US: War Crimes Investigation Over Afghan Torture ‘Inappropriate’

The US is facing four ICC probes in four different nations that are ICC members, all related to CIA torture.

Jason Ditz
By Jason Ditz
A composite showing some of the torture images from US military, among 198 photographs released in February. Photograph: Department of Defense

The US State Department has issued a statement criticizing the International Criminal Court (ICC) for yesterday‘s report indicating that an ongoing preliminary probe had found considerable evidence of US war crimes in Afghanistan, centering on torture of detainees by the CIA and US troops. The State Department insisted it was “inappropriate” of

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ICC Prosecutors: US Likely Committed War Crimes In Afghanistan

U.S. armed forces and the CIA may have committed war crimes by torturing detainees in Afghanistan, the International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor said.

Jason Ditz
By Jason Ditz
In this Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011 photo, a U.S. soldier, left, with Apache Company of Task Force 3-66 Armor, out of Grafenwoehr, Germany, fingerprints a man passing through a police checkpoint at Gulruddin pass in Sar Hawza district of Paktika province, south of Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Heidi Vogt)

Prosecutors from the International Criminal Court (ICC) today revealed that the results of a preliminary probe have suggested the US likely committed war crimes during the occupation of Afghanistan, saying that the probe suggested troops and the CIA tortured at least 61 detainees. The United States has made a point of not becoming a member of

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Corporate Executives Can Now Be Prosecuted By The International Criminal Court

The court’s decision was sparked by a case filed by a group of Cambodians who alleged that authorities, including the government, military, police and the courts, have been complicit in land grabbing since 2002, which has led to the forced eviction of more than 300,000 people.

teleSUR
By teleSUR
Philippines Oil Price Hike Protest

The International Criminal Court announced Thursday it will now hold corporate executives and governments legally responsible for environmental crimes. The Hague court made explicit references to widening its approach to include land grabbing, which has allowed private corporations, with the help of governments, to take over large areas of

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Dutch MP Refuses To Shake Hands With Netanyahu

Dutch Member of Parliament Tunahan Kuzu today refused to shake hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during the latter’s visit to the country.

Middle East Monitor
By Middle East Monitor
Benjamin Netanyahu (Debbie Hill/Pool Photo via AP)

Dutch Member of Parliament Tunahan Kuzu today refused to shake hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during the latter’s visit to the country. Video footage captured the moment Kuzu came face to face with the prime minister. Kuzu could be seen wearing a Palestinian flag lapel pin. Netanyahu is on an official two-day visit to

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Attorneys Level Charges Of Genocide As Israel’s Impunity Continues

Israel ‘chose impunity over accountability and justice,’ a Gaza human rights defender tells MintPress amid rising charges of ‘genocide’ and calls for International Criminal Court indictments.

Joe Catron
By Joe Catron
A Palestinian brother and sister walk in front of a building which was destroyed in last summer's Israel-Hamas war, in the Shijaiyah neighborhood of Gaza City, northern Gaza Strip, Monday, Feb. 23, 2015. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)

NEW YORK --- Weeks after a number of groups in the Movement for Black Lives sparked controversy by releasing a platform, A Vision for Black Lives, that accused Israel of “genocide” in its treatment of Palestinians, a legal briefing from the Center for Constitutional Rights bolsters their claim. “While there has been recent criticism of those

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Israel Ramps Up Its War On BDS And Other Critics With Heated Words And Targeted Harassment Campaigns

A veteran Israeli security journalist exposes the Israeli government’s role in coordinated campaigns to harass and threaten BDS activists, human rights lawyers, and other critics of Israel’s apartheid policies.

Richard Silverstein
By Richard Silverstein
Mary Anne Grady Flores of Ithaca, N.Y., wears tape over her mouth during a rally in the War Room at the state Capitol on Wednesday, June 15, 2016, in Albany, N.Y. Critics of Israel's treatment of Palestinians protested Gov. Andrew Cuomo's executive order prohibiting state investments in any company that supports a boycott of Israel.

SEATTLE --- (Analysis) Last month, Reuters reported that Dutch authorities opened an investigation into months of death threats made against a legal researcher who is working with a Palestinian legal rights group at the International Criminal Court. Nada Kiswanson works on behalf of Al-Haq in The Hague, where she is pursuing Palestinian claims

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