Bosco Ntaganda March 4, 2021April 22, 2021 by Wairagala Wakabi Questions Remain on Determining Victims Eligible for Reparations in Ntaganda Case …estimates. ICC judges delivered their guilty verdict on July 8, 2019. Among others crimes, Ntaganda was convicted of murder, persecution, rape and sexual slavery against child soldiers, as well as…
Bosco Ntaganda March 4, 2021April 22, 2021 by Wairagala Wakabi Experts and Lawyers Propose Collective Reparations and Cash Awards to Ntaganda Victims …collective reparations previously ordered by this Court, it would be inadequate and unfitting to grant this type of reparations in the case of Mr. Ntaganda,” the defense argued. “For example,…
Review March 1, 2021May 6, 2021 by Angela Mudukuti IER Blog Series: The Next ICC President: Watch This Election Closely …in January 2021. The experts’ recommendations are geared towards regulating campaigning and preventing any conduct that may constitute an inducement. The guidelines squarely address those aspects. The guidelines provide regulated…
Review February 25, 2021May 6, 2021 by Mariana Pena IER Blog Series: The ICC’s Engagement with Local Communities …(para. 398, R165). The experts note elsewhere in the report that they heard “numerous accounts” of disconnect between field-based staff and staff in headquarters (para. 200). When it comes to…
Review January 28, 2021May 6, 2021 by Angela Mudukuti IER Blog Series: Governance Tackled …an international organization (ICC-IO). As a judicial entity the court is judicially independent, a status that should be vigorously guarded in order to ensure the ICC’s credibility. However, the experts…
Review of the International Criminal Court January 15, 2021May 11, 2021 by Mariana Pena ICC Judicial Elections Reform: Some Progress but Still a Long Way to Go …were elected by the Assembly of States Parties in December 2020. The Open Society Justice Initiative has been keenly engaged in analysis of the ICC judicial elections. This blog offers…
Review January 12, 2021May 10, 2021 by Angela Mudukuti ICC Review Process: Taking A Closer Look At The IER’S Final Report …Hassan Jallow (The Gambia), and Cristina Schwansee Romano (Brazil). They were organized in three clusters: Governance, Judiciary and Investigations and Prosecutions. The experts began with an interim report released on…
Guatemala Trials December 14, 2020December 15, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo Estrada The Future of War Crimes Prosecutions in Guatemala …in January 2021. This will be the fourth trial in the Dos Erres massacre case. Guatemalan courts have convicted six men—five ex-Kaibil soldiers and one army official—for their responsibility in the massacre….
Guatemala Trials November 24, 2020December 15, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo Estrada Judge Orders Trial of Ex-Kaibil for his role in Dos Erres Massacre …massacre. Jordán, 64, is charged with charges of crimes against humanity for his direct participation in the murder of 162 men, women, and children. He also faces charges of aggravated sexual assault….
Guatemala Trials November 16, 2020December 15, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo Estrada Evidentiary Hearings in Dos Erres Massacre Trial Set to Begin Tuesday …children. Jordán, 64, is charged with direct participation in the murder of 162 people. He also faces charges of crimes against humanity and aggravated sexual assault. The United States deported Jordán in March after…