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Former IVORY COAST President Gbagbo Returns Home After Nearly 10 Years

Former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo (credit icc.int/ By Gary Raynaldo   DIPLOMATIC  TIMES Former President Laurent Gbagbo returned to his home in Ivory Coast Thursday after being acquitted on war crimes charges at the International Criminal Court. In January 2019, the ICC  cleared Gbagbo of

Rep. Omar Attacked by Republicans, Democrats For Suggesting U.S. and Israel Commit War Crimes With Impunity

Credit: wikipedia public domain /  Ilhan Abdullahi Omar,  (D)   Congressional Representative from Minnesota. By Gary Raynaldo    DIPLOMATIC  TIMES A political tsunami was unleashed last week following remarks by Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar about U.S., Israel, Hamas and the Taliban.  A dozen House Democrats joined by a even larger chorus of

Biden Administration Opposes International Criminal Court Investigation into ISRAEL War Crimes In Palestine

(credit: icc.int)  International Criminal Court Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda By Gary Raynaldo     DIPLOMATIC  TIMES The Biden administration is strongly opposing the decision by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate alleged war crimes committed by Israel in Palestine.  The ICC’s chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda confirmed

International Court Prosecutor Vows To Safeguard Integrity of War Tribunal’s Proceedings After KENYA Lawyer Suspected of Bribing Witnesses Surrenders

credit: ICC.int /  International Criminal Court chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda By Gary Raynaldo    DIPLOMATIC  TIMES Kenya lawyer Paul Gicheru  surrendered to the authorities of The Netherlands this  week for allegedly corruptly influencing International Criminal Court witnesses.  The chief prosecutor The Hague, Netherlands-based war tribunal  vowed

International Criminal Court Warns GUINEA On Pre-Election Violence

International Criminal Court Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda (credit: icc.int) By Gary Raynaldo    DIPLOMATIC  TIMES International Criminal Court Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda expressed concern  over  pre-election violence and growing ethnic tensions in west African nation Guinea ahead of the presidential election to be held on