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Tokyo, Oct. 2 (Jiji Press)--A group of lawyers who studied under International Criminal Court President Tomoko Akane have submitted a petition with over 170,000 signatures to the Japanese government, demanding action to realize the immediate lifting of U.S. sanctions on her. "Japan, which maintains a relationship of trust with the United States, can play a role in safeguarding the ICC's ind...
Brussels, Sept. 29 (Jiji Press)--The International Criminal Court said it will move its annual meeting of member states from New York to The Hague over concerns that U.S. sanctions could restrict participation. The 25th session of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute was originally scheduled for Nov. 30 to Dec. 7 at United Nations headquarters in New York. It will instead be h...
Tokyo, Sept. 25 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Friday that she affirmed Tokyo's support for the International Criminal Court during her meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in New York on Tuesday. In talks with reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo, Takaichi said she told the U.S. leader that Japan "has consistently supported and will continue to s...
New York, Sept. 22 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday emphasized her country's consistent support for the International Criminal Court in her first General Debate speech to the U.N. General Assembly since taking office last October. Takaichi expressed Japan's eagerness to contribute to maintaining and developing a free and open international order based on the r...
US President Donald Trump’s administration has prepared sanctions against the entire International Criminal Court (ICC) and plans to announce them soon, two sources familiar with the matter said, a move that would step up its attack on the global tribunal that prosecutes war crimes and genocide worldwide. The Trump administration has made no secret of its disdain for the court and has worked to undermine it. US officials want the court to drop its arrest warrants against Israeli leaders as well...
He is due to be tried for crimes against humanity over thousands of deaths linked to his war on drugs.
Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte is expected to appear in public for the first time on Wednesday since being transferred to the International Criminal Court 18 months ago to face murder charges related to his war on drugs. Duterte, 81, served as president from 2016 to 2022, before being charged with crimes against humanity for creating, funding and arming death squads that targeted narcotics peddlers and users. He was arrested and taken to The Hague in March 2025. On Wednesday, judges...
Tokyo, Sept. 15 (Jiji Press)--A cross-party group of Japanese lawmakers has urged Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to express support for the International Criminal Court in her address during the general debate at the U.N. General Assembly session Sept. 22. The Nonpartisan Parliamentary Association for Reconsidering Human Rights Diplomacy handed a written recommendation concerning U.S. sancti...
Tokyo, Sept. 11 (Jiji Press)--A group of Japanese lawmakers urged the government on Friday to continue supporting the International Criminal Court after the United States sanctioned its president, Tomoko Akane of Japan. Yoko Kamikawa, head of the group, which consists of lawmakers from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito, the LDP's previous coalition partner, submitted an urgent...