"I am a victim, but I am treated as a perpetrator," he tells himself. Ghent jeweller Filip Moens shot dead a fleeing robber four years ago after the latter brutally held him and his family at gunpoint. According to the prosecutor's office, the jeweller was provoked, but was ...
Human rights lawyers seek ICC probe into Turkey crimes
Human rights lawyers have called on the International Criminal Court to open an investigation into alleged crimes they say were committed by Turkish authorities against thousands of opponents of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
LIVE. Livestock farmers ask Flemish Parliament not to approve nitrogen decree
A group of livestock farmers, supported by lawyer Walter Van Steenbrugge, has written an open letter to the members of the Flemish Parliament. In it, they call for the nitrogen decree not to be approved. To do so, they refer to a scientific report containing five pain points in the Flemish government's nitrogen approach.
Johan Vande Lanotte takes Turkish regime to International Criminal Court
Former minister Johan Vande Lanotte is taking the Turkish regime to the International Criminal Court (ICC) for crimes against humanity. "More than 200,000 people disappeared, were tortured or detained for no reason," said Vande Lanotte, who has worked for the law firm Van Steenbrugge Advocaten for several years.
ICC asked to investigate Turkish government over persecution of opponents around the world
European legal experts compiled a dossier of witness testimonies giving details of torture, state-sponsored kidnapping, and wrongful imprisonment. The international criminal court (ICC) in The Hague is being asked to investigate the Turkish government for alleged crimes against humanity in its pursuit and persecution of opponents around the world.
