Guatemala Trials May 3, 2019December 15, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo Estrada Preliminary Hearings Commence in the Maya Achí Sexual Violence Case …victim-survivors. Eyewitness testimony would also be called upon, including individuals who witnessed the gang rape of Pedrina Ixpata Rodríguez and Paulina Ixpata Álvarado, as well as women from the village…
April 15, 2019April 23, 2019 by Christian De Vos No ICC Investigation in Afghanistan: A Bad Decision with Big Implications After 17 months, the International Criminal Court (ICC) has finally spoken: it may not proceed with an investigation of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Afghanistan. Pre-Trial Chamber II…
Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo March 15, 2019September 2, 2020 by Wairagala Wakabi Can Bemba’s ICC Awards Claim Succeed Where Two Others Failed? …assets. They also claim it is the first case in which any attempt has been made to examine the sort of award of compensation which is appropriate in a case…
Dominic Ongwen February 28, 2019May 11, 2021 by Tom Maliti Retired Ugandan Army Officer Tells ICC Ongwen is a Victim …them. But who knows? Maybe it [time] will reveal that impact is on me. While anybody is child soldiering, the impact is so grave that it makes you be in…
Dominic Ongwen February 21, 2019May 11, 2021 by Tom Maliti Witness Tells ICC about LRA’s Early History …was testifying under in-court measures to protect his identity. These measures included distorting his face in public broadcasts of the hearing and any identifying testimony taking place in private session….
January 27, 2019 by Wairagala Wakabi Confirmation of Charges Hearing for Militia Leader Ngaïssona Set for June 2019 …detention in France. In response, Judge Antoine Kesia‐Mbe Mindua of Pre-Trial Chamber II asked the defense lawyer to file submissions on the complaints he had raised. The ICC prosecutor says…
Guatemala Trials January 25, 2019December 15, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo Estrada Who Benefits if the Guatemalan Congress Passes a Blanket Amnesty? …20015, went into hiding when the Supreme Court lifted his immunity in March 2017 so that he could be investigated in relation to the CREOMPAZ case. Ovalle was the intelligence…
Dominic Ongwen November 27, 2018May 11, 2021 by Tom Maliti A Former “Wife” of LRA Leader Joseph Kony Testifies About Life with Him …it is during this time he learnt about herbs and other medication. It is possible Witness D-06 testified in greater detail about her life with Kony when the hearing went…
Guatemala Trials November 20, 2018December 15, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo Estrada Trial Against Ex Kaibil in Massacre of 200 Villagers Nears Conclusion …zero to twelve. In the context of the exhumations, Turner said, investigators found spent Israeli Galil rifle cartridges at the site of the massacre, as well as garments, a coin,…
Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo November 19, 2018September 2, 2020 by Wairagala Wakabi Bemba Seeks to Have His Assets Unfrozen by the ICC …chambers of the ICC or in national jurisdictions. The Registry has stated that it needed guidance from Trial Chamber III that tried Bemba in his main case as to whether…