Tag: international criminal court
Pacific lawyer tells of call to respect humanitarian law in Afghanistan
By Christine Rovoi, RNZ Pacific journalist
An International Criminal Court official in the Pacific is calling on all parties in the Afghanistan conflict to respect...
Thousands rally in Tahiti in protest over nuclear weapons legacy
RNZ Pacific
Several thousand people in French Polynesia have joined a march demanding France own up to the damage caused by its nuclear weapons tests.
The...
France under fire for ‘manipulated’ ousting of Temaru from Assembly
By RNZ Pacific
French Polynesia's pro-independence opposition has continued to attack the French government and judiciary for removing its leader Oscar Temaru from the Territorial...
‘My only sin is extrajudicial killings,’ admits President Duterte
President Rodrigo Duterte appeared to admit to extrajudicial killings during a speech on Thursday saying this was the only "sin" that he was guilty...
Only ‘death or isolation can stop me’, vows Duterte critic Trillanes
Philippine military leaders refuse to follow President Rodrigo Duterte's order to arrest outspoken critic Senator Antonio Trillanes. Jamela Alindogan reports from Manila. Video: Al...
ICC withdrawal ‘a principled stand’, claims Philippines’ Foreign Secretary
By Paterno Esmaquel II in Manila
Secretary of Foreign Affairs Alan Peter Cayetano claims the Philippines' withdrawal from the International Criminal Court is "a principled...
