“Rome Statute? What Rome Statute?” 0% of countries have acted on Putin, Netanyahu ICC arrest orders
The International Criminal Court has issued warrants. Not a single country has enforced them. That failure is telling—but it's not unfixable.
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Ukraine reports 1.6 million children under Russian control
Presidential Office Head Andrii Yermak reveals that human rights defenders estimate nearly 1.6 million Ukrainian children are having their identities systematically erased through forced Russian citizenship, altered records, and military indoctrination.
“Putin’s Hitler-Jugend.” Russia builds tomorrow’s army with stolen Ukrainian children, Yale lab reveals
Russian military recruiters visit facilities housing deported Ukrainian children, delivering combat readiness lectures while the Kremlin creates special quotas for orphans in cadet schools.
Ukraine’s police shows faces of Russian soldiers who murdered civilians in Bucha
Ukraine's Police identified a commander who gave orders to intentionally shoot civilians who appear at a strategic intersection in Bucha.
Russia disrupts food supplies while devastating environment in Ukraine, international lawyers say in ICC
Legal experts report systematic obstruction of evacuations and theft of essential resources since 2022.
Yale researchers trace 148 stolen Ukrainian orphans in hacked Russian database
The researchers exposed details of Russia's adoption network involving forcibly deported children from occupied territories of Ukraine.
Euronews: Satellite data strengthens war crime cases against Russia in Ukraine
Satellite imagery serves as crucial evidence in Ukrainian war crimes investigations, with companies like Planet Labs providing images that help prosecutors establish attack timelines.
Russian deliberate policy of violence: Ukraine reports surge in executions of POWs by Moscow troops
Ukrainian authorities have raised alarm over the rising death toll of Ukrainian prisoners of war.
Ukrainian human rights groups accuse Belarus of militarizing Ukrainian children in ICC
Human rights organizations have presented evidence to the ICC detailing the systematic indoctrination and militarization of over 2,200 Ukrainian children in Belarus, marking it as a targeted crime against humanity.
Ukraine condemns Mongolia’s refusal to arrest Putin, calls for consequences
A top Ukrainian diplomat called Putin’s visit to the country 'a heavy blow to the international criminal justice system' and urged international measures following Mongolia’s failure to enact the ICC warrant.
Bloomberg: Putin assured of non-arrest in Mongolia despite ICC warrant
Russian President Putin received assurances from Mongolia that he won't be arrested for war crimes during a planned visit, despite an ICC warrant, per Bloomberg.
Ukrainian Prosecutor General Kostin reveals 27 countries investigating Russian war crimes
Ukrainian Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin announced that 27 countries have begun their own investigations into crimes committed during the Russian aggression in Ukraine.
Ukraine’s Parliament ratifies Rome Statute
Ukraine signed the Statute in 2000, but until today, it hasn't been ratified by the Parliament. The ratification will allow Ukraine to play a role in shaping the International Criminal Court, including the election of judges.
VOA: Ukraine resumes efforts to ratify Rome Statute despite fears of Russian manipulation
The decision aims to facilitate international scrutiny of crimes committed on Ukrainian soil.
“Crimes against humanity”: International Court issues arrest warrants for Russia’s Shoigu and Gerasimov
The International Criminal Court (ICC) found reasonable grounds to believe that Russia's former Defense Minister Shoigu and Chief of the General Staff Gerasimov intentionally caused great suffering and serious injury to Ukrainian civilians by directing a series of missile strikes against Ukraine's electric infrastructure.
Over 160 Russian torture sites found in Ukraine, says Ukrainian prosecutor general
The investigation has recognized more than 3,800 civilians and 2,200 POWs as victims of Russian war crimes.
Human rights groups urge ICC to investigate leading Russian propagandists for hate crimes
Citing over 300 instances of hate speech, human rights defenders have submitted evidence to the International Criminal Court alleging that five Russian propagandists are responsible for crimes against humanity during Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Campaign against indoctrination: Ukrainian non-governmental organizations push for legal protection in Ukraine
Civil society groups call for legislative action to save children from Russian propaganda and prevent further indoctrination.
Reuters: Man tortured by Russian troops in southern Ukraine seeks justice in Argentina
If accepted by an Argentine court, the complaint could mark the first case of alleged Russian war crimes in Ukraine filed outside of Europe and the US.
International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants for high-ranking Russian military officials
Lieutenant General Sergei Kobylash and Admiral Viktor Sokolov stand accused of conducting a campaign of missile strikes against Ukrainian energy infrastructure and committing the crime against humanity.
