World News in Brief: ICC slams 'unacceptable threats', DR Congo displacement, UNEP 'Champions of the Earth'

By UN News

Oct 30, 2023 8:32 am

The President of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday hit back at Russia's recent decision to issue arrest warrants against senior judges, describing the move as the most notable example of 'unacceptable threats and attacks' on the international judicial body.

ICC President Piotr Hofmański was presenting the independent court's annual report to the UN in New York. The ICC was established in July 2002 under a treaty known as the Rome Statute and is based in The Hague, in the Netherlands.

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The President of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday hit back at Russia's recent decision to issue arrest warrants against senior judges, describing the move as the most notable example of 'unacceptable threats and attacks' on the international judicial body.

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