“Orbán’s government is about to roll out the red carpet again for Netanyahu, when it is obligated to arrest him.
Silence and persistent inaction from the EU risks sending a dangerous message of acquiescence as the Israeli government continues to be responsible for atrocities.”
New from @hrw.org⤵️
Libyan authorities should urgently surrender Osama Elmasry Njeem to the @IntlCrimCourt where he is wanted for murder, torture, rape.
For too long, those responsible for grave abuses in Libya have been allowed to evade accountability.
Time to flip the script.
www.hrw.org/news/2026/03...
La chute du régime de Bachar el-Assad en 2024 a offert une chance inespérée de s'attaquer au problème de l'impunité en #Syrie.
👉 Comment les autorités de transition syriennes et la communauté internationale peuvent garantir une justice véritable et impartiale pour les crimes commis en Syrie.
#EU states have key responsibility to show full support to Int'l Criminal Court as attacks by #Russia & #USA undermine its work.
🗣️ Speak up against US sanctions
🛡️ Use blocking statute & other measures to protect ICC, its officials & civil society
www.hrw.org/news/2025/12...
Totally sharing @michaelmcgratheu.bsky.social's view that #Putin & others responsible for #Russia's crimes in #Ukraine should not evade justice.
But would have been important to show clear support for Int'l Crim Court. Missed opportunity on day-1 of ICC's assembly.
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Syria & intl partners should:
👥Prioritize inclusive justice
🤝Cooperate with intl justice mechanisms
⚖️Advance legal reforms & ICC jurisdiction
🏛️Build political will, partnerships
They should seize the rare chance to deliver justice, restore rule of law & prevent atrocities.
We looked at challenges including the risk of selective justice, judicial independence, intl access, coordination, centering victims/communities, funding.
Achieving justice won’t be simple—it requires close cooperation between Syrian authorities, other states, intl institutions & civil society.
Building on years of documentation, the report outlines a roadmap for credible accountability in Syria. The report
➡️Draws lessons from justice processes, incl across the MENA region
➡️Highlights key challenges to delivering justice
➡️Identifies steps to finally break cycles of impunity & violence
Almost a year ago, the fall of #Assad marked a historic shift after decades of atrocities, giving Syrians renewed hope for truth, justice and redress.
HRW's new report advises on steps to advance comprehensive justice meet moment & reaffirm intl law.
🖇️: www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
To find out more about the fight for accountability for the worst crimes, check out these resources:
✔️ coalitionfortheicc.org
✔️ makingjusticework.org/en/
✔️ x.com/hrw/status/1...
✔️ hrw.org/topic/intern...
✔️ pic.x.com/kpzeLLHsjW
What can governments do to show up for survivors of the worst crimes?
👉Insist on the global rule-of-law, not a world of might makes right
👉 Step up all support for justice efforts worldwide
👉 Reject double standards + abide by their legal obligations
👉 Protect civic space
In spite of the odds, victims and survivors, activists, communities keep showing up to demand justice.
They do so at high personal cost, because #JusticeMatters. Hope lies in their courage and fortitude.
On #July17 and every day they need governments to show up for them.
Justice for the worst crimes is never easy. But the rules-based international order that helps deliver justice and protect human rights seems more at risk than ever:
➡️US #ICC sanctions
➡️Ignoring court decisions (ICC arrest warrants/#ICJ orders)
➡️💰cuts threatening civic space
#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?
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Sanctions are meant to put a stop to human rights violations, *not* to punish those seeking justice for the worst crimes.
⚠️ALL ICC member countries should speak out against the US sanctions and make clear they back the court’s independence and critical global mandate
🔴It's high time to formally speak out, condemn the additional sanctions & make clear they won't go unaddressed
🔴Activate the Blocking Statute, just like the ICC, 🇪🇺Parliament, many EU member states & civil society asked, to help ensure that the ICC important work can continue.
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
To overcome these threats the EU should:
• Condemn US sanctions on the ICC
• Activate the Blocking Statute
• Remind member states of their legal obligations to cooperate w/the ICC
⏰Time take decisive action to reaffirm commitment & protection of the international rule-of-law
US sanctions targeting the ICC are an affront to victims. Most EU member states have condemned the sanctions but🇪🇺 as a whole has yet to express its opposition in an official statement.
Several EU states have also apparently failed to or said they wouldn't uphold ICC obligations.
🚨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
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- incl. annulling a nb of Assad laws, overturning unfair terrorism court rulings, restoring confiscated property, & establishing a transitional justice body to prevent impunity for serious crimes.
... but their effectiveness is uncertain without a strong & independent judiciary.
Though the declaration affirms judicial independence, it lacks clear safeguards to ensure it in practice. It give the President authority for appointment in key judicial bodies without oversight.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/03...
Some provisions seem to promote justice & human rights...
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-...
This momentous event sends a message to human rights abusers everywhere that one day they could be held to account. At a time when the ICC itself is under attack, most recently by Trump's decision to sanction the prosecutor, the arrest affirms the court’s relevance & significance.