News and Highlights

Closing oral statements in Bemba, Kilolo et al. trial to start on 31 May 2016: Practical information 29/04/2016 Situation: Central African Republic Case: The Prosecutor v. Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo, Aimé Kilolo Musamba, Jean-Jacques Mangenda Kabongo, Fidèle Babala Wandu and Narcisse Arido

New ICC website to be launched 9 May 2016 29/04/2016 The International Criminal Court (ICC) is launching a new website at www.icc-cpi.int on Monday, 9 May 2016. The new site is designed with a user-centred, mobile-friendly approach. The refreshed visual identity and design is combined with revamped content to make information about the Court more easily accessible.

New TFV Board of Directors: Prioritizing Victim Survivors in International Justice 26/04/2016 The 14th Annual TFV Board of Directors Meeting took place in The Hague from 18 – 21 April 2016 with the four newly elected members.  They reaffirmed the TFV's mission to respond to harm, support victims in regaining dignity, hope and leading their lives to the full again, making justice a reality for victim survivors

Statement of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Fatou Bensouda, on opening a Preliminary Examination into the situation in Burundi 25/04/2016 Since April 2015, I have closely followed the situation in Burundi and repeatedly called upon all involved to refrain from violence, warning that those alleged to be committing crimes falling within the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court ("ICC" or "the Court") could be held individually accountable.

Angelina Jolie Pitt visits ICC Trust Fund for Victims in The Hague 21/04/2016 Angelina Jolie Pitt returned to the International Criminal Court yesterday to visit the Trust Fund for Victims, which helps victim survivors of international war crimes and crimes against humanity.