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Situation Sheet · ICC Situation in Iraq/UK Situation Number ICC-01/03 Status Preliminary Examination · Closed Context The preliminary examination covered alleged crimes committed by United Kingdom nationals in the context of the Iraq conflict and occupation from 2003 to 2008, including murder, torture, and other forms of ill-treatment of Iraqi detainees. Jurisdiction Rome Statute Iraq  ·  Not a State Party United Kingdom  ·  State Party · 4 October 2001 Opening of the Preliminary Examination Initiation Proprio motu · 2003 First closure 9 February 2006 Reopening 13 May 2014 ...

Situation Sheet · ICC Situation in the Republic of Korea Situation Number ICC-03/10 Status Preliminary Examination · Closed Context The preliminary examination assessed whether two incidents in the Yellow Sea constituted war crimes under the jurisdiction of the Court: the sinking of the Republic of Korea warship Cheonan on 26 March 2010, and the shelling of the Republic of Korea island of Yeonpyeong on 23 November 2010. Jurisdiction Rome Statute State Party · 13 November 2002 Opening of the Preliminary Examination Initiation Proprio motu · 6 December 2010 Conclusion of preliminary examination 23 June 2014 ...

Situation Sheet · ICC Situation in Honduras Situation Number ICC-01/10 Status Preliminary Examination · Closed Context The preliminary examination covered alleged Rome Statute crimes committed in the aftermath of the coup d'état of 28 June 2009 and over subsequent years, including the crimes against humanity of murder, deportation and forcible transfer of population, imprisonment or other severe deprivation of physical liberty, torture, persecution, rape and other forms of sexual violence, and other inhumane acts. Jurisdiction Rome Statute State Party · 1 July 2002 Opening of the Preliminary Examination Initiation Proprio motu · 18 November 2010 ...

Situation Sheet · ICC Situation in the Republic of Guinea Situation Number ICC-02/09 Status Preliminary Examination · Closed Context Focussed on alleged Rome Statute crimes committed in the context of the 28 September 2009 events at the Conakry stadium. Jurisdiction Rome Statute State Party · 14 July 2003 Opening of the Preliminary Examination Initiation Proprio motu · 14 October 2009 Conclusion of preliminary examination 11 November 2019 Key Documents Opening of preliminary examination Statement of the Prosecutor confirming the Preliminary Examination in Guinea (2009) ...

Situation Sheet · ICC Situation in the Republic of Lithuania/Republic of Belarus Situation Number ICC-01/24 Status Investigation · Ongoing Context The investigation covers alleged crimes against humanity committed in the Republic of Belarus, a non-State Party to the Rome Statute, where at least one element of the alleged crimes was committed on the territory of Lithuania, an ICC State Party. The investigation covers transboundary crimes since 1 May 2020, including crimes against humanity such as deportation and persecution on political grounds allegedly committed by the Belarusian authorities. Jurisdiction Rome Statute Lithuania — State Party · 12 May 2003 Belarus — Not a State Party Opening of the investigation ...

Situation Sheet · ICC Situation in Ukraine Situation Number ICC-01/11 Status Investigation · Ongoing Context The investigation covers alleged crimes committed in the context of the situation in Ukraine since 21 November 2013, including any past and present allegations of war crimes, crimes against humanity or genocide committed on any part of the territory of Ukraine by any person from that date onwards. Jurisdiction Declaration under Art. 12(3) First declaration accepting ICC jurisdiction · 9 April 2014 Second declaration · 8 September 2015 Rome Statute State Party · 1 January 2025 Opening of the investigation P_reliminary Examination 24 April 2014 ...

Situation Sheet · ICC Situation in the Plurinational State of Bolivia Situation Number ICC-02/20 Status Preliminary Examination · Closed Context The preliminary examination concerned events that took place in Bolivia in August 2020, when nationwide road blockades allegedly prevented access to vital medical supplies and services, causing the deaths of over 40 individuals in need of medical oxygen or hospital care due to Covid-19, and inflicting serious harm on the broader population. The alleged conduct was examined as potentially constituting crimes against humanity of murder and other inhumane acts under articles 7(1)(a) and 7(1)(k) of the Rome Statute. Jurisdiction Rome Statute State Party · 27 June 2002 Opening of the Prelimin...

Situation Sheet · ICC Situation in the State of Palestine Situation Number ICC-01/18 Status Investigation · Ongoing Context The investigation covers crimes within the jurisdiction of the Court that are alleged to have been committed in the situation since 13 June 2014. Following Pre-Trial Chamber I's majority decision of 5 February 2021, the Court's criminal jurisdiction extends to Gaza and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem. Jurisdiction Declaration under Art. 12(3) Declaration accepting ICC jurisdiction · 1 January 2015 Rome Statute State Party · 1 April 2015 Opening of the investigation Initiation of preliminary examination Proprio motu · 16 Jan...

Situation Sheet · ICC Situation in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela II Situation Number ICC-01/20 Status Preliminary Examination · Closed Context The referral concerns alleged crimes against humanity committed as a result of the application of unlawful coercive measures adopted unilaterally by the government of the United States of America against Venezuela, at least since the year 2014.. Jurisdiction Rome Statute State Party · 7 June 2000 Opening of the Preliminary Examination State referral Venezuela · 13 February 2020 Conclusion of preliminary examination 12 March 2026 Key Documents ...

Situation Sheet · ICC Situation in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela I Situation Number ICC-02/18 Status Investigation · Ongoing Context The investigation covers alleged crimes against humanity allegedly committed in the territory of Venezuela since at least 12 February 2014. Jurisdiction Rome Statute State Party · 7 June 2000 Notification of withdrawal · 24 July 2026 Effective withdrawal · 24 July 2027 Opening of the investigation State referral Argentina, Canada, Colombia, Chile, Paraguay and Peru · 26 September 2018 Uruguay · 6 September 2024 Ecuador · 9 January 2025 Opening of investigation 5 November 2021 ...

Situation Sheet · ICC Situation in the People's Republic of Bangladesh/Republic of the Union of Myanmar Situation Number ICC-01/19 Status Investigation · Ongoing Context The investigation covers alleged crimes within the Court's jurisdiction, including but not limited to crimes against humanity such as deportation and persecution, allegedly committed against the Rohingya population, committed at least in part on the territory of Bangladesh, as well as the 2016 and 2017 waves of violence which allegedly took place in Rakhine State, on the territory of Myanmar. Jurisdiction Rome Statute Bangladesh State Party · 23 March 2010 Myanmar Not a State Party Opening of the investigation Mode of Initiation ...