World Leaders Indicted by the International Criminal Court

World Leaders Indicted by the ICC

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The International Criminal Court (ICC) investigates and tries individuals charged with “the gravest crimes of concern to the international community” including genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity, and the crime of aggression.

While the court has mostly prosecuted military leaders and warlords, it has also pursued charges against sitting and former heads of government.

This graphic shows current and former heads of government who have been indicted in the ICC.

The data comes from the ICC and is updated as of March 27, 2025.

Duterte Becomes Latest Leader Indicted by ICC

Former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte recently joined the notorious group of world leaders indicted by the ICC.

Name	Country	Date of indictment	Position/Former Position	Arrest warrant status (as of March 27, 2025)	ICC Charges
Omar al-Bashir	🇸🇩 Sudan	March 4, 2009	Former President of Sudan	Active	Genocide, war crimes (intentionally directing attacks against a civilian population), and crimes against humanity (murder, extermination, forcible transfer, torture, rape) in Darfur, Sudan between at least 2003 and 2008.
Laurent Gbagbo	🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire	November 23, 2011	Former President of Côte d'Ivoire	Acquitted by ICC	Crimes against humanity (murder, rape, other inhumane acts) committed in the context of post-electoral violence in Côte d'Ivoire between December 2010 and April 2011
Vladimir Putin	🇷🇺 Russia	March 17, 2023	President of Russia	Active	War crime of unlawful deportation of children and that of unlawful transfer of children from occupied areas of Ukraine to the Russian Federation from at least February 2022
Benjamin Netanyahu	🇮🇱 Israel	November 21, 2024	Prime Minister of Israel	Active	War crimes of starvation as a method of warfare and of intentionally directing an attack against the civilian population
Min Aung Hlaing*	🇲🇲 Myanmar	November 27, 2024	Acting President	Pending	Crimes against humanity of deportation and persecution of the Rohingya, committed in Myanmar/Bangladesh between August 2017 and December 2017
Rodrigo Duterte	🇵🇭 Philippines	March 11, 2025	Former President of the Philippines	Active	Crimes against humanity, committed in the Philippines between November 2011 and March 2019 including murder, torture, and rape, linked to his anti-drug campaign.

*The ICC has requested an arrest warrant for Min Aung Hlaing, which is still pending as of March 27, 2025.

Arrested on March 11, 2025, Duterte was charged with the crime against humanity of murder for his alleged role in the Davao Death Squad and extrajudicial killings in the Philippines between 2011 and 2019.

The squad, a vigilante group in Davao City, is accused of executing street children, petty crime suspects, and drug dealers.

Former Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir was the first world leader to be indicted by the ICC, charged with crimes against humanity, war crimes, and genocide related to conflict in Darfur in 2009.

In January 2025, the ICC reiterated its demand for Sudan to hand over al-Bashir and his associates, calling on Sudanese authorities to reveal their whereabouts and ensure their extradition.

Laurent Gbagbo, former president of Côte d’Ivoire was the first world leader to be held in ICC custody. He was acquitted of his charges in 2019.

Putin, Netanyahu’s Warrants Still Active

Other notable world leaders who have also been indicted by the ICC include Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu. Both Putin and Netanyahu’s arrest warrants are still active, as of March 2025.

The 124 states that are parties to the Rome Statute, which established the ICC, are legally obligated to arrest and surrender individuals sought by the ICC if they are present on their territory.

Netanyahu’s ICC arrest warrant was divisive among ICC member states, with countries like Canada and Ireland stating they would detain him if he entered their territories while others like Hungary pledged not to.

The United States, which is not a member of the ICC, denounced Netanyahu’s warrant.

U.S. President Donald Trump recently announced sanctions against the ICC, which he accuses of “illegitimate and baseless actions targeting America and our close ally Israel.”

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