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A decade ago, WikiLeaks shocked the world with revelations of US war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan. How Assange’s popular following was reversed, his reputation trashed, and his health ruined is a saga which is still playing out. Publisher Julian Assange became an instant celebrity. In 2011 he received the popular vote for Time magazine’s Person of the Year, became Le Monde’s Man of the Year, and was repeatedly nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize.
Turkey’s incursions into Syria have been widely criticised, but Turkey justifies them as self-defence measures. These incursions are also indicative of wider international interests and a long history of Kurds being marginalised. Turkey’s current incursion into Northern Syria, which began in earnest on 9 October 2019, has been met with widespread criticism throughout the world.
There is potential for ISIS foreign fighters captured in Syria to be tried by the International Criminal Court. If this proves possible, it could open up a pathway for it to exercise its jurisdiction in the broader context of the Syrian conflict. Twenty years ago, a treaty established the International Criminal Court (ICC) with a mandate to end impunity for perpetrators of war crimes and prevent such atrocities.
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