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…
Review of the International Criminal Court September 30, 2020May 6, 2021 by Audu Emakpe Justice Ishaq Bello's Nomination is a Poor Choice for ICC Job …cast our nets wider in search of judges, especially at the appellate level. Second we must put in place primarily merit-based selection processes including mandatory tests and interviews for all…
Guatemala Trials August 18, 2020December 15, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo Estrada Convicted Military Officials in Molina Theissen Case Seek Release …that seek to impede criminal prosecution or to alter the effects of the judgment. CEJIL noted their concern that the appeals court could order the release of convicts at Wednesday’s…
Bosco Ntaganda June 29, 2020April 22, 2021 by Radio Canal Révélation Views from Ituri: A Resurgence of Violence Could Delay Reparations Proceedings for the Crimes Committed by Bosco Ntaganda …family, only one brother survived after he managed to escape into the bush” explains Diop El Haji, MSF’s medical team leader. In June 4, 2020 statement, the prosecutor of the…
Review May 27, 2020May 6, 2021 by Eric Witte Staffing the ICC for Success …and the causes of its reputation for a toxic work environment. In March, the Open Society Justice Initiative made a submission to the Independent Expert Review (IER) with far-reaching recommendations…
Review May 18, 2020May 6, 2021 by Jennifer Easterday It’s Complicated: The ICC Prosecutor’s Office and the Need for Reform …workshop was deliberately critical and reflective, grounded in the concrete, observable effects of investigation and trial practice. The workshop tackled entrenched problems that have occurred repeatedly over the course of…
May 7, 2020May 7, 2020 by Michael Reed-Hurtado Implications of the COVID-19 Crisis on the Accountability Agenda …on the struggle against impunity for gross human rights abuses and violations. Abuse of Power and Gross Misconduct during COVID-19 National Responses Above all, exploration of political and legal responsibilities…
Dominic Ongwen February 26, 2020May 11, 2021 by Tom Maliti Defense Psychiatrist Disagrees that Reports he Co-wrote on Ongwen’s Mental Health were “Sloppy” …scientific papers for a journal because the reports were not intended for a scientific readership. Ovuga testified on November 28, 2019 and November 29, 2019 as a rejoinder witness to…
Khmer Rouge Trials January 9, 2020September 14, 2020 by International Justice Monitor Khmer Rouge Tribunal Leaves Unresolved Whether New Case Will Proceed to Trial On December 19, 2019, the Pre-Trial Chamber of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia issued a complex, 266-page ruling that failed to resolve the question of whether Case…
Dominic Ongwen November 28, 2019May 11, 2021 by Lino Owor Ogora Prosecuting Ongwen is Double Punishment, Says Bishop Macleod Baker Ochola …court. You take the person who uses the gun to kill because the intention of killing someone comes from the heart and not from the gun. Ongwen had to become…