Germain Katanga & Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui August 29, 2011September 2, 2020 by Dr. Sara Kendall Defense Witnesses Claim Asylum in the Netherlands: Implications for State Cooperation …asylum claim in the broader context of its political implications for state party cooperation with the ICC. The Asylum Claims: Recent Developments This blog has been following developments pertaining to…
Germain Katanga & Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui July 25, 2011September 2, 2020 by Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice Detained defense witnesses in Katanga-Ngudjolo case seek asylum …9, 2011, Trial Chamber II issued a decision suspending the immediate return of three detained witnesses in the Katanga-Ngudjolo case to the DRC, pending their political asylum applications in The…
Germain Katanga & Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui June 27, 2011September 2, 2020 by Jennifer Easterday Witness 148 Denies his Testimony was Influenced …have to be in detention for some time pending their asylum claims, in the interests of justice and for humanitarian reasons, it would be practical to lift what the defense…
Germain Katanga & Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui June 23, 2011September 2, 2020 by Jennifer Easterday Trial Chamber Orders Protective Measures, says Witnesses could be Returned to the DRC if Asylum Claim Rejected …the ICC has made findings on the witnesses’ security. According to the lawyers representing the witnesses in their asylum claim, this position is contrary to Dutch asylum law and practice….
Germain Katanga & Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui June 16, 2011September 2, 2020 by Jennifer Easterday Three Defense Witnesses Blame the DRC for Bogoro Attack, then Seek Asylum in the Netherlands: Part II: The Witnesses’ Asylum Claims …arisen in this case. Have the witnesses ever been “within” the Netherlands? According to Dutch asylum law, everyone has the right to seek asylum. Asylum claims must be made from…
Germain Katanga & Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui June 8, 2011September 2, 2020 by Jennifer Easterday Katanga Defense Calls 10th Witness …attack and the government’s role in the conflict in Ituri. They have applied for asylum in the Netherlands and requested that the ICC turn them over to the Dutch authorities,…
Germain Katanga & Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui June 6, 2011September 2, 2020 by Jennifer Easterday Three Defense Witnesses Blame the DRC for Bogoro Attack, then Seek Asylum in the Netherlands …asylum before the appropriate Dutch authorities. The ICC does not have authority to hear the asylum claim, nor can it keep the witnesses in custody, as it is not a…
Germain Katanga & Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui May 23, 2011September 2, 2020 by Jennifer Easterday Witness Claims Bogoro Attackers Included Women, Acted Like Civilians …Bogoro. Iribi has been detained in Kinshasa since 2005. He and two other defense witnesses have indicated that they intend to apply for political asylum in The Netherlands. This issue…