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Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi gestures during his speech on the occasion of the 34th anniversary of establishing the General People's Committee (GPCO) in Tripoli, Libya, 02 March. Gaddafi will be the second dictator after his Sudanese colleague to be inve
The International Criminal Court (ICC) will investigate Libyan President Muammar Al-Qadhafi's regime for crimes against humanity in repressing peaceful protesters.
ICC prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo announced Wednesday, as cited by the UN news center, that a preliminary examination of available information shows that an investigation is warranted after the Security Council last week asked him to look into the violent repression of protesters in Libya.
UN data indicates at least 1 000 people have been killed in the clashes between Gaddafi loaylists and pro-democracy rebels.
ICC prosecutor Moreno-Ocampo will present an overview of the alleged crimes committed in Libya since 15 February and information on the entities and persons who could be prosecuted at a news conference in The Hague on Thursday.
After his investigation he will present his case to ICC judges who will then decide whether or not to issue arrest warrants based on the evidence. Only one sitting head of state has so far been indicted by the ICC and slapped with an arrest warrant – Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, who was charged in March 2008 with war crimes and crimes against humanity in the strife-torn Darfur region.
The Gaddafi case is the second time ever the UN Security Council has asked the ICC prosecutor to start an investigation since the ICC was started in 2002.
The ICC motion comes after on Tuesday the General Assembly yesterday suspended Libya from the UN Human Rights Council for "gross and systematic" human rights violations because of the violent repression.
Meanwhile, UN agencies on the ground are gearing up to provide humanitarian aid for the more than 150,000 people who have already fled to neighbouring Tunisia and Egypt and the many more who remain within Libya, with the World Food Programme (WFP) launching USD 38.7 M emergency operation to provide food aid to 2.7 million people in the three countries.
Libya’s top military commander has died in a plane crash in Turkey, a loss confirmed by Libyan Prime Minister Abdul-Hamid Dbeibah late on Tuesday.
Sudan’s devastating civil war has entered a new phase after the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) seized el-Fasher, the Sudanese army’s last major foothold in the western Darfur region
Only 13 people survived and dozens remain missing after a vessel carrying 74 refugees, mostly from Sudan, capsized off the coast of Tobruk in eastern Libya on September 13, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Hungary has decided to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC), as announced by Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s administration
On March 11, 2025, former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was arrested in Manila, following an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC)
France stated on Wednesday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is covered by immunity provisions in relation to the arrest warrant issued against him by the International Criminal Court (ICC)
A fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran has coincided with escalating tensions over the Strait of Hormuz, where Iran has moved to tighten control over one of the world’s most critical maritime routes
US President Donald Trump has sharply criticized NATO allies over what he described as their unwillingness to support Washington during the war with Iran, following a two-hour meeting with Secretary-General Mark Rutte at the White House
Lebanon has declared a national day of mourning after one of the deadliest days in recent months, with at least 254 people killed and more than 1,165 injured in Israeli strikes carried out shortly after the announcement of a US-Iran ceasefire
The caretaker government has approved a decision endorsing the Partnership Agreement between the European Union and its Member States and the Mercosur bloc
Several Gulf states have reported missile and drone strikes on their territories just hours after the United States and Iran announced a two-week ceasefire agreement, raising fresh questions about whether the truce is holding on the ground
US Vice President JD Vance launched a sharp attack on the European Union during a visit to Budapest, accusing Brussels of interfering in Hungary’s election just days before a closely contested vote that could reshape the country’s political landscape
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