Ahmed Haroun has dismissed the International Criminal Court's charges of war crimes and genocide against him as political

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Ahmed Haroun is wanted by the International Criminal Court over alleged war crimes and genocide in Sudan's Darfur region in the early 2000s

Neither the Sudanese army nor the International Criminal Court immediately issued a comment following the detention of Ahmed Haroun

Russia tried nine International Criminal Court officials in absentia, demanding the extradition of ICC President Tomoko Akane following the court's arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin

The International Criminal Court pursued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin over alleged war crimes in Ukraine

The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine stated that the November 2 strike on the Komyshuvakha aid center violated fundamental principles of international humanitarian law

A UN fact-finding commission concluded that Myanmar's 2017 military offensive against the Rohingya minority included genocidal acts

Myanmar's government denied genocide allegations before the ICJ, claiming its 2017 military operations were legitimate counterterrorism responses to insurgent attacks that killed a dozen security personnel

Rohingya refugees who fled to Bangladesh recounted instances of mass rape, killings, and arson committed during Myanmar's 2017 military offensive

Myanmar official Ko Ko Hlaing argued during ICJ hearings in the Gambia-Myanmar genocide case in January 2026 that Gambia's genocide allegations were unsubstantiated

The ICJ ordered Myanmar in 2020 to take all measures within its power to prevent the commission of genocidal acts against the Rohingya minority

International Criminal Court prosecutors requested an arrest warrant in 2024 for Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing over alleged crimes against humanity

Former civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi denied genocidal intent before the ICJ in 2019 and remains under house arrest in Naypyidaw following a 2021 military coup

A separate criminal investigation into Myanmar's treatment of the Rohingya is underway in Argentina under the principle of universal jurisdiction

Judges at the International Court of Justice rejected a challenge by Myanmar to the court's jurisdiction, ruling that the court had the power to decide Gambia's genocide case against Myanmar

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A survivor of military atrocities filed a criminal complaint, asking Danish authorities to investigate Myanmar junta commanders for war crimes and mass arson

The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights warned on October 30, 2026 that Israeli forces squeezing Palestinians into ever-smaller areas of Gaza while destroying civilian infrastructure raises grave concerns of ethnic cleansing.

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk warned that Israeli threats to empty and erase entire neighborhoods in Hebron raise serious concerns of ethnic cleansing.

The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights stated that Israel's ongoing forcible transfer of Palestinians within the Gaza Strip constitutes a war crime that may amount to a crime against humanity.

Nick Koumjian, head of the U.N. Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar, stated that the International Court of Justice is expected to issue a judgment regarding Myanmar's 2017 Rohingya crackdown.

U.N. Special Rapporteur Kelley Currie reported on October 30, 2026, that Myanmar's military junta is intentionally attacking civilians to terrorize them and force them into submission.