Research by the BBC shows that hundreds of investigations into deadly attacks by the Israeli army often remain unresolved, with little or no transparency about their progress. #Israël #oorlogsmisdaden #mensenrechten (translated)
Mohammed al-Bukhaiti, a prominent member of the Houthi movement, stated in an interview that the Houthis are only defending themselves against Saudi aggression and reject accusations of war crimes, while they consider the free passage through Bab el-Mandeb a sacred right. #Houthi #Jemen #SaoediArabië (translated)
In his commentary, Hans Nijenhuis defends the International Criminal Court (ICC) and argues that Dutch support for it should not only stem from politeness, but is crucial for the preservation of international law and stability. #InternationaalStrafhof #Oorlogsmisdaden #InternationaalRecht (translated)
Sander van Dam wrote that a blue checkmark on X, according to the logic of his conversation partner, would mean that he was transferring money monthly to someone he accused of war crimes, killing children, treason, and Nazism. https://t.co/OSo8m4dGuv #blauwvinkje #oorlogsmisdaden #socialmedia (translated)
Biljana Plavsic, the only woman convicted by the Yugoslav tribunal for war crimes during the Bosnian War, was considered 'intolerably extremist' by her fellow war criminals and never showed remorse for her actions. #BiljanaPlavsic #Oorlogsmisdaden #Joegoslaviëtribunaal (translated)
"A court like this without the support of the main UN partner is disastrous and unthinkable." The stance of the United States was crucial, Van Mierlo stated in the AD. #InternationaalStrafhof #VS #Oorlogsmisdaden (translated)
Hans van Mierlo called it 'unthinkable' in 1998 that an international criminal court would function without American support, but the current tensions between the US and the International Criminal Court show that that support has never been taken for granted. #InternationaalStrafhof #VS #Oorlogsmisdaden (translated)
Jan Paternotte wrote that Trump had launched an attack on the International Criminal Court in The Hague. He asserted that Europe must strongly defend international law and argued that war criminals should not go unpunished, even under American pressure. https://t.co/ZXMKRMnbgM #InternationaalRecht #Oorlogsmisdaden #Europa (translated)
Kirsten Verdel wrote that the United States was not part of the ICC, but according to her, it wanted to dismantle the body that prosecuted crimes against humanity, genocide, and war crimes. She asked how far the country had morally declined and in what deeply sad state it found itself. #ICC #mensenrechten #oorlogsrecht (translated)
The Nobel Peace Prize 2023 is awarded to South African human rights chief and ICC judge Navi Pillay for her brave commitment against war crimes and her contribution to the international legal order. #Nobelprijs #Vrede #Mensenrechten (translated)
"The Netherlands will indeed issue blank checks worth 9 billion euros in the coming years," said Denk leader Stephan van Baarle. #Oekraïne #oorlogsmisdaden #Rusland (translated)
In a Russian rocket attack on a line bus full of civilians in Kramatorsk, Ukraine, at least 33 people have died. #Oekraïne #oorlogsmisdaden #Rusland (translated)
The Israeli army continues to devastate Gaza, making it likely that thousands of missing bodies will never be found, while many Palestinians remain buried under the rubble and access to the area for aid workers and researchers is obstructed. #Gaza #Israël #oorlogsmisdaden (translated)
The documentary Killing Anna follows the Syrian researcher Annsar Shahhoud, who exposes the war criminals of the Assad regime through Facebook by using her own trauma to build a connection with them and obtain their confessions. #oorlogsmisdaden #Syrie #KillingAnna (translated)
"My colleagues are really struggling with this," says Ruard Ganzevoort about the incident to NOS. #Sudan #RSF #oorlogsmisdaden (translated)
"I also immediately received phone calls from Sudan." "It is a huge mistake," says Anette Hoffmann from the Clingendael Institute about the unmarked arrival of Dagalo. #Sudan #RSF #oorlogsmisdaden (translated)
A high leader of the Sudanese paramilitaries, Algoney Dagalo, participated in a conference in The Hague at the end of 2024 under the false name 'Ahmed Musa', which led to great unrest within the Sudanese community in the Netherlands after it turned out that he was on the U.S. sanctions list. #Sudan #RSF #oorlogsmisdaden (translated)
CIDI wrote that Y., an Israeli residing in the Netherlands, had signed up for a Dutch course. According to CIDI, he was told during the intake that he had to acknowledge that genocide was being committed in Gaza. Y. was said to have responded that he did not consider that qualification as established and that potential war crimes should be investigated and prosecuted. CIDI stated that the teacher had rejected him because of his political beliefs and described the case as an example of what Israelis and Jews in the Netherlands experience. The organization said it would submit the case to the Netherlands Institute for Human Rights. #mensrechten #onderwijs #Israël (translated)
In een toespraak voor de VN zette Trump het ICC vorige week neer als een ‘losgeslagen anti-Amerikaans tribunaal’ dat ‘showprocessen’ zou willen organiseren tegen Amerikanen, hoewel er op dit moment geen onderzoeken lopen naar mogelijke Amerikaanse oorlogsmisdaden. #InternationaalStrafhof #sancties #diplomatie
