Showing posts with label the International Criminal Court. Show all posts
Showing posts with label the International Criminal Court. Show all posts

Friday, November 18, 2016

Russia and the International Criminal Court

             Russia withdraws from the International Criminal Court (ICC), though it had never ratified the agreement at the first place. It might seem like Putin is bothered by the accusations of Crimea’s occupation or other investigations against Russia. However, it is just another way of making it clear to the world that Russia does not care much about what is going on. Kremlin does not respect the international organizations which serves them as a platforms to show their power and bias. Up until now Russia has not ratified the Paris agreement on Climate Change. It is also another tool to make the rest of the countries to consider Russia as an important partner for negotiations in the international arena.

Tuesday, February 2, 2016

Past crime of Russia to be revealed

        After the previous shameful news concerning Russian government another crime of the past is waiting for its revelation. The Russian-Georgian conflict in 2008 came into the focus of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Haage . It announced the investigation of the possible war crimes against humanity during the conflict. From June till October 2008 pro-Russian separatists and later on Russian troops took the territory of South Ossetia (Tskhinvali Region), part of Georgia. After the conflict Russia announced independence of this territory. During the hostilities 1000 people were killed and all ethnic Georgians lived on this territory were displaced.