International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES Hungary announced on Thursday that it would be withdrawing from the International Criminal Court as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Budapest. Netanyahu, who is accused
International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES The International Criminal Court issued arrests warrants Thursday for Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on charges of alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity. The
© UNICEF/Hassan Islyeh / The Al-Rimal neighbourhood in the north of Gaza devastated by airstrikes. By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES Israel’s warfare in Gaza with mass civilian casualties is consistent with the characteristics of genocide, a new UN Special Committee report released Thursday said.
(Photo by Atwiine Allen ©Diplomatic Times) His Excellency, (HE) Ignatius Katetegirwe, former Ugandan Ambassador in Rwanda between 1991 and 1996. Ambassador Katetegirwe died June 26, 2023 at age 92. By Atwiine Allen DIPLOMATIC TIMES CORRESPONDENT KAMPALA, UGANDA – Former Ugandan Ambassador to
(Photo by Atwiine Allen ©Diplomatic Times) His Excellency, (HE) Ignatius Katetegirwe, former Ugandan Ambassador in Rwanda between 1991 and 1996 By Atwiine Allen DIPLOMATIC TIMES CORRESPONDENT -ISINGIRO DISTRICT, UGANDA – (EDITOR’S NOTE: Diplomatic Times East Africa Correspondent Atwiine Allen interviewed (HE) Ignatius Katetegirwe, former
(credit: icc.twitter.com / International Criminal Court chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The top prosecutor of the International Criminal Court is on a mission to bring ousted former Sudan President Omar al-Bashir to justice for alleged war crimes. ICC prosecutor Fatou
Credit: U.S. Department of State / Rwanda Genocide fugitive, Félicien Kabuga, was arrested May 16, 2020 near Paris. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES A French appeals court ruled Wednesday that alleged Rwandan genocide financier Félicien Kabuga should be transferred to a UN tribunal in
Credit: U.S. Department of State / Rwanda Genocide fugitive, Félicien Kabuga, was arrested May 16, 2020 near Paris. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES A court in France agreed Wednesday to transfer Rwanda Genocide fugitive Félicien Kabuga to a United Nations tribunal based in The
A red marks the face of Felicien Kabuga, one of the last key suspects in the 1994 Rwandan genocide, on a wanted poster at the Genocide Fugitive Tracking Unit office in Kigali, Rwanda. Photo by SIMON WOHLFAHRT/AFP via Getty Images Jonathan Beloff, SOAS, University
Credit: Interpol.int / The International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) based in Lyon, France By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES In 2001, INTERPOL issued a Red Notice at the request of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) for fugitive Félicien Kabuga who was arrested by