ICC: Rebel Leader Convicted of Crimes Against Humanity
The International Criminal Court has found Mahamat Saïd Abdel Kani guilty of crimes against humanity for acts committed in the Central African Republic.
The International Criminal Court has found Mahamat Saïd Abdel Kani guilty of crimes against humanity for acts committed in the Central African Republic.

The ICC's acting prosecutor, Mame Mandiaye Niang, defended the institution's record on France 24, as it faces American sanctions linked notably to the arrest warrant against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

An international tribunal found the former head of state guilty of crimes committed during the 1990s conflict, including torture and murder.

An international court based in The Hague found the former head of state guilty of war crimes committed in the 1990s.

Kosovo's former president was found guilty of murder, torture and unlawful detention by a special tribunal charged with prosecuting crimes committed during the 1998-1999 insurgency.

The verdict in the trial of former leaders of the Kosovo Liberation Army, including former president Hashim Thaçi, is expected on September 16, 2026, twenty-seven years after the end of the conflict.

In an interview with Le Monde, the international law expert believes the ICC's future depends above all on the willingness of states to support it, rather than on the assertion of a universal justice principle.