Habib Siddiqui

        Sefa Karacan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images   November 27, 2024 Myanmar: ICC arrest warrant request for military leader must be decisive step in breaking cycle of impunity   Responding to the announcement that the International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan is seeking an arrest warrant for Myanmar military leader Min Aung Hlaing for his responsibility for the crimes against humanity of deportation and persecution of the Rohingya committed in both Myanmar and Bangladesh, Agnès Callamard, Secretary General at Amnesty International, said:   “Today’s announcement by the ICC prosecutor is a decisive step and an important signal – both for Myanmar and the rest of the world – that those who are allegedly responsible for crimes under international law will be sought to face arrest and trial, no matter how powerful they are or how long they have escaped scrutiny. “The cycle of impunity in Myanmar has to be broken now. No ...

  Key Step Toward Justice for Rohingya Rohingya refugees walk through rice fields after crossing the border from Myanmar into Palang Khali, Bangladesh, October 19, 2017.  © 2017 Jorge Silva/Reuters (New York) – The International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor’s request for an arrest warrant for  Myanmar  military commander-in-chief, Sr. Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, for alleged  crimes against humanity  is a major step towards justice for the country’s  Rohingya  population, Human Rights Watch said today. ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan’s  announcement  during a visit to Bangladesh on November 27, 2024, opens the door to seeking accountability for the atrocities of 2016-2017, and eroding the impunity fueling the military’s ongoing abuses. Khan requested the arrest warrant for Min Aung Hlaing, alleging his responsibility for the crimes against humanity of deportation and persecution of the Rohingya committed in Myanmar and in part in Ban...

  Nov. 27 (UPI) --   International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim A.A. Khan KC on Wednesday sought an arrest warrant for Myanmar Senior General and Acting President   Min Aung Hlaing . The ICC alleges crimes against humanity targeting the Rohingya with deportation and persecution. Khan said more than 1 million Rohingya have been forced to flee violence in Myanmar. The violence includes rape and abuse of women and girls. "After an extensive, independent and impartial investigation, my Office has concluded that there are reasonable grounds to believe that Senior General and Acting President Min Aung Hlaing, commander-in-chief of the Myanmar Defense Services, bears criminal responsibility for the  crimes against humanity  of deportation and persecution of the Rohingya, committed in Myanmar, and in part in Bangladesh," Khan said in a statement. Myanmar  denies crimes  against humanity and asserts actions against Rohingya people have been targeted at what ...

  A  French   organisation and a French- Palestinian   woman filed a complaint on Tuesday against the French managers of two pro- Israel   NGOs for "complicity in genocide and incitement to commit genocide in Gaza", according to a statement shared with Middle East Eye.   The complaint - against the groups "Israel is Forever" and Tzav-9 - targets actions by French nationals to block humanitarian aid to Palestinians in the coastal strip devastated by  Israel's  onslaught, which has killed more than 44,282 people since October 2023. The plaintiffs are the French Jewish Union for Peace and a woman who has 13 family members in the Gaza Strip. They are supported by the Urgence Palestine NGO. The complaint, filed with the senior investigating judge of the crimes against humanity division of the Paris judicial court, is the first brought under the grounds of genocide, the most serious in the hierarchy of crimes, before the French courts. In the 70-pa...

BANGKOK (AP) — A powerful rebel group has seized a key trading town in northeastern  Myanmar  on the Chinese border, taking control of a lucrative rare earth mining hub in another setback for the military-led government, according to witnesses. The apparent loss of Kanpaiti to the Kachin Independence Army leaves Myanmar's military in control of only one town with a border crossing, Muse, and deprives it of potential profits from the mines that provide China with  rare earth minerals  critical for electric motors and wind turbines, as well as high-tech weapons and a broad range of electronics. Neither Col. Naw Bu, the KIA's spokesperson, nor Thet Swe, spokesperson for the military, responded to multiple requests for comment, but several local media outlets reported that Kanpaiti fell last week. The  ongoing civil war  and military restrictions make travel for journalists nearly impossible, but the reports were confirmed by witnesses by telephone. Video clips...

  Israel's attempts to excuse the mass murder of civilians in Gaza as "collateral damage" fall apart in the face of mounting evidence that it employs deliberate sniper attacks. The targeted killing of unarmed people – using quadcopter drones and professional snipers – has restricted access to essential medical care, food, and water, exposing a chilling reality behind the occupation army’s actions.  The International Criminal Court’s (ICC)  arrest warrants  for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant are further testament to this not being a conventional war; it is a systematic targeting of civilians that points directly to genocidal intent. Over the past year, debates have raged over what constitutes an “acceptable” level of collateral damage in Gaza. In July, the West Point US Military Academy's Modern War Institute even  published  a piece that argued for a more surgical approach to be taken by the Israelis. ...