There is a growing chorus urging the International Criminal Court to investigate crimes in Syria. Today in Geneva, the top UN Human Rights official, Navi Pillay, called for an ICC intervention in Syria. Meanwhile, a group of 22 NGOs active in the Arab world are calling on the Arab League which meets tomorrow, to call for the ICC to investigate.
The situation in eastern Congo remains tense as hundreds of defectors return to the national army, but many of the commanders remain at large, including Bosco Ntaganda, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court.
So will the Mubarak regime suddenly come into the court's cross hairs? Not likely, but Egypt joining the ICC is an important symbolic step in the reconstitution of the Egyptian state.
Luis Moreno Ocampo gives a stern warning to forces sowing instability in Cote D'Ivoire. The situation is very near the point of spiraling out of control.
In a statement issued by the White House, President Obama declares his support for the International Criminal Court's intervention in Kenya. This is a big deal.
Kenya becomes the first member state of the International Criminal Court to have a large number of its ruling elite come under investigation by the court. Why Kenya's response may chart the future of the ICC.
Word is the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court is launching an initial probe into the shelling of Yeonpyeong Island in South Korea last month and the sinking of the Cheonan Naval ship in March.
Why Belgium might be the deciding factor in whether or not Sudan's indicted president is able to visit the Central African Republic tomorrow without fear of arrest. UPDATE: French diplomatic pressure forces Bashir's trip cancelled.
It would seem that Guinea is teetering on the edge of a descent into violence. Can a letter from the International Criminal Court deter further violence?