#July17 is ⚖️ International Justice Day ⚖, the anniversary of the #ICC's founding treaty, the Rome Statute. ✊🙌 It's a day to reflect on courageous efforts around the 🌏 to ensure justice for the worst crimes through national and international courts. #JusticeMatters #NGOVoices

When EU foreign ministers meet next Monday, they must pair words with strong action to defend the ICC. After new US sanctions on ICC judges, Slovenia & Belgium have urged the EU to activate the blocking statute. The Commission should follow through. www.hrw.org/news/2025/06...

After refusing to arrest ICC fugitive Netanyahu, Hungary is now doubling down on impunity by withdrawing from the court. The EU cannot afford to stay silent as member states weaken the ICC, at odds with 🇪🇺 values, laws & objectives. Now, how will the EU respond? hrw.org/news/2025/06...

Trump administration sanctions ICC judges just for doing their jobs for justice amid grave crimes in Israel&Palestine & as Israeli atrocities mount in Gaza, incl. w/ US complicity. They're a blatant attack on rule of law. @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu @kajakallas.bsky.social & Com.McGrath: time to act!

Important that Belgium’s Justice Minister reminds the Prime minister - no one is above the law. All EU members should unequivocally affirm it will enforce all legal obligations under the Rome Statute, including executing all ICC arrest warrants

🚨The European Union should defend the International Criminal Court amid serious attacks on its mandate & mission, say 58 NGOs. These attacks could undermine justice for victims of serious international crimes around the world. www.hrw.org/news/2025/04...

Orban’s invitation to Netanyahu is: 📍an affront to victims of serious crimes 📍a breach of Hungary's ICC obligations 📍Orban's latest assault on the rule of law ⚠️ICC member countries & the EU need to make clear they expect Hungary to arrest Netanyahu hrw.org/news/2025/04...

Without strong safeguards & oversight, Syria’s constitutional declaration risks entrenching executive power over fundamental freedoms. Given the rampant unchecked authority of the previous govt, any new system should aim to hold everyone accountable for abuses & crimes.

Strong res by @europarl.europa.eu on dramatic crisis in #Sudan, calling for sanctions on leaders of #RSF & pro #SAF militia, support to protection of civilians & extension of UN arm embargo. @kajakallas.bsky.social: Civilians don't deserve #EU's inaction. www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres...

Good to read @kajakallas.bsky.social's support to work hand in hand with int'l accountability mechanisms to bring perpetrators of atrocities in #Ukraine to justice. Should also mean speaking up against & shielding @intlcrimcourt.bsky.social from flawed sanctions. www.eeas.europa.eu/eeas/united-...

🚨The arrest of former Philippine President Duterte & his transfer to the ICC is a historic step toward justice. He is accused of arresting and killing thousands of mostly impoverished people in urban areas during his brutal nationwide “war on drugs.” www.hrw.org/news/2025/03...

Les autorités philippines ont arrêté l'ancien président Rodrigo Duterte sur la base d'un mandat d'arrêt de la CPI. Son arrestation offre un espoir de justice pour les victimes et leurs familles.

The violence in #Syria’s coastal region highlights the urgent need for justice. All parties - incl HTS & 🇹🇷-backed SNA - must be held accountable for human rights abuses. Justice must apply to all, not just some. www.hrw.org/news/2025/03...

EU policy is clear: no non-essential contacts with ICC fugitives. Yet 🇨🇿 MFA meets w/ Netanyahu, wanted for atrocity crimes in #Gaza. Will the EU & other member states ask why this meeting took place & ensure 🇨🇿 uphold its commitments under 🇪🇺 guidelines? hrw.org/news/2024/11...

It's more than evidence, it's public advertisement! It should have been a red flag over EU's decision to add 20mil EUR support for #Rwanda's forces in Mozambique, while its commanders were involved in supporting #M23 abuses in #DRCongo. euobserver.com/eu-and-the-w... @euobserver.com

"We cannot let the US decide whether we can or cannot launch an investigation, ask for reparations for victims or condemn a war criminal" Powerful call to action by @JosepBorrellF, @MounirSatouri, @DenisMukwege & others urging EU to defend the ICC against sanctions. www.politico.eu/article/inte...

#Rwanda backed #M23 ordered already displaced civilians to leave camps west of #Goma in Eastern #DRCongo. This is cruel & possible war crime. #EU should take urgent action: sanction high-level commanders involved in abuses, suspend flawed deals w/ #Rwanda. www.hrw.org/news/2025/02... @hrw.org

Trump’s ICC sanctions met immediate expressions of support for ICC from around the globe. Yet, EU's @kajakallas.bsky.social silence to date has been deafening, esp. in light of her predecessor’s quick reaction to the 2020 ICC sanctions during Trump’s first term. www.hrw.org/news/2025/02...

Ahead of intl conferences on Syria in Paris & Brussels, EU member states should articulate a clear strategy in support of the aspirations & needs for rights protection of Syrian people & civil society groups. The toppling of Assad's abusive gov should be an opportunity for Syria’s new leadership...

US sanctions on @intlcrimcourt.bsky.social are "attack on global rule of law" & "empowered war criminals" - UN Experts. There've been tweets by EU leaders. But EU's top diplomat @kajakallas.bsky.social is still to be heard or read on this serious attack on justice... www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court. This order effectively puts the US on the side of war criminals at the expense of victims of grave crimes seeking justice. Read more: bit.ly/4gxSvuD

‼️Les sanctions 🇺🇸 contre la Cour pénale internationale sont un cadeau aux auteurs d’atrocités de masse, et mettent de fait les États-Unis dans le camp des criminels de guerre au détriment des victimes en quête de justice. www.hrw.org/news/2025/02...

Great to hear @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu -to send a strong, swift message of support to the ICC, the Commission should activate the EU blocking statute to mitigate the sanctions' impact on the court & those supporting its activities. It's a much needed 1st step to ensure it can continue to operate.

⚠️US sanctions on the ICC effectively puts the US on the side of war criminals at the expense of victims of grave crimes seeking justice. ICC countries should publicly & forcefully support the court for doing the job it was set up to do: ensuring no one is above the law. www.hrw.org/news/2025/02...

#Italy is once again about to trample on fundamental rights. @chiaracera.bsky.social's analysis ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Italy’s security bill threatens fundamental rights It criminalizes peaceful protest, with harsh penalties for activists, detainees, and migrants Human rights bodies warn of serious risks - the Senate should listen ❌Repression is not security❌ hrw.org/news/2025/02...

The international community can protect the ICC from Trump's sanctions. Here's how - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/trump-icc-sanctions-how-to-protect-court

What’s at stake when it comes to US threats of sanctions against the International Criminal Court? Amid rumblings of sanctions against the ICC, listen to our recent podcast about the origins of the court: Spotify: spoti.fi/3UmP1BQ Apple Podcasts: apple.co/4bghhgA

Why does the ICC matter & how can it be defended against looming US sanctions? HRW's International justice experts Liz Evenson & Richard Dicker explain everything: from its creation to current attacks & how they threaten the hope for justice for countless victims & survivors globally. Tune in⤵️

The International Criminal Court, established in 1998, was created to try the worst crimes in the world. But can the court survive 2025? Listen to a new episode of HRW's Rights & Wrongs podcast ⤵️ Spotify: spoti.fi/3UmP1BQ Apple Podcasts: apple.co/4bghhgA

Italy’s handling of the Elmasry arrest raises serious concerns about the ICC's work on Libya, elsewhere & is a new 'dark chapter in the history of refusals by States Parties to comply with their obligations to cooperate w/ the court' says @chamelons.bsky.social www.justsecurity.org/107175/italy...

South Africa & Malaysia launch a campaign to protect & uphold the rulings of the ICJ & ICC in the face of defiance of ICJ orders & attempts by US Congress to hit the ICC with sanctions. Important to see states step up to protect the institution they created. www.theguardian.com/law/2025/jan...

Italy is trying to dodge its ICC obligations, protecting alleged war criminals like Netanyahu & Elmasry. This weakens international law, Italy's international credibility and betrays victims of the most heinous crimes. Read @claudiofrancavilla.bsky.social's take: www.hrw.org/news/2025/01...

As US sanctions loom closer than ever on the @intlcrimcourt.bsky.social Ukrainian organizations call on @kajakallas.bsky.social "to stand firmly against the possible sanctions and adopt protective measures for the Court & all the stakeholders interacting with it" ulag.org.ua/news/joint-l...

❗️Dutch parliament today adopted a motion to protect the ICC in response to threat of US sanctions. Motion asks Dutch gov't as host of the Court to "take concrete measures at national level" and "support measures at EU level, incl. via the Blocking Statute" to minimise the sanctions' impact.

ICC prosecutor requested arrest warrants against Taliban leaders for the crime against humanity of gender persecution in #Afghanistan. 3y after they retook power, their systematic violations of women and girls’ rights & suppression of those speaking up for them accelerated with complete impunity.⤵️

Great but depressing overview in @euobserver.com on EU's attempt to play a role to end war in #Sudan. euobserver.com/eu-and-the-w... After US determined #RSF commits genocide in #Darfur & sanctioned top commander, #EU should boost its game to show EU quotes like this one 👇 leads to consequences.

#Poland's invitation to #ICC fugitive badly undermines @intlcrimcourt.bsky.social & is a blow to all victims of int'l crimes. Donald Tusk's gov't should reverse course, commit to arrest Netanyahu if he visits Poland & stand with victims rather than wanted war criminals. www.hrw.org/news/2025/01...

The Polish gov signaled it may allow Netanyahu, sought by the ICC for atrocities in Gaza, to participate in Auschwitz's liberation anniversary. This alarming message contrasts with Poland's position towards Putin, also sought by the ICC -- a stark example of double standards...

HRW's Omar Shakir, on Israeli & Hamas agreed ceasefire: "The heinous crimes committed through the 15-month hostilities shouldn't go unpunished. Those responsible shld be held to account, incl. at the ICC & states need to address root causes, incl. Israel’s apartheid" www.hrw.org/news/2025/01...

The fall of Assad’s gov offers Syrians an unprecedented opportunity to chart a new future built on justice, accountability & respect for human rights. For Syrians scattered across the globe, the dream of accountability for years of crimes&brutality is closer to becoming a reality Lama Fakih,@hrw.org

🚨#ASP23 starts today! #ICC member countries should commit to: ➡️Defend the ICC against efforts to undermine its global mandate ➡️Provide the court with the consistent support it needs ➡️Execute its arrest warrants 👇👇👇 www.hrw.org/news/2024/12... #NGOVoices #JusticeMatters

🚨The annual meeting of the ICC, #ASP23 starts today! #ICC members should defend the court against efforts to undermine its critical work, and provide it with the consistent support needed for its global mandate, including executing its arrest warrants⚖️ www.hrw.org/news/2024/12...

ICC arrest warrants for Israeli leaders & a Hamas official break through the perception that certain individuals are beyond the reach of the law. Governments should support justice globally and address atrocities for all victims in Palestine and Israel⤵️ www.hrw.org/breaking-new...

#Syria authorities are still sending people to the country’s detention centers, which are notorious for torture. www.hrw.org/news/2024/11...

For 1 year, Syria has failed to comply with an ICJ order directing it to take all measures within its power to prevent acts of torture. To this day, Syrians remain at risk of enforced disappearance, death from torture & horrific detention conditions...🧵 www.hrw.org/news/2024/11...

Allies of Israel and backers of Palestinian armed groups should suspend the transfer of arms to the warring parties in Israel and Gaza given the real risk that they will be used to commit grave abuses. It could make them complicit in war crimes. Latest call by @hrw: www.hrw.org/news/2023/11...

« Faire reculer les protections des droits humains ne rendra pas la France plus sûre. » Le projet de loi sur l'immigration menace les droits des demandeurs d'asile et migrants. Les parlementaires devraient assurer des garanties et un traitement humain. 👉 www.hrw.org/fr/news/2023...

France: le projet de loi sur l'immigration menace (toujours) les droits Alors que le gouvernment avait initialement présenté ce projet de loi en février, le débat avait été reporté par manque de soutien au Parlement...

Belgian Minister Caroline Gennez denounces #Israel's "collective punishment of innocent civilians", and call on the #InternationalCriminalCourt to investigate war crimes. Finally some principles. Others EU government should follow suit! www.hln.be/binnenland/m...