ICC Investigates Belarus For Role in Forced Transfer of Thousands of Ukrainian Children to Russia

Belarusian government allegedly involved in illegal deportation of Ukrainian children from Russian-occupied territories
Exiled Belarusian opposition leaders report 2,150 Ukrainian children taken to recreation camps and sanatoriums in Belarus
Ukraine alleges roughly 20,000 children illegally transferred to Russia since 2022 invasion, some put up for adoption
International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Russian President Putin and ombudsman for children's rights for war crimes related to moving Ukrainian children to Russia
If substantiated, Belarus would be violating Convention on the Rights of the Child and may be committing a crime against humanity under the Rome Statute of the ICC