we look to the icc. this is what the icc was established for. so in times of where people need to be held accountable to the standards of international law, that this body we created collectively, as a world community, would hold those folks accountable. anchor: the u.s. does not support. >> of course, there is a hypocritical nature with which the u.s. policy operates. the u.s. is fine promoting values of international human rights, but will not speak loudly when it is their colleagues perpetuating violations of human rights in israel. a repeat offender with which the u.s. repeatedly defends. the icc is more reliable for us. anchor: i was speaking a few weeks ago to a former chief prosecutor of the icc who said a single case in the u.s. could be an option to consider. would you agree? >> i will leave that to other legal minds. we have our hands full making sure at the grassroots level folks know how to take action. we want to uplift the folks, the calls for the icc investigation of the killing of shireen abu akleh. i think there are plenty of or

we are not a part of the icc. >> we are not. but, i think it is true that while there are constraints on us by law, there is some u.s. law that says you cannot do some things with the icc. we know why they were put in place. there are some things we can do to support the icc. i think this is true. smarter people that i, one of whom is sitting right here, have suggested that. the united states either with the government or more likely through legal capabilities we have can support icc investigations. is that right? so, there are things we can do. but we cannot actually participate. and we don't expect -- except jurisdiction over them. but the question also asks, are there changes to the law? some people are suggesting changes to the law. there is an amendment that says, if there is a war criminal who comes to the united states, who is convicted of a war crime in another country we can arrested them. >> so we do not make a distinction on being named a war criminal by the icc versus the ukrainian judiciary, versus another country?

what the icc has on its side this time around is that it's actually deploying a team of investigators into a live conflict. so that increases the chance of gathering the type of evidence it will need for these prosecutions. so things like ballistic material, phone intercepts, radar data, witness testimony, videos, photographs, all of that kind of stuff needs to be collected. the real challenge for the prosecutor is to avoid any allegations of bias, because karim khan, the prosecutor here, has made it absolutely clear his door is still open. he still hopes to have cooperation from russia, which will, of course, increase the chances of bringing any future indictments both against ukrainians and potentially russians, too. in terms of the evidence gathering, they need all of this stuff. they need to make sure they can understand it. it leads them first to the commanders. but really what this court focuses on is getting the people right at the top who are making the decisions, for example, to go into ukraine in the first place. there has been a lot of talk about whether president putin may

laura: ukraine was called a crime scene at the international criminal court today, the icc prosecutor says the court plans to open an office in the ukrainian capital to support the investigations into alleged war crimes. anna halligan set this update. >> the joint investigation team is working together to preserve and share evidence of alleged atrocities. they're looking at everything from cases of rape to the deliberate killing of civilians, to the forcible transfer of children. ukrainian prosecutor who's here pointed out they did have access to some of these alleged crime scenes, which are under russian occupation, but they do have access to people, victims, witnesses, and to areas that have been liberated by the ukrainian forces. the icc prosecutor talked about the importance of sharing not just evidence, but also the investigative skills, forensic techniques among the member states he also talked about the importance of the iccs presence in the region, which is why they are workin on setting up an office in the capital of kyiv. beyond this, thousands of atrocities are now under in

law that says he cannot do some things with the icc. there are some things we can do to support the icc. i think this is true. smarter people than i, one of whom who is sitting right here, have suggested that the united states, either with the government, more likely through legal able abilities that we have, can support icc investigations. that's right. there are things we can do, even under this restrictive law that we are operating on that says we cannot ask you to participate. we don't accept jurisdiction over them. there are things we need to do but the question to also ask, are there some changes to the law? some people are suggesting changes. for example, there is a an amendment, i don't know if it is moved but it says, if there is a war criminal, who comes to the united states, who was convicted of war crimes in another country we can arrest him. chuck: we don't make a distinction on a war criminal by icc versus named by the craniums versus other countries? -- ukrainians versus other countries? fmr. amb. taylor: it is being work

from providing intelligence or people to the icc. in general, do you believe that the biden administration is providing as much assistance to you in this investigation as u.s. law allows? karim: we have had good communications and good meetings with the u.s. administration and, in fact, bipartisan. if we can work together, we can get more justice than we havat the moment. but, of course, i think there's always areas for significant improvement. i'm not going to -- in an ideal world, i would make many suggestions, but it's not my prerogative. there are conversations going on. and i hope, of course, we can build trust and we can get evermore support from all state parties, including the united states. nick: pursuing someone like president putin or other senior russian officials could be done by another crime, the crime of aggression. the icc, of course, does not have jurisdiction over the crime of aggression. but do you support ukraine using the crime of aggression, which is in its legal code, or the creation of some kind of independen

put aside its difference and work with the icc? >> the second question seems to be the more relevant one because notfirst question is relevant if were not part of the icc. >> we are not part of it but i think it is true that while there i are constraints on us, y law, there there's some ut says you can't do some things with the icc, and we know why they were paid in place. but there are some things we can do to support the icc. i thinkme this is true. and again smarterk people thani or one of whom is sitting right here have suggested that the united states either with the government or more likely through legal abilities that we have, can support icc investigations. that's right. is that right? so, there are things we can do. but we cannot actually participate. and we don't expect -- except jurisdiction over them. but the question also asks, are there changes to the law? some people are suggesting changes to the law. there is an amendment that says, if there is a war criminal who comes to the united states, who is convicted of a wa

lane that pertains to the icc. my understanding is that the general process of holding individuals accountable for violations of international humanitarian law, and international human rights, law would be analogous to previous cases that have been brought. >> who would have the opportunity to arrest, if you will, vladimir putin? >> that is obviously a very, very tricky question. i think it's hard to envisage that president putin would travel outside of the russian federation to a general 16. where national authorities would choose to exercise and arrest warrant. especially as long as he is having state. it is a conundrum, frankly. if one looks at the long term, there are plenty of examples. examples of former leaders who have been held accountable. at the end of the day, usually after they fall from power for their crimes. >> thank you, i yield back, chairman. >> thank you very much, the chair now recognizes representative snyder for five minutes. ambassador, can you hear me now. >> yes, i can hear you. >> i apolo

the icc prosecutor talked about the importance of sharing notjust evidence but also the investigate of skills, forensic techniques. among the member states, he also talked about the importance of the icc�*s presence in the region, which is why they are working on setting up an office in at the capital, kyiv. beyond this, thousands of atrocities are now under investigation, 600 suspects have been identified, including within the military and political circles, according to the ukrainian prosecutor. the icc prosecutor pointed out this case wasn't just about protecting europeans or european values, but, he said, basic human standards in the 21st century. and hogan reporting. in other news, i want to tell you about taiwan now, which says it has deployed fighterjets to ward off 30 warplanes sent by china into its air defence zone, the biggest incursion by beijing since january. monday's incident came shortly after the us presidentjoe biden warned china against invading taiwan, and on the same day that the us senator tammy duckworth visited the island to discuss security. beijing claims th

the icc prosecutor talked about the importance of sharing notjust evidence but the investigated skills, forensic techniques among the member states. he also talked about the importance of the icc�*s presence in the region, which is why they are working on setting up an office in at the capital, kyiv. beyond this, thousands of atrocities are now under investigation, 600 suspects have been identified, including within the military and political circles according to the ukrainian prosecutor. the icc prosecutor pointed out this case wasn'tjust about protecting europeans or european values, but, he said, basic human standards in the zist basic human standards in the 21st century. anna holligan, the hauge. let's get some of the day's other news. taiwan has deployed fighter jets to ward off 30 warplanes sent by china into its air defence zone, the biggest incursion by beijing since january. monday's incident came after president biden warned china against invading taiwan. beijing claims the self—ruled island of taiwan as its own. actorjohnny depp made an unscheduled appearance at london c

do you think that this administration will actually pursue at the icc? >> yes. thank you for the questions. the united states is not a party to the rome statute as you mentioned but we will support the icc and its prosecutor and bringing cases against perpetrators of war crimes in ukraine. we said that publicly and we will continue to do that via the osc and whatever resources we have available. we have information that other nations are not privy to that we will be able to share at the end of the day with the icc to enable it to bring cases. >> we have 40 seconds left. sources that we have on the ground in ukraine, what do we do with those assertions of war crimes and people that we are talking to. what do i tell people to send that evidence to and how do i facilitate that to continue to build this case? >> i think it will be imperative that some point that they coordinate. there is already a lot of communication happening. there clearly needs to be a repository of evidence located in one place and any number of ngos operating in ukraine, also from othe

the icc is currently investigating allegations of russian war crimes in ukraine. so access to the court would have been highly valuable to moscow. >>> number of people forced to become refugees worldwide is at a record high. a new report says that more than 100 million people have been forced to flee war, violence, persecution, and human rights abuses. and in ukraine alone more than 7 million people have been internally displaced and more than 6 million more refugees have fred the country because of putin's war. the u.n. high commission says that the current food crisis intensified by the war in ukraine will make matters worse. >> unfortunately i cannot imagine how if you have a food crisis on top of everything that i have described, war, human rights, climate, you name it, on top of that, you have a food crisis, it will just accelerate the trends that are described in this report. >> the report primarily focused on 2021 and said more than two-thirds of the world's refugees came from just five countries. they are syria, venezuela, afghan, south sudan and myanmar.

the icc is a limited option syria is not a member and this court has jurisdiction only where the alleged perpetrator is a citizen of a member state or if the alleged crime takes place in the territory of a member state. they can only launch prosecutions against those who have crimes of syria. a case can be referred to the security council resolution any subsequent is in light of the russian and chinese veto. it is a global accountability option and should continue to be explored and those that have recently advance with crimes committed in syria with links to jordan to create territorial jurisdictions for the court as a member state. as documented there is a pressing need to establish accountability for atrocities during the syria conflict as mentioned includes prosecution syrian port national level prosecutions under jurisdiction and thesi establishment of a tribunal for syria as well as prosecution at the icc. it is time the international community with support from the united states act towards accountability. imposing accountability is paramount in the wake of the ongoing conflict of

moreover, intake is can be referred to the icc to a security council resolution. any such resolution regarding syria is unlikely in light of the russian and chinese veto. the icc is an important global accountability option at a theoretical level and its involvement in syria should continue to be explored. one idea is a group of human rights lawyers as recent events the argument crimes committed in syria haveen a link to jordan where many of the victims have fled to in order to create territorial jurisdiction for the court as jordan is a member state. as this test when has documented there's a pressing need to establish accountability for atrocities committed during the syria conflict. different accountability options as mentioned include prosecutions in syrian courts, national level prosecutions under the principle of universal jurisdiction, establishmenthm oa hybrid tribunal for syria as well as prosecutions at the international criminal court. it is time theon international community with support from the united states acts towards accountability composing acco

this icc investigation into alleged war crimes in ukraine has already been fast—tracked, and mr khan has said that they will look into allegations of atrocities by either side. but if the evidence points to the higher levels of the russian military or politics, that is where they will follow. khan's team has already set up base in kyiv, and 42 investigators are already on the ground. but this was his first visit to the eastern front. i will keep on trying to engage with the russian federation because i think any state that wishes to fly the flag of democracy and legality should have nothing to hide and nothing to fear. mr khan didn't have time to stop and talk as he walked past iryna's shell—damaged apartment, but she's in no doubt who his investigation should find accountable. translation: putin and his cronies. - we ukrainians have already condemned them. this is not the way to do things. we are brothers. we are supposed to respect each other. why are they attacking us? iryna will have to be patient. the war isn't over, and investigations of this magnitude take time. cooperation

this icc investigation into alleged war crimes in ukraine has already been fast—tracked, and mr khan has said that they will look into allegations of atrocities by either side. but if the evidence points to the higher levels of the russian military or politics, that is where they will follow. khan's team has already set up base in kyiv, and 42 investigators are already on the ground. but this was his first visit to the eastern front. i will keep on trying to engage with the russian federation because i think any state that wishes to fly the flag of democracy and legality should have nothing to hide and nothing to fear. mr khan didn't have time to stop and talk as he walked past iryna's shell—damaged apartment, but she's in no doubt who his investigation should find accountable. putin! translation: putin and his cronies. - we ukrainians have already condemned them. this is not the way to do things. we are brothers. we are supposed to respect each other. why are they attacking us? iryna will have to be patient. the war isn't over, and investigations of this magnitude take time. coope

we have the icc under increasing pressure given the weakness of the yen. what we have seen as the bank of japan doubling down on its jgb purchases in the last week. there does not seem to be any sense that they are contemplating or debating shifting policy. i would not imagine we are going to see any changes at tomorrow's bank of japan. boj, governor still had several months left in his term. we may not see any changes during his term. as a go into early next year with a new government, we may see a different picture. we don't see the bank of japan rushing to shift policy. we expect it to remain as is. rishaad: i think, what they should be doing rather than what are they doing. we have had him doing the same thing, doubling down on it. this is a classic unsigned definition of insanity. number two you get the law of diminishing returns in play as well. it is not working. >> you are right in the sense that maybe they should be doing it. we thought they would be wiping the yield curve control band, allowing some more flexible -- flex ability what their jgb. t

this icc investigation into alleged war crimes in ukraine has already been fast tracked, and mr khan has said that they will look into allegations of atrocities by either side. but if the evidence points to the higher levels of the russian military or politics, that is where they will follow. khan's team has already set up base in kyiv, and 42 investigators are already on the ground. but this was his first visit to the eastern front. i will keep on trying to engage with the russian federation, because i think any state that wishes to fly the flag of democracy and legality should have nothing to hide and nothing to fear. mr khan didn't have time to stop and talk as he walked past irina's shell—damaged apartment, but she's in no doubt who his investigation should find accountable. putin. translation: putin and his cronies. we ukrainians have already condemned them. this is not the way to do things. we are brothers. we are supposed to respect each other. why are they attacking us? iryna will have to be patient. the war isn't over, and investigations of this magnitude take time. cooper

it's interesting this match coming off the back of those comments from the icc chairman who said that test matches are not part of the landscape moving forward. it's interesting because this england side don't seem to agree with that succulent not at all, his comments have been met with quite firm responses. heather not used one word when i asked about it — she said it was sad because tests cricket is seen as the pinnacle of cricket so often and if there is a sense that some of these players won't get the opportunity to play very often, they'll inevitably feel it's being viewed as a lesser form of the game. so encland viewed as a lesser form of the game. so england are _ viewed as a lesser form of the game. so england are desperate _ viewed as a lesser form of the game. so england are desperate to - viewed as a lesser form of the game. so england are desperate to play - viewed as a lesser form of the game. so england are desperate to play as i so england are desperate to play as much as possible, they play reasonably often, at least more than other countries in south africa. this is

year-old man posed as a brazilian intern and could have gained access to sensitive intelligence on the icc's probe into war crimes in ukraine and was unmasked as a member of russian military intelligence. fire was set to several trains in rallies against a new military recruitment scheme. the policy means new recruits will start on short-term contracts and could miss out on some entitlements. the indian state has some of india's highest unemployment and poverty rates. australia's new government is pledging a 43% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. it was one of the prime minister's key election issues. they say the country is turning the corner on climate change, blaming extreme weather events that have battered australia in recent years. 300 people rescued from an overcrowded boat off the coast of libya. nonprofit group ci found the vessel adrift wednesday morning. the united nations say 3000 people died trying to reach europe via the mediterranean on boats last year. unseasonable heat has caused france's national railway co. to limit the speed of its trains in the country's sout

university and -- one of the coordinating lead author for the chapter on climate change impacts and icc report. a major decision about covid vaccines. stay with us. ♪♪ [music break] amy: "sante" by stromae. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman with nermeen shaikh. hundreds of public health and civil society organizations have denounced the world trade organization for approving a test last week that they say leaves in place intellectual property barriers that will continue to limit global access to covid-19 vaccines, tests, and treatment. in cape town, south africa, fatima hassan is the founder and director of health justice initiative in south africa whose recent op-ed is headlined "new wto deal is a slap in the face to poorer countries." and in new york city, we are joined by mihir mankad, a senior advisor for global health advocacy and policy for doctors without borders or msf. he was at the wto meeting. welcome to both of you to democracy now! mihir mankad, if you can lay out what happened at the meeting? i think part of why decisio

can be referred to the ipc security council resolution any such resolution regarding syria that the icc was an important global account of the -- accountability and should be contingent explored. a group of human rights lawyers recently advanced the argument that crimes committed in syria have her link is jordan where many have fled to tigre jurisdictions for the courts in a member state. there's a pressing need to establish accountability for atrocities committed during the syrian conflict for different accountability options include prosecutions in searing court national level prosecutions under universal jars since the establishment of the hybrid tribunal as well as prosecutions at the international criminal court but it's time the international community acts towards accountability. its paramount in the wake of the ongoing conflict in ukraine and the commission of atrocities by russian forces. crucial to establish an accountability to all those who ordered the commission atrocities whether they are located in syria or ukraine. thank you. >> senator risch. >> of all i want to thank h

. >> and ayman, you know, the icc prosecutor was here the other day. he's essentially called the entire ukraine a crime scene, and some of the worries are, in the places that there are no access to, like mariupol, like kherson, like the donbas region, that a lot of these crimes are being covered up by the russians. that they're using, you know, extraordinary tactics to bury the things that they have done there, but the general prosecutor of ukraine that i spoke to today said that they are going to do everything they can to unearth these crimes and technology is a big help to get them to do that. >> yeah, of course, we're seeing this all play out in realtime as well. that is adding to that dynamic. gentlemen, thank you so much for spending time with us this afternoon. >>> when we return, as the country gets ready to roll out the covid vaccine for the nation's youngest kids, there is one big state that is refusing to take part. the white house pandemic response coordinator, dr. ashish jha, joins us live next. , dr. ah jha, joins us live next. your heart