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 …Uganda in partnership with civil society organizations and community groups. The screening sessions were organized in Gulu City and the locations that were the subject of the case: Lukodi, Odek,…
Review of the International Criminal Court January 15, 2021May 11, 2021 by Mariana Pena ICC Judicial Elections Reform: Some Progress but Still a Long Way to Go …then, too often it is the candidates with the strongest campaigns, rather than those with the highest qualifications, who are most likely to get elected. 2020 presented significant challenges for…
Guatemala Trials December 14, 2020December 15, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo Estrada The Future of War Crimes Prosecutions in Guatemala …follow their project, Verdad y Justicia en Guatemala, on Twitter. When Alejandro Giammattei was sworn in as president of Guatemala on January 14, 2020, anti-impunity advocates sounded the alarm that,…
Review of the International Criminal Court November 3, 2020May 6, 2021 by Jânia Saldanha and Fauzi Hassan Choukr A Place for a Brazilian National at the ICC: Seeking Publicity and Transparency …the views expressed. OSJI has offered an opportunity to civil society groups from all nominating states to express their views. 1. Insufficient Publicity On April 7, 2020, the Brazilian government…
Review of the International Criminal Court September 17, 2020May 6, 2021 by Mariana Pena ICC Elections: Civil Society Questionnaires Released …24 other civil society organizations to present questionnaires for both sets of candidates (see here and here). All four shortlisted prosecutor candidates and 20 judicial candidates have been invited to…
Review of the International Criminal Court September 15, 2020May 6, 2021 by Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Bangladesh Withdraws Problematic ICC Judicial Nominee Following Civil Society Engagement …Haque’s nominations Mr. Haque’s nomination was met with opposition by several civil society organizations. Independent human rights groups made confidential submissions to the Advisory Committee on Nomination of Judges of…
Bosco Ntaganda August 28, 2020April 22, 2021 by Wairagala Wakabi Ntaganda Appeals Hearing Rescheduled for October The hearing of Bosco Ntaganda’s appeals against his conviction and 30-year prison sentence at the International Criminal Court (ICC) has now been set for October 12-14, 2020. The hearing had …
Bosco Ntaganda June 15, 2020April 22, 2021 by Wairagala Wakabi Ntaganda Appeals Hearing Postponed Over COVID-19 …begin June 29, 2020. The Appeals Chamber cited the COVID-19 pandemic as the reason for the postponement. In a June 5 order, the Appeals Chamber said that at the time…
National Courts of Kenya June 7, 2020May 10, 2021 by Lydia Muthiani In Kenya, We are Late: Delayed Justice and Impunity for Election-Related Sexual Violence …of the organizations constituting the expert group. Other organizations included the Kenyan Section of the International Commission of Jurists; Physicians for Human Rights; and the Federation of Women Lawyers –…
May 14, 2020May 14, 2020 by Wairagala Wakabi Prosecution, Defense Lawyers Say ICC Not Ready for Virtual Hearings …to start on July 14, 2020, will go ahead as planned. Whereas Trial Chamber X last week issued directions on the conduct of proceedings, it did not specify whether the…