Germain Katanga & Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui October 23, 2012September 2, 2020 by Jennifer Easterday European Court of Human Rights Dismisses Petition by ICC Witness …their asylum applications raised a number of novel legal issues, in particular about who has jurisdiction over the four men. The two different ICC Trial Chambers have treated these issues…
Germain Katanga & Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui October 10, 2012September 2, 2020 by Jennifer Easterday Dutch Court Orders Asylum Applicants to be Released from ICC Custody …DRC. One legal issue was whether their applications had to be treated like all other Dutch asylum applications. In late 2011, a Dutch court held that the asylum applications must…
Germain Katanga & Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui September 18, 2012September 2, 2020 by Jennifer Easterday Trial Chamber Cancels Registry Decision on Legal Aid …may be developments relating to the asylum applications of three defense witnesses that would require submissions from the defense teams. The Chamber considered that lead counsel alone could not complete…
Germain Katanga & Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui September 7, 2012September 2, 2020 by Jennifer Easterday Lawyers Bring Petition Against the Dutch State for Unlawful Detention of Congolese Witnesses in ICC Trial …before the ICC. After their testimony, the men requested asylum in the Netherlands. They have remained in the ICC detention center pending their Dutch asylum applications. The Dutch authorities have…
Germain Katanga & Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui September 6, 2012September 2, 2020 by Jennifer Easterday Court Releases Confidential Documents to Witness’ Asylum Lawyers …be disclosed to the lawyers representing the witnesses in their asylum claims. The documents, the defense argued, might be relevant to the lawyers in a hearing on the asylum claims….
Germain Katanga & Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui August 28, 2012September 2, 2020 by Joris van Wijk Possible Scenarios following Asylum Applications by Four Defense Witnesses …Release, on the other hand, could mean that the witnesses could go underground and move to other European countries. In the Netherlands, asylum seekers are not detained during their asylum…
Germain Katanga & Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui February 1, 2012September 2, 2020 by Jennifer Easterday Asylum Lawyers Seek Status Conference …until their asylum applications are completed. According to the submissions of the asylum lawyers, the Dutch government has ended consultations with the ICC Registry about this. According to the asylum…
Germain Katanga & Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui January 10, 2012September 2, 2020 by Jennifer Easterday Dutch Court Rules that Witnesses Must be allowed Asylum Procedure …their asylum claims processed under Dutch asylum law. The three Congolese witnesses testified in defense of the two accused. These three witnesses have been detained in the Democratic Republic of…
Germain Katanga & Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui September 23, 2011September 2, 2020 by Olivia Bueno Activists Question ICC’s Decision on Witness Protection …applications for asylum before they could be returned. Thus, the return of the witnesses remains suspended until a decision is made on the asylum claims by the Dutch authorities. The…
Germain Katanga & Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui September 2, 2011September 2, 2020 by Jennifer Easterday Judges Decide that Detained Witnesses Could be securely returned to DRC …the request for asylum is still pending before the Dutch authorities, the Court cannot request that the Host State facilitate their return to the DRC. The fact that the asylum…