Dominic Ongwen March 31, 2021May 11, 2021 by Tom Maliti The End of Ongwen’s Trial, closes for now, Hope for Justice for Victims of other LRA Atrocities …important issues shaped the arguments lawyers made in court and in written submissions, and made up the evidence they submitted. These issues included the systemic sexual violence against girls and…
Kenya Cases March 31, 2021May 7, 2021 by International Justice Monitor International Justice Monitor Closing its Kenya Trial Monitoring …On December 10, 2020, the Kenyan High Court awarded four survivors of sexual violence four million Kenyan shillings because the government had failed its obligation to investigate and prosecute those…
Bosco Ntaganda March 31, 2021April 22, 2021 by Wairagala Wakabi Appeals Judges Confirm Ntaganda’s ICC Conviction and 30-Year Sentence …committed errors when assessing such factors. Sexual Crimes Ntaganda’s trial was the first at the ICC where a commander was charged with rape and sexual violence committed against child soldiers…
Bosco Ntaganda March 11, 2021April 22, 2021 by Wairagala Wakabi Ntaganda’s Liability for Reparations Set at $30 Million USD …victims of sexual or gender-based violence, victims who are homeless or experiencing financial hardship, children born out of rape and sexual slavery, and former child soldiers. Within the next six…
Bosco Ntaganda March 4, 2021April 22, 2021 by Wairagala Wakabi Questions Remain on Determining Victims Eligible for Reparations in Ntaganda Case …estimates. ICC judges delivered their guilty verdict on July 8, 2019. Among others crimes, Ntaganda was convicted of murder, persecution, rape and sexual slavery against child soldiers, as well as…
Bosco Ntaganda March 4, 2021April 22, 2021 by Wairagala Wakabi Experts and Lawyers Propose Collective Reparations and Cash Awards to Ntaganda Victims …that direct victims of rape and sexual violence should be provided with a higher compensation award compared to other victims of the attacks, in order to reflect the aggravating circumstances…
Dominic Ongwen February 5, 2021May 11, 2021 by Lino Owor Ogora Mixed Reactions from Northern Uganda as ICC Delivers Judgment in Ongwen’s Case; Community Members Call for Light Sentence …against humanity, including crimes of sexual and gender-based violence, and conscripting and using child soldiers in hostilities. The judgment was delivered on February 4, 2021, by the International Criminal Court…
Guatemala Trials December 14, 2020December 15, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo Estrada The Future of War Crimes Prosecutions in Guatemala …four retired senior military officials for crimes against humanity, aggravated sexual violence, and enforced disappearance in the Molina Theissen case. A hearing scheduled last February to initiate review of the…
National Courts of Kenya December 10, 2020May 6, 2021 by Tom Maliti Kenyan Court Awards Four SGBV Survivors Four Million Shillings The Kenyan High Court has awarded four million Kenyan shillings to each of four survivors of sexual violence committed during political violence in Kenya 12 years ago. Judge Weldon Korir…
Bosco Ntaganda December 1, 2020April 22, 2021 by Wairagala Wakabi Victims’ Views on Ntaganda’s Bid for Acquittal …community leaders to help recruit children, irrespective of age, sex or size, to swell the ranks of the FPLC. Further, the victims’ lawyers contended that sexual violence against FPLC child…