HUMAN RIGHTS Venezuela rights abuse victims hopeful ICC will bring peace 12-04-2023 13:07 Victims of alleged human rights violations in Venezuela say they're hopeful an International Criminal Court probe into killings and torture will bring them some closure.
RUSSIAN LEADER ICC issues war crimes arrest warrant for Putin 17-03-2023 14:58 The International Criminal Court announces an arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin on the war crime accusation of unlawfully deporting Ukrainian children. Russia is not a party to the ICC so it is unclear if or how the Russian president could ever be extradited.
PREGNANT RUSSIANS United States requests info on probe into pregnant Russian women in Argentina 17-02-2023 10:02 Washington seeks data on alleged criminal network luring pregnant Russians to Buenos Aires with so-called childbirth tourism packages.
SUBMARINE TRAGEDY ARA San Juan: Five years on, a look at investigation into submarine's sinking 16-11-2022 08:31 Five years after the tragic loss of the 'ARA San Juan,' forensic studies of images of the sunken submarine are still pending. The case probing the tragedy is relatively advanced, but doubts as to what caused it are far from resolved. A look at the key points of the investigation underway in Santa Cruz and Chubut.
Football Referee in Argentina seeks 'justice' for on-field attack 02-08-2022 18:44 A football referee who was punched by a male player during a match has made criminal charges against her attacker. The violence took place during a regional league match, the video of which has been circulated throughout Argentina.
HUMAN RIGHTS & VENEZUELA ICC opens Venezuela office to investigate rights abuses 31-03-2022 22:05 International Criminal Court opens branch in Caracas as part of an investigation into alleged human rights abuses during anti-government protests in 2017.
Human rights ICC to probe possible Venezuela rights violations 05-11-2021 01:06 International Criminal Court to investigate whether crimes against humanity were committed during Venezuela's clampdown on anti-government protests in 2017
BRAZIL UNDER BOLSONARO Brazil senators back criminal charges against Bolsonaro 27-10-2021 12:42 A Brazilian Senate commission approved a damning report on Tuesday that recommends criminal charges be brought against President Jair Bolsonaro, including crimes against humanity, for his Covid policies.
ILLEGAL ESPIONAGE CASE Judge summons Macri in ARA San Juan espionage case 01-10-2021 17:16 Dolores Judge Martín Bava summons Macri to October 7 hearing under framework of case probing alleged espionage of relatives of deceased crew of ARA San Juan submarine. Former president barred from leaving the country.
AFGHANISTAN CRISIS Death by sadness – or the Taliban: LGBTQ Afghans in hiding 29-09-2021 09:13 Many LGBTQ Afghans are haunted by the Taliban's brutally repressive reign from 1996 to 2001. Terrified for their lives, many have gone now underground, erasing all traces of their former lives on social networks.