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International Criminal Court Timeline

5/14/13: ICC opened preliminary examination of 2010 Israel flotilla raid

5/8/13: ICC prosecutor claimed Libya trials could be "Nuremberg moment"

5/6/13: ICC postponed trial of Kenya vice president

5/2/13: Kenya UN ambassador sought dismissal of ICC charges against president

5/2/13: Gaddafi's son made second appearance in Libya court

4/27/13: ICC judge withdrew from case against Kenya president

4/24/13: Sudan war crimes suspect was reportedly killed in rebel fighting

4/16/13: Kenya top court released ruling upholding presidential election results

4/9/13: ICC indictee Kenyatta was sworn in as fourth president of Kenya

4/3/13: Rights group claimed Sudan government committing war crimes

4/1/13: Sudan announced it would release all political detainees

3/30/13: Kenya Supreme Court upheld presidential election results

3/25/13: Congo war crimes suspect denied charges in first appearance before ICC

3/25/13: Kenya high court ordered vote recount in presidential election

3/22/13: Suspected DRC war criminal surrendered to ICC

3/21/13: UN SG announced probe into Syria chemical weapons

3/20/13: HRW urged Libya government to ensure protection of civilians

3/20/13: Kenya high court demanded silence over 2013 election case

3/18/13: Congo war crimes suspect surrendered at US embassy in Rwanda

3/18/13: Kenya presidential candidate asked ICC to withdraw charges

3/15/13: Kenya PM Raila Odinga appealed election results

3/11/13: ICC dropped case against Kenya politician Francis Muthaura

3/9/13: Uhuru Kenyatta was declared winner of Kenya presidential election

3/8/13: ICC postponed trial of Kenya vice presidential candidate

3/7/13: ICC approved delay of trial for Kenya presidential candidate

3/5/13: Mali rebels called for ICC investigation

3/1/13: UN senior official addressed sexual violence issues in Cambodia and Kenya

2/26/13: ICC prosecutor agreed to delay trial of 4 Kenyans

2/26/13: Rights group condemned Ivory Coast violations

2/25/13: UN rights chief urged international community to continue to prevent abuses

2/21/13: HRW claimed Mali should prosecute soldiers for abuses

2/21/13: Nigeria government was ordered to pay US$240 million for 1999 local massacre

2/18/13: UN claimed both sides to Syria conflict guilty of war crimes

2/15/13: Kenya government sued for police brutality during 2007 post-election violence

2/14/13: Kenya presidential candidate asked ICC to postpone trial

2/12/13: UN rights chief claimed Syria death toll was rising, urged Security Council to take action

2/12/13: UN rights chief claimed Syria death toll was rising, urged Security Council to take action

1/17/13: Gaddafi's son made first appearance in Libya court

8/23/12: Libya set September trial date for Gaddafi's son

8/7/12: ICC outlined first-ever reparation plan for victims

7/10/12: ICC sentenced former Congo militia leader to 14 years

7/9/12: ICC set April trial date for Kenya post-election violence cases

7/6/12: ICC lawyer said Gaddafi son will not receive fair trial

7/2/12: UN rights chief renewed call to refer Syria to ICC

7/2/12: Libya released detained ICC staff members

7/1/12: ICC chief prosecutor called for end to destruction of Mali religious shrines

6/15/12: Fatou Bensouda sworn in as ICC prosecutor

6/13/12: ICC prosecutors sought 30 year sentence for former Congo militia leader

6/13/12: ICC filed new application to arrest Rwanda field commander

6/12/12: ICC, Australia officials visited detained ICC staff in Libya

6/12/12: ICC agreed to postpone hearing for Ivory Coast ex-president

6/12/12: ICC renewed call to release staff members detained in Libya

6/9/12: ICC staff members detained in Libya

6/7/12: Ivory Coast ex-president asked to postpone ICC hearing

6/1/12: ICC postponed order for Libya to turn over Gaddafi son

5/31/12: ICC rejected arrest warrant for Congo rebel leader

5/30/12: ICC appeals chamber declined to confirm charges against Rwanda rebel leader

5/24/12: ICC rejected jurisdiction challenge in Kenya cases

5/14/12: ICC prosecutor sought arrest of two DRC rebel leaders

5/1/12: Libya challenged ICC right to try Gaddafi's son

4/12/12: ICC prosecutor asked court to report Libya to UN for detaining Gaddafi son

4/5/12: Libya denied ICC request to hand over Gaddafi son

3/14/12: Congo militia leader found guilty in first ICC verdict

3/1/12: ICC issued arrest warrant for Sudan defense minister

2/22/12: ICC expanded investigation of war crimes in Ivory Coast

2/10/12: UN rights office called for ICC trial for Syria officials

1/25/12: Maldives lawyers sought ICC intervention over detained judge

1/23/12: ICC confirmed charges against 4 suspects for Kenya post-election violence

12/19/11: ICC rejected prosecution request to block Rwanda rebel leader's release

12/16/11: ICC declined to confirm charges against Rwanda rebel leader

12/15/11: ICC prosecutor urged international cooperation in arresting Darfur suspects

12/15/11: HRW claimed Syria officials ordered civilian attacks, called for ICC investigation

12/12/11: ICC referred Malawi to UN Security Council for failure to arrest Sudan president

12/12/11: ICC deputy prosecutor officially elected next chief prosecutor

12/5/11: Former Ivory Coast president Gbagbo appeared before ICC

12/2/11: ICC prosecutor sought arrest warrant for Sudan defense minister

11/30/11: ICC opened probe into claims of mass rapes by Gaddafi loyalists

11/30/11: ICC took former Ivory Coast president Gbagbo into custody

11/28/11: Nobel peace laureate urged ICC investigation into former Yemen regime

11/28/11: Kenya court issued arrest warrant for Sudan president al-Bashir, wanted ICC criminal

11/25/11: Mexico activists sought ICC probe of Calderon, drug war

11/23/11: ICC prosecutor announced Libya could try Gaddafi's son

10/19/11: ICC requested explanation from Malawi for failure to arrest Sudan president

10/15/11: ICC prosecutor visited Ivory Coast to probe war crime allegations

10/11/11: Syria rejected calls to join ICC

9/16/11: ICC opened hearing for DRC war crimes suspect

9/15/11: HRW report criticized ICC prosecutions

9/13/11: Rights group filed ICC complaint against Vatican over clergy abuse

9/8/11: ICC requested help from INTERPOL to locate Gaddafi

9/1/11: ICC began hearings in Kenya post-election violence cases

5/16/11: ICC prosecutor sought Gaddafi arrest warrant for crimes against humanity

1/28/10: US war crimes ambassador said US unlikely to join ICC in 'foreseeable future'

2/3/09: Palestinian President Abbas petitioned ICC to bring Gaza war crimes case

8/28/06: ICC lay first charge against Congo militia leader

10/6/05: ICC issued arrest warrants for Ugandan cult leaders

7/1/02: Rome Statute took legal effect



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