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Ljubljana – As a representatives of the current EU presiding country, Slovenia’s Foreign Minister Anže Logar expressed strong support for the International Criminal Court (ICC) on behalf of the EU and its member states as he addressed via video call on Monday the 20th session of the assembly of states parties to the Rome Statute of the ICC.

Wanted Libyan war crimes suspect Seif al-Islam Kadhafi, son of slain dictator Moamer Kadhafi and once seen as his heir apparent, registered to run on Nov. 14 for next month's presidential election.

In a surprise announcement, Seif al-Islam, whose whereabouts have been kept secret for several months, became the first heavyweight candidate to sign up for the election race.

A Brazilian Senate commission approved a damning report on Oct. 26 that recommends criminal charges be brought against President Jair Bolsonaro, including crimes against humanity, for his COVID policies.

The Victims' Participation Office of the Kosovo Specialist Chambers said in its opening statement at the first trial held at the Hague-based court on Wednesday that the alleged victims of Kosovo Liberation Army, KLA fighters during the 1998-99 war have been intimidated into silence for decades.

Minister Gordan Grli Radman said on Tuesday that Serbia, on its way to the EU, should show substantial and sustainable progress in the fundamental areas and show the will to meet all the necessary criteria.

Brussels – As EU foreign ministers reached a political agreement on Monday to introduce sanctions against the persons responsible for the arrest and prison sentencing of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, Slovenia’s Anže Logar pointed to the need for the EU to be united in its attitude towards Russia.

A Washington-based Syrian rights group filed a case with the International Criminal Court on Thursday, calling for an investigation into alleged crimes against humanity by Greece for its mistreatment of refugees.

The first trial of suspected members of Syria's Bashar al-Assad's security services for crimes against humanity, including torturing and killing opposition activists, will start next month, a German court said on March 10.    

Judges at the International Criminal Court on March 5 ruled that an investigation into alleged war crimes committed in Afghanistan by the Taliban, Afghan military and U.S. forces may proceed.

Turkey on Dec. 21 welcomed the International Criminal Court's (ICC) probe into alleged war crimes committed in Palestine.