Lithuania is up for lawfare. A member state of the International Criminal Court (ICC), it has sparked an ICC preliminary inquiry by submitting a referral to investigate Belarus, a non-member state, for crimes against humanity. It is about the persecution of political Belarussian activists and any opposition to the Lukashenko regime. Lithuania argues that the ICC has jurisdiction because this crime – that includes torture, arbitrary detention, forced disappearance, sexual violence – continues into Lithuania through the unlawful deportation of Belarus civilians. It is said to be the first time a state party refers a non-state party. And it’s all made clear in this podcast by our partners at Asymmetrical Haircuts
Stephanie van den Berg and Janet Anderson also discuss the separate issue of the forced transfer of Ukrainian children by Russia. Could Belarus be held accountable for this crime too?
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This podcast has been published as part of a partnership between JusticeInfo.net and Asymmetrical Haircuts, a podcast on international justice produced from The Hague by journalists Janet Anderson and Stephanie van den Berg, who retain full control and independence over the contents of the podcast.
