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The Hague, also known as "the Royal City by the Sea," is the third largest city in the Netherlands. The Dutch government and parliament are in The Hague — but it is not the country's capital.

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Former KLA commander Pjeter Shala wearing headphones at war crimes trial in The Hague

Former Kosovo rebel chief sentenced to 18 years in prison

Former Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) commander Pjeter Shala was convicted of war crimes by judges in The Hague.
PoliticsJuly 16, 2024
Salih Mustafa, balding man with glasses

Kosovo court upholds rebel commander's war crimes conviction

Salih Mustafa's conviction on torture and murder charges was the first made by the special Kosovo court in The Hague.
Law and JusticeDecember 14, 2023
A man amid a blaze

The Hague: Defense of Sudanese war crimes suspect begins

Janjaweed leader Ali Abd-Al-Rahman says he's not guilty. Lawyers say justice is necessary to end the conflict in Sudan.
Law and JusticeOctober 19, 2023
Exterior view of the Peace Palace housing the UN's International Court of Justice

Ukraine vs. Russia: Genocide proceedings at UN's top court

DW explains the upcoming proceedings at the UN's top court over whether Russia violated the Genocide Convention.
ConflictsSeptember 17, 2023
Police detaining several climate protesters on the A12 highway in the Netherlands. One woman in the foreground is being forcibly removed from the road.

Netherlands police detain thousands of climate protesters

The protesters have vowed to continue until the Dutch government stops subsidizing the fossil fuel industry.
ClimateSeptember 10, 2023
A view of (L to R) Karim Khan, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Didier Reynders, European Commissioner for Justice, Ladislav Hamran, President of Eurojust, Andriy Kostin, Prosecutor General of the Ukraine, and Kenneth A. Polite Jr., Assistant Attorney General of the US during a joint press conference

Center opens to probe Russia's war in Ukraine

The International Center for the Prosecution of the Crime of Aggression (ICPA) is based in The Hague.
Law and JusticeJuly 3, 202302:19 min
ICPA prosecutors in the Hague

The Hague: Center to probe Russia's war in Ukraine opens

The center will look into the crime of aggression, which the International Criminal Court (ICC) cannot investigate.
Law and JusticeJuly 3, 2023
Ukraine I ICC prosecutor Karim Khan visits Bucha

ICC 30 years after Yugoslavia: From Milosevic to Putin

The Russian president's ICC arrest warrant is founded on the special tribunals on the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda.
PoliticsMay 25, 2023
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shakes hands with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte at The Hague, in the Netherlands

Ukraine's Zelenskyy calls for special tribunal at The Hague

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russian President Vladimir Putin must be brought to justice for his war in Ukraine.
ConflictsMay 4, 2023
People holding up banners and flags at a protest rally

Kosovo war trial: More resentment between Kosovo and Serbia?

The Kosovo war crimes trial in The Hague could exacerbate tensions between Kosovo and Serbia.
ConflictsApril 5, 2023
Former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci attends his war crimes trial in The Hague,

Kosovo Liberation Army war crimes trial begins in The Hague

Former top commanders in the Kosovo Liberation Army stand accused of persecuting political rivals and ethnic minorities.
PoliticsApril 3, 2023
Former President of Kosovo Hashim Thaci looks into the camera.

Kosovo's ex-president Thaci pleads not guilty in The Hague

Thousands gathered to protest the trial against Kosovo's ex-President Hashim Thaci accused of war crimes.
ConflictsApril 3, 2023
Exterior view of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands

US charges alleged Russian spy who tried to infiltrate ICC

The US indictment could set up a battle over extradition. Russia accuses the alleged spy of narcotics offenses.
PoliticsMarch 25, 2023
Demonstrators during an action by Farmers Defense Force FDF in the Zuiderpark in The Hague

Dutch farmers, climate activists hold protests in The Hague

Thousands of farmers and activists protested in The Hague against Dutch government plans to cut nitrate emissions.
PoliticsMarch 11, 2023
The MH17 wreckage in a warehouse

MH17 probe links Putin to missile that brought down plane

Russian President Vladimir Putin likely provided the missile that shot down the Malaysia Airlines flight over Ukraine.
CatastropheFebruary 8, 2023
Annalena Baerbock and ICC President Piotr Hofmanski in conversation on their feet at the International Criminal Court. January 16, 2023.

Germany's Baerbock calls for special Ukraine tribunal at ICC

At the ICC, Annalena Baerbock called for a special international tribunal to prosecute Russian war crimes in Ukraine.
PoliticsJanuary 16, 2023
Girl With a Pearl Earring

Climate activists who targeted Vermeer sentenced to prison

Two Belgian activists who threw soup on 'Girl With a Pearl Earring' have been given short jail terms by a Dutch court.
ClimateNovember 2, 2022
A man wears a blanket as he stands outside the Ter Apel migrant facility near Groningen as another man sleeps on the ground behind him and others stand and sit in front of a tall fence at dusk

Dutch court demands better migration centers

The situation got so bad this summer that Doctors Without Borders deployed teams over humanitarian concerns.
Human RightsOctober 6, 2022
A cross on a grave in Bucha

Going after war crime perpetrators

A conference in the Hague looks at ways to coordinate global efforts to tackle war crimes in Ukraine.
ConflictsJuly 14, 2022
In this April 1944 file photo, German paratroopers wait in the yard of a country house for orders to counter attack, near Cassino, Italy

German, Italy in court over Nazi reparations

Germany is trying to stop Italy from forcing the sale of German-owned properties to cover claims linked to Nazi crimes.
Law and JusticeApril 30, 2022
Salih Mustafa, in court, is accused of torture and participating in the murder of a prisoner

Kosovo tribunal: KLA commander slams 'Gestapo' court

Salih Mustafa is the first defendant to stand trial before the Special Tribunal for War Crimes during the Kosovo War.
Law and JusticeSeptember 15, 2021
Ratko Mladic in the court room in The Hague

Mladic's upheld life sentence won't prompt Serbian rethink

The upholding of Ratko Mladic's life sentence won't make Serbia admit responsibility for its role in the Yugoslav Wars.
PoliticsJune 9, 2021
Ratko Mladic at the International Criminal Tribunal

Ratko Mladic faces appeal judgment

On Tuesday a UN appeals court hands down its final verdict to the former Bosnian Serb military chief.
PoliticsJune 8, 2021
Dutch anti-riot police and mounted police officers detain confront a demonstration against the government and anti-COVID measures at The Hague

Dutch police clear anti-lockdown protest on eve of election

A protest against the Dutch government and its coronavirus restrictions in The Hague was ended by police.
PoliticsMarch 14, 2021
Mark Rutte cycling

Dutch government resigns over child benefits scandal

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said the government would continue to lead the country's COVID.-19 response team.
PoliticsJanuary 15, 2021
Ex-President of Kosovo Hashim Thaci

Kosovo's former President Thaci appears in Hague court

The man who oversaw Kosovo's quest for independence has appeared in court for the first time on war crime charges
Law and JusticeNovember 9, 2020
Kosovo President Hashim Thaci

Kosovo reels as leaders face war crimes charges

There has been less-than-vigorous public debate within Kosovo about the 1998-99 war with Serbia. But that may change.
ConflictsNovember 6, 2020
Greek foreign minister visits Tirana, Albania

Albania, Greece seek maritime border resolution from ICJ

Athens and Tirana have made a united request to the ICJ for a resolution over a long-standing border dispute.
PoliticsOctober 21, 2020
A man is handcuffed by police in The Hague

Multiple arrests after nights of riots in The Hague

Social workers cited "coronavirus boredom" as the motive for the unrest, which prompted dozens of arrests.
CrimeAugust 15, 2020
Hashim Thaci talks to the media in The Hague

Thaci: Talks with Hague prosecutors 'price of freedom'

Kosovo President Hashim Thaci has spoken to prosecutors in The Hague over his indictment for war crimes.
Law and JusticeJuly 13, 2020
A rescue helicopter is looking for a group of surfers who encountered problems

Several surfers die off Dutch coast

Police in the Netherlands say that five people have died while surfing at a beach near The Hague.
CatastropheMay 12, 2020
Yukos Logo

Dutch court backs $50 billion Yukos claim against Kremlin

The Permanent Court of Arbitration has upheld an appeal by shareholders demanding compensation from the Russian state.
BusinessFebruary 18, 2020
Syringe, hands holding medical equipment

Dutch euthanasia clinic sees big jump in requests

One of the few nations where euthanasia is legal, the Netherlands saw a 22% increase in requests for the treatment.
HealthFebruary 7, 2020
A police officer works near the site of a stabbing on a shopping street in The Hague

'No terrorist motive' in The Hague stabbing

Police in The Hague say there are no signs of a "terrorist motive" after a stabbing attack in a busy shopping area.
CrimeDecember 1, 2019
A forensic search underway in The Hague

Dutch police arrest suspect in The Hague stabbing

Authorities have detained a man suspected of stabbing three minors in a busy shopping district of The Hague.
CrimeNovember 30, 2019
The crime scene in The Hague

Several wounded in The Hague city center incident

The attacker is still at large after three teenagers were injured during a stabbing incident in the city center.
CrimeNovember 29, 2019
Eggert Konstantin

Specter of MH17 haunts Kremlin

Konstantin Eggert
Russian involvement in the downing of flight MH17 could lead all the way to the Kremlin.
PoliticsNovember 20, 2019
Gravestones in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Netherlands partially responsible for Srebrenica massacre

The Dutch Supreme Court upheld a ruling that Dutch UN peacekeepers had failed to protect 350 people in Bosnia in 1995.
Law and JusticeJuly 19, 2019
Bosoc Ntaganda, the ex-warlord on trial in the Hague

ICC convicts Congo warlord in war crimes charge

The ex-warlord was convicted on 13 counts of war crimes and five counts of crimes against humanity.
Law and JusticeJuly 8, 2019
Niederlande Den Haag Gottesdient Asylbewerber

Dutch church ends 24/7 anti-deportation vigil

A small Dutch church's hard work has paid off — the government will review hundreds of rejected asylum applications.
PoliticsJanuary 30, 2019
Firefighters huddle together in front of a partially destroyed building in The Hague

Blast rips through The Hague residential building

At least nine people have been injured when a house in The Hague collapsed after a major blast, authorities have said.
CatastropheJanuary 27, 2019
Hayarpi Tamrazyan (right) from Armenia attends a service in the Bethel church in The Hague

Dutch church prays 24/7 against deportation

In The Hague, thousands of worshippers have been praying nonstop to protect Armenian asylum-seekers from deportation.
SocietyDecember 18, 2018
Krsto Lazarevic

Balkan World Cup teams reveal nationalist fault lines

Krsto Lazarevic
When political conflicts make it into the penalty box, emotions run high. That goes doubly for World Cup time.
PoliticsJuly 1, 2018
Sign showing Vjislav Seselj (DW/D. Dedovic)

Could Serbia shelter a fugitive from The Hague?

Vojislav Seselj once narrowly avoided a guilty verdict for crimes against humanity. He has no desire to return to court.
CrimeApril 10, 2018
Christmas card photo of Prince Carlos de Bourbon de Parme and Princess Annemarie with Luisa Irene Constance Anna Maria Princess de Bourbon de Parme and Cecilia Maria Johanna Beatrix Princess de Bourbon de Parme and Prince Carlos Enrique Leonard de Bourbon de Parme in The Hague

Dutch court grants illegitimate son royal title

A Dutch prince has long claimed that he had a deal with his former lover not to allow their son royal status.
SocietyFebruary 28, 2018
DW Conflict Zone Ramush Haradinaj Premierminister Kosovo

Ramush Haradinaj: Europe is Kosovo's destiny

Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj tells DW's Tim Sebastian Kosovo's future is European.
PoliticsFebruary 1, 2018
Gulf of Piran is in the northern part of the Adriatic Sea

Who owns this sea, Slovenia or Croatia?

Slovenia and Croatia's border dispute over access to the Mediterranean escalates.
PoliticsJanuary 18, 201804:12 min
Screenshot UN-Kriegsverbrechertribunal Praljak

Tribunal to launch probe into Praljak's suicide

Bosnian Croat ex-general Slobodan Praljak swallowed what he said was poison in the courtroom and died soon after.
CrimeDecember 1, 2017
People watch Praljak drink poison on TV

Death and the painful truth in The Hague

The Hague Tribunal's verdict has been greeted very differently in the countries of the former Yugoslavia.
PoliticsDecember 1, 2017
Slobodan Praljak at ICTY

Prosecutors investigate Praljak's courtroom death

Examiners have found traces of a "lethal chemical product" in the bottle the convicted war criminal drank from.
CrimeNovember 30, 2017