Category: International criminal court

Israel accused of crimes against humanity over forced displacement in Gaza

Human Rights Watch says it has evidence that suggests ‘the war crime of forcible transfer’ of civiliansIsrael is using evacuation orders to pursue the “deliberate and massive forced displacement” of...

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No 10 fears ICC will ask UK to sign Benjamin Netanyahu arrest warrant

Downing Street said to be concerned by political fallout at moment of extreme tension in Middle East• Middle East crisis – latest news updatesDowning Street fears it is to be asked to support the issue of an...

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Britain drops its challenge to ICC arrest warrants for Israeli leaders

Labour government says it will not pursue questions on court’s jurisdiction over Netanyahu and GallantMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesBritain has said it will not proceed with efforts to question whether the...

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Labour must drop challenge over Netanyahu arrest warrant, says human rights chief

Yasmine Ahmed of Human Rights Watch says the UK should not challenge the international criminal court’s right to seek justice for alleged war crimesThe new UK government must withdraw Rishi Sunak’s legal challenge to...

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America is ‘pressuring UK to block ICC’s Netanyahu arrest warrant’

Human rights barrister says US expects Labour to continue Tories’ challenge of court’s proposed action against Israeli PM The US has been accused of putting pressure on Labour to uphold a legal challenge mounted by...

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Labour expected to drop challenge to ICC over Netanyahu arrest warrant

Exclusive: UK government appears unlikely to go ahead with legal bid, while Keir Starmer has spoken with Israeli PM over Gaza ceasefireThe new Labour government is expected to drop a bid to delay the international criminal court...

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Labour would comply with ICC arrest order for Netanyahu, Lammy reiterates

Shadow foreign secretary repeats belief in ‘rules-based order’ and also says UK would not reopen issue of EU membershipDavid Lammy has reiterated that Labour would seek to implement an arrest warrant against Benjamin...

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Spying, hacking and intimidation: Israel’s nine-year ‘war’ on the ICC exposed

Exclusive: Investigation reveals how intelligence agencies tried to derail war crimes prosecution, with Netanyahu ‘obsessed’ with interceptsRevealed: Israeli spy chief ‘threatened’ ICC prosecutor over war...

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Revealed: Israeli spy chief ‘threatened’ ICC prosecutor over war crimes inquiry

Mossad director Yossi Cohen personally involved in secret plot to pressure Fatou Bensouda to drop Palestine investigation, sources sayThe former head of the Mossad, Israel’s foreign intelligence agency, allegedly...

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Infected blood victims to get interim payments of £210,000 within 90 days – as it happened

John Glen, Cabinet Office minister, tells Commons that those infected will be able to claim compensation as well as the estates of those who have died. This live blog has closedInfected blood scandal victims to get compensation...

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