diplomats met to discuss the place that justice and accountability for atrocities should have on the human rights agenda of the Council. … Continue reading

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