The War Crime of Cultural Destruction
On March 1 a man named Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi made an appearance at the International Criminal Court in the Hague, and in so doing earned the dubious distinction of being the first person to ever appear at the ICC for the crime of destroying cultural heritage. He is accused of ordering and participating in the destruction of centuries old mausoleums in…
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