Situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo II
Situation Sheet · ICC
Situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo II
| Situation Number | ICC-01/23 |
| Status | Ongoing |
Context
Alleged crimes within the jurisdiction of the Court committed in North Kivu, DRC, from 1 January 2022.
On 14 October 2024, the Prosecutor announced the renewal of the Office's investigative efforts in the DRC, with priority focus on alleged Rome Statute crimes occurring in North Kivu since January 2022. This followed the Office's assessment that the episodes of violence in North Kivu since 2022 are interconnected with patterns of hostilities that have affected the region since at least 1 July 2002, and that any alleged crimes committed in North Kivu since 1 January 2022 therefore fall within the remit of the ongoing investigation opened in June 2004.
On 29 September 2026, the Pre-Trial Chamber I ordered the record of the situation to be re-opened.
Jurisdiction
| Rome Statute | State Party · 30 March 2002 |
Opening of the Preliminary Examination
| Mode of Initiation | State referral (Democratic Republic of the Congo) · 23 May 2023 |
| Decision not to proceed | 14 October 2024 |
| PTC order to re-open the record | 29 September 2026 |
Key Documents
| Referral | Referral of the Situation in the DRC by the Government of the DRC (2023) |
| Decision not to proceed | Statement of the Prosecutor on the Situation in the DRC and the Renewed Investigative Efforts (2024) |
| Chamber order to re-open the record | Chamber order to re-open (2026) |
| ICC case page | Official ICC page — Situation in the DRC II |