Guatemala Trials September 11, 2019December 15, 2020 by Juan Ramirez-Franco Guatemala Poised to Appoint New Supreme Court Judges Absent Meaningful Vetting …basic steps necessary to investigate the candidates for the high courts. Aspiring judicial candidates in Guatemala began submitting their applications the week of August 26. The two commissions charged with…
Bosco Ntaganda August 23, 2019April 22, 2021 by Wairagala Wakabi Ntaganda to Call Three Witnesses at Sentencing Hearing Next Month …issues. Below are the witnesses that judges authorized the defense to call. They will all testify remotely via video link. Witness D-0306 During the conflict in Ituri, Witness D-0306 was…
Dominic Ongwen August 18, 2019May 11, 2021 by Lino Owor Ogora ‘Once a Victim, Always a Victim’: Ongwen’s Lawyer Speaks about His Client …and Lango are real. We took experts and we asked them to explain to court what effects the spirit would have on their victims. Therefore, my experience in this case…
Bosco Ntaganda August 13, 2019April 22, 2021 by Olivia Bueno Ntaganda Conviction Highlights the Work Yet to be Done in Congo …it does not constitute the end of proceedings at the ICC. Additional hearings will be convened to discuss reparations and sentencing. Ntaganda also plans to appeal. Congolese activists will be…
Dominic Ongwen May 24, 2019May 11, 2021 by Tom Maliti Judge Declines Defense Request to Change June Hearings Dates of Ongwen Trial …May 20. The chamber cancelled the hearings between May 2 and May 10. Trial Chamber IX then rescheduled those hearings to June 13-14, June 17-18 and June 20. The cancellation…
May 20, 2019May 20, 2019 by Wairagala Wakabi Why ICC Confirmation of Charges Hearing for Yekatom And Ngaïssona was Postponed to September …to protect witnesses and victims. Earlier scheduled for next month, the hearing will start on September 19, 2019. The prosecution said there was a massive volume of information collected during…
Dominic Ongwen May 14, 2019May 11, 2021 by Tom Maliti Ongwen’s Lawyers Want June Hearing Dates Changed; Victims’ Lawyers Oppose Request …the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in northern Uganda between July 2002 and December 2005. He has pleaded not guilty to the charges. Ongwen has been on trial since December 2016….
Guatemala Trials March 28, 2019December 15, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo Estrada Guatemala’s Future Uncertain with Amnesty Bill Still Not Abandoned …bill, which it said violates Guatemala’s international obligations in the Molina Theissen and other grave crimes cases. Citizen protests, along with an avalanche of statements from international organizations and foreign…
March 27, 2019March 28, 2019 by Taegin Reisman 'Complete Structural Change' Needed to Improve ICC Performance: Part I of Interview with Phil Clark …what the court could do. But those hopes led very quickly to disillusionment and disenchantment. I’ve seen this routinely in my interviews in northern Uganda and eastern Congo. Why are…
Bosco Ntaganda February 12, 2019April 22, 2021 by International Justice Monitor Q&A with Defense Lawyer Stéphane Bourgon Reflecting on Ntaganda’s Trial: Part II …was trained by or fought with the FPLC. Mr. Ntaganda explained why he would not and did not do so. Mr. Ntaganda’s testimony was that, in case of doubt, and…