The blows rain on the International Criminal Court

Hungary's attack on international criminal justice shows that the balance of power between democracies and autocracies is getting worse. The Federal Government must decide which side it is on.

Hungary and Italy, which are signatories to the Rome Statute, have ignored its demands. Moreover, the ICC is subject to American sanctions, which hinder its work. ...

The statement, published by Human Rights Watch and signed by 58 NGOs, directly calls on EU leaders, including the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, the EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Kaja Kallas, and the President of the European Council, António Costa, to urge European governments to respect the ICC. The NGOs pointed out that the attacks on the ICC “compromise the mandate and the mission”, making clear th…

International Criminal Court: African warlords in prison, state leaders under arrest warrant - The body also had a Hungarian judge in the person of Péter Kovács from 2015 to 2024.