‼️Today, Roger Lumbala was found guilty of complicity in crimes against humanity & sentenced to 30 years in prison. Congratulations to the victims and survivors who have persevered in their quest for justice & to all those who accompanied them in this journey! trialinternational.org/fr/latest-po...

‼️#ASP24 starts today! #ICC Member countries should use their annual meeting: ➡️Defend the ICC and those cooperating with it, including within civil society ➡️Robustly enforce findings of non-cooperation ➡️Provide the court with the resources it needs New from @hrw.org 👇 www.hrw.org/news/2025/12...

On December 1, #ASP24 is starting in The Hague! 🚨Check out @hrw recommendations to the ASP and states parties for the upcoming Assembly session: www.hrw.org/news/2025/11... #JusticeMatters #NGOVoices 🧵👇👇👇 on the main areas of action at the session

“Putin should be in The Hague to face the charges against him, not attending summits hosted by an ICC member." New from @hrw.org ⤵️ www.hrw.org/news/2025/10... #JusticeMatters

The United States is "actively trying to dismantle" today's system of international justice. @fborello.bsky.social and @agnescallamard.bsky.social discuss how US sanctions against Palestinian rights orgs and ICC and UN officials puts rights at risk globally:

The Trump administration is doubling down on its attack on the #ICC and the rule of law: www.state.gov/releases/off... ‼️ICC member countries should speak up and take action in defense of the court and its critical global mandate‼️ See @hrw.org's reaction from Liz Evenson 👇

The #ADF massacre in Ituri province highlights the need for improved #DRCongo army and UN response and protection of civilians. New communique for @hrw.org www.hrw.org/news/2025/08...

Le massacre commis par les #ADF dans la province de l'Ituri souligne la nécessité d'améliorer la réponse de l'armée de la #RDCongo et de l'ONU et la protection des civils. Nouveau communiqué pour @hrw-fr.hrw.org www.hrw.org/fr/news/2025...

🚨 BREAKING: Israeli forces and US-backed contractors have turned Gaza aid distribution into a death trap. Hundreds of Palestinians have been killed while seeking food. Our new @hrw investigation exposes the system behind the slaughter. 1/6 🔗 www.hrw.org/news/2025/08...

🧵One year since the impunity wall in #Guinea started cracking. On July 31, 2024, a Guinean court convicted ex-president Moussa Dadis Camara, and others, in a landmark trial for crimes against humanity, including rapes and killings of protesters in 2009. justsecurity.org/103451/guine...

#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

🚨This is a busy week for the #ICC & its members in New York, with two important events taking place at the UN 👇 1️⃣On July 7-9, ICC member countries will meet for a special session to discuss the amendments to the Rome Statute on the crime of aggression: asp.icc-cpi.int/sessions/doc...

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act isn't a solution to economic inequality or for managing immigration and asylum procedures — it's a blueprint for cruelty. The US deserves a health care system that fulfills everyone’s human right to health, and a budget that makes this possible.

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...

The Trump administration’s new travel ban is just one of many harmful, arbitrary, and discriminatory policies. The US government should work toward a rights-respecting approach to immigration policy that protects the dignity of immigrants.

🚨 My latest for @hrw.org in the @thenewarab.bsky.social If the UK is serious about exerting pressure on 🇮🇱, there is a glaringly obvious ‘concrete action’ it can take: A COMPLETE & COMPREHENSIVE ARMS EMBARGO ON ISRAEL NOW ⬇️ www.newarab.com/opinion/with...

#Trump administration sanctions four #ICC judges just for doing their jobs. The new sanctions come as Trump is working to undercut rule of law in the US. ICC member countries should make clear they back the court’s independence and critical global mandate. Victims everywhere deserve justice.

Libya's fragmented & polarised justice sector suppresses fundamental freedoms, obstructs accountability. Authorities should urgently overhaul judiciary, reform repressive legislation, end military trials of civilians, arrest ICC suspects. New @hrw.org report: www.hrw.org/news/2025/06...

🧵 May 23 is EU Day Against Impunity: a moment to reaffirm EU countries' commitment to justice for victims of the most serious crimes. 71 human rights groups have called on the EU to defend the #ICC against escalating attacks. Why does it matter? www.hrw.org/news/2025/04...

The Trump administration’s first 100 days in office have been a relentless barrage of actions that violate, threaten, or undermine human rights. To illustrate the breadth and depth of damage, HRW has compiled 100 harmful actions during these 100 days ⤵️

📢Join us for a timely webinar on #Sudan hosted by @AtrocitiesWatchAfrica & @hrw.org 🗓️April 22, 2025 🕔5 PM Kampala | 4 PM The Hague | 10 AM DC 🎙️Twenty Years After #ICC #Darfur Crimes Referral: Accountability Gap and #Justice Pathways for #Sudan 🔗Register here: shorturl.at/3zITk

The ICC can overcome these challenges only with the support of the intl community and its member countries. They should step up their efforts to protect the court that they created to ensure that victims of the most serious crimes have access to justice. www.hrw.org/news/2025/04...

My oped on Duterte's arrest, now on @thehill.com. - The case against Duterte is a stark reminder of the importance of the ICC as a court of last resort. But it is precisely because the court is pursuing its global mandate that it is currently under attack. thehill.com/opinion/5244...

🦨"Skunks at the Garden Party" - that's what it feels like to advocate for human rights at the United Nations these days. My take in ENVOY Magazine on the challenges civil society face at the UN as hostility to human rights keeps spreading. @hrw.org

🚨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...

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

Good of him to take this position. Other countries should do the same, to emphasize the role the ICC can play to uphold human rights. youtu.be/tbl3radsCL8

‼️ The Coalition for the ICC calls on Hungary to stand with victims of #RomeStatute crimes and uphold its international obligations and the rule of law by revoking the invitation to Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to the country.

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...

🚨Israeli Prime Minister - and #ICC fugitive - #Netanyahu is set to travel to #Hungary on April 2: ➡️Hungary should deny him entry or arrest him ➡️ICC states parties should call on Hungary to abide by its obligation to cooperate with the ICC From @hrw.org 👇 www.hrw.org/news/2025/04...

The devastating earthquake in Myanmar on March 28 has worsened an already dire humanitarian situation for millions of people in the country. The military junta should allow immediate access to humanitarian aid for survivors and lift restrictions that impede emergency response.

20 years after referral of crimes in #Darfur to the #ICC, impunity continues to fuel violence and atrocities in #Sudan. Governments should support: *ICC's work in Darfur and expanding its jurisdiction. *Int.l judicial mechanism for Sudan. *Universal Jurisdiction cases. www.hrw.org/news/2025/03...

Enough red flags: EU's recent sanctions on #Rwanda officials for #DRCongo conflict questions its relation with Kigali. Our OpEp in @euobserver.com 👉 euobserver.com/africa/arfb8... 👇

Strong sanctions on individuals involved in int'l law and human rights violations in eastern #DRCongo. Among them 3 top #Rwanda commanders, the head of Rwanda Mines Board & a gold refinery + 5 #M23 affiliated people. Big blow to those involved in abuses. eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-conten...

‼️ Happening today at 2pm CET 👇

🚨Tomorrow at 2pm CET➡️Former Philippine president #Duterte will appear for the first time before #ICC. This is an important milestone in the quest for justice for the victims of extrajudicial killings during the “war on drugs.” www.icc-cpi.int/news/mr-rodr... For more on what this means, See 🧵👇

Le #M23 soutenu par le #Rwanda et l'AFC ont menacé, détenu et attaqué journalistes, voix critiques et activistes depuis la prise de Goma en #RDC. Les médias font face à menaces + pressions de toutes parts dans leur couverture du conflit. Nouveau rapport @hrw_fr: www.hrw.org/fr/news/2025...

The Rwanda-backed #M23 and AFC have threatened, detained and attacked journalists, critics and civil society activists since taking Goma in eastern #DRC. Media have faced threats + pressure by all sides in their reporting on the conflict. New @hrw report: www.hrw.org/news/2025/03...

“Duterte’s arrest is a long-overdue victory against impunity that could bring victims and their families a step closer to justice. This momentous event sends a message to rights abusers everywhere that one day they could be held to account.”@HRW www.hrw.org/news/2025/03...

Covering Duterte's monstrosity (as a journalist then and as a human rights advocate now) has been a long, long and painful journey, personally. That the berdugo is now en route to the ICC brings me some measure of relief. But to the countless families Duterte destroyed, this is just the beginning.

Much earlier, in 2002, PCIJ commissioned me to investigate the Davao Death Squad killings in Davao City. The state-sponsored violence there was the template for what would later become the nationwide "drug war" under the Duterte presidency. www.philstar.com/headlines/20...

A piece I wrote for the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism @pcij.bsky.social in 2021, when the ICC announced it was opening an investigation into extrajudicial killings ordered by Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte. pcij.org/2021/09/25/d...

#Germany has taken a turn to the right after the🚦traffic light. The future government will face enormous challenges at home & on the international stage. It's crucial that coalition talks center around human rights. my take for @hrw.org: www.hrw.org/news/2025/02...

Since 2014, tens of thousands of migrants have died or disappeared in the Mediterranean Sea trying to reach Europe. More than 400 people have died or been reported missing in the past three months alone. This is the deadliest exodus route in the world. 🧵⤵️

European governments are lining up to defy the International Criminal Court and ignore arrest warrants. International justice doesn't work if you pick and choose who it applies to. www.reuters.com/world/europe...

The strong global response to Trump's sanctions against the #ICC has been encouraging, but more needs to be done. Words need to be backed by action, including through measures to ensure that the court can continue its vital work for justice (👉 EU Blocking Statute) www.hrw.org/news/2025/02...

🚨Trump’s sanctions on the ICC threaten global justice. 79 ICC member states reaffirmed their support, yet, some EU members & @kajakallas.bsky.social remained silent. The EU must take a firm stand, defend the court & back its words w/action - justice depends on it. www.hrw.org/news/2025/02...