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Arrest warrants against Myanmar military leaders shed light on ongoing human rights crisis

Myanmar's junta leader Min Aung Hlaing in June 2017. "The military forces young people into the battlefield as human shields in order to advance," says Veronica Sällemark to Utvecklingsmagasinet. Photo: Vadim Savitsky, mil.ru/ Wikimedia Commons

Of: Agnes Fältman

The chief prosecutor at the International Criminal Court in The Hague (ICC) suspects Myanmar's military leader Min Aung Hlaing of human rights violations against the Rohingya minority group. The decision highlights the crisis the country has been in since the military coup in 2021.    - There are extensive reports of human rights violations such as torture, murder and rape, says Veronica Sällemark at the Olof Palme International Center.  

December 16, 2024, Interview

Week 49: Power transitions and political challenges in Syria and Georgia and continued discussions on ICC arrest warrants

For over 50 years, the al-Assad family has ruled Syria. Inside the country and around the world, Syrians and others have expressed their displeasure. Here in London in 2011. This weekend, rebel forces captured the capital Damascus and thus seem to have put an end to the regime's time in power. Image: Eman Jueid for Aslan Media/Flickr

Of: Patrik Ölvestad

The debate about the EU's and Sweden's attitude to the International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant against Israeli leaders intensify and the country democratic status is questioned. The weekend saw the end of the al-Assad family's rule in Syria, but debaters are still holding their breath both regarding the future in Damascus and further north in Georgia. 

December 9, 2024, Current debate

Protect the International Criminal Court

ICC Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda did not receive a visa to the United States after the court wanted to investigate whether the US military committed war crimes in Afghanistan. Photo: ICC-CPI ©

Of: Jens Petersson

Next week, the states will meet in the International Criminal Court ICC for a meeting in The Hague. The court is currently in a turbulent time and many popular movements will be in place to show their support for the court. But even an important court can be better, writes Jens Petersson who participates in the meeting on behalf of the Swedish UN.

November 29, 2019, Guest chronicle