Germain Katanga & Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui March 23, 2020September 2, 2020 by Wairagala Wakabi Katanga’s Release ‘Aimed to Promote Reconciliation in Ituri’ …returned to the DRC. They applied for asylum in the Netherlands, which was denied, and they were returned to Congo in July 2014. According to media reports, Katanga’s release caused…
Germain Katanga & Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui April 30, 2015September 2, 2020 by Wieteke Theeuwen Ngudjolo’s Asylum Proceedings: The Saga Continues …The Hague confirmed the rejection of Ngudjolo’s renewed asylum application. The Rechtbank addressed three issues. First, the Rechtbank looked at the question of whether or not the right asylum procedure…
Germain Katanga & Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui March 13, 2015September 2, 2020 by Wieteke Theeuwen Asylum Proceedings in the Ngudjolo Case: What Happened in the Dutch Courts? …system in place for suspensive effect to asylum decisions, the Asylum Procedures Directive of 2005 obliges EU member states to provide for the possibility of legal remedy or protective measures…
Germain Katanga & Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui February 27, 2015September 2, 2020 by Mariana Pena ICC Appeals Chamber Upholds Ngudjolo’s Acquittal …security. Ngudjolo previously sought asylum in the Netherlands, arguing that he could face considerable risks (including torture and death penalty) if he returned to DRC because of his statements during…
Germain Katanga & Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui July 11, 2014September 2, 2020 by Jennifer Easterday Witnesses Returned to DRC …face torture or death if they are returned to the DRC. Therefore, they claimed asylum in the Netherlands. Last month, a Dutch court upheld the rejection of their asylum claims…
Germain Katanga & Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui July 8, 2014September 2, 2020 by Olivia Bueno Criminals or Victims? The Complexities of Addressing the Requests of ICC Witnesses for Asylum …say whether the witnesses qualify for asylum. They claim they will be persecuted, but international law prohibits those suspected of serious international crimes from getting asylum. For both assertions, the…
Germain Katanga & Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui July 2, 2014September 2, 2020 by Jennifer Easterday Dutch Court Upholds Rejection of Witnesses’ Asylum Claims …asylum requests, and the witnesses appealed. However, the appeal failed. According to the Dutch high administrative court, immigration officials correctly rejected the witnesses’ asylum applications. The court upheld the finding…
Germain Katanga & Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui June 4, 2014September 2, 2020 by Jennifer Easterday Witnesses Released from ICC Detention …Netherlands has vigorously tried to avoid since the witnesses first claimed asylum in the Netherlands. The Netherlands also argued during an emergency hearing before national asylum courts for an interim…
Germain Katanga & Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui January 23, 2014September 2, 2020 by Jennifer Easterday Appeals Chamber Majority Orders Witnesses back to DRC …related to the asylum applications pending in the Netherlands. The ICC does not have jurisdiction over any issues pertaining to the witnesses’ asylum claims—this remains solely a matter for the…
Germain Katanga & Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui November 6, 2013September 2, 2020 by Jennifer Easterday Prosecution Argues Witnesses have No Basis for Appeal …they were returned to the DRC, as they were supposed to be, after their testimony. They claimed asylum in the Netherlands, leading to a complicated legal debate (see previous posts)…