Two years too long; Time for the ICC Prosecutor to open a formal investigation in Nigeria
December 13, 2022
Marking two years since the conclusion of the ICC’s preliminary examination in Nigeria, Sarah Mutseo Ngachi, Amnesty International’s International Justice…
Incertidumbre respecto al retraso del examen preliminar de la CPI en Venezuela
November 1, 2021
Valentina Ballesta, investigadora de Amnistía Internacional sobre Venezuela, destaca los motivos de preocupación respecto a la seguridad de las víctimas y de las personas que defienden los derechos humanos a causa del retraso de la Fiscalía en anunciar el resultado de su examen preliminar, y las repercusiones negativas adicionales que tendría la decisión de hibernar la posible investigación.
Uncertainty regarding the ICC’s delayed preliminary examination in Venezuela
October 19, 2021
Amnesty International’s Researcher on Venezuela, Valentina Ballesta, highlights concerns for the security of victims and human rights defenders due to the Office of the Prosecutor’s delay in announcing the outcome of its preliminary examination and the further negative impacts should a decision be taken to hibernate the potential investigation.
Afghanistan: ICC Prosecutor’s statement on Afghanistan jeopardises his Office’s legitimacy and future
October 5, 2021
Amnesty International urges International Criminal Court ('ICC') Prosecutor Karim Khan to conduct a full investigation in Afghanistan into all parties to the conflict and to urgently reconsider his decision to ‘deprioritise’ investigations into Article 5 crimes allegedly committed by Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) and the armed forces of the United States of America and its Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
Nigerian Victims Deserve More Than Hibernated ICC Investigations – They Deserve Justice
September 20, 2021
Benson Chinedu Olugbuo PhD, Executive Director of the CLEEN Foundation considers the impact of delays by the Office of the Prosecutor in seeking authorization to open an investigation in Nigeria on victims, as well as the possibility that any such investigation might be deprioritized and hibernated.
Further Delays Will Prevent the ICC from Righting its Wrongs in Afghanistan
August 20, 2021
Horia Mosadiq, Executive Director of Conflict Analysis Network, highlights the damage caused to the ICC’s credibility by delays in initiating the Office of the Prosecutor’s investigation and the continued uncertainty as to whether it will proceed.
Hibernations Must Not Curtail the ICC’s Investigation in the Situation in Palestine
August 17, 2021
Dr. Susan Power, Head of Legal Research and Advocacy at Al-Haq, warns that any move by the Office of the Prosecutor to hibernate its investigation in Palestine would risk compromising the safety of Palestinian witnesses and civil society, and aggravate accusations of political interference with the Court.
Delays in Initiating an ICC Investigation in Ukraine Leave Victims in Limbo
August 6, 2021
Nadia Volkova, Director of the Ukrainian Legal Advisory Group highlights that, with very little hope of domestic justice, the Office of the Prosecutor’s continuing delay in seeking authorisation to commence an investigation in Ukraine is undermining confidence that the ICC will deliver international justice.
Must Justice Sleep or Hibernate for the Victims of the Philippines ‘War on Drugs’?
July 28, 2021
Representatives of civil society from the Philippines following the ICC’s process describe their trepidation that, despite the recent decision by the ICC Office of the Prosecutor to request authorisation to investigate crimes committed in the context of the ‘war on drugs’, the investigation could ultimately be hibernated.
