North America Cyrus Toosi North America Cyrus Toosi

The ICC’s Challenges: Navigating Justice and Political Interests

The International Criminal Court (ICC) is tasked with prosecuting world leaders for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity, striving to uphold accountability on a global scale. However, the ICC’s rulings have often sparked geopolitical controversies, highlighting the Court’s ongoing challenge of balancing its judicial mandate with the political agendas of states.

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Middle East and North Africa Adelia Jackson Middle East and North Africa Adelia Jackson

Op-Ed: Hidden Atrocities: The Silence on Palestinian Detainees in Israel

The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories – has been documenting, researching and publishing data, testimonies, video evidence and reports on human rights violations in Israel-occupied territories since its founding in 1989. In August 2024, the organization released an 118-page report accusing the Israeli government of carrying out systematic abuse and torture of Palestinian detainees, particularly in the aftermath of the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023.

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