Review of the International Criminal Court September 15, 2020May 6, 2021 by Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Bangladesh Withdraws Problematic ICC Judicial Nominee Following Civil Society Engagement …the ICC specifying Mr. Haque’s disqualifications for the post of an ICC Judge. The Asian Human Rights Commission issued a public statement while other groups and individuals engaged in online…
Bosco Ntaganda August 28, 2020April 22, 2021 by Wairagala Wakabi Ntaganda Appeals Hearing Rescheduled for October …counts of crimes against humanity and war crimes committed in 2002 and 2003 while he commanded the Patriotic Forces for the Liberation of Congo (FPLC) militia, the armed wing of…
Guatemala Trials July 29, 2020December 15, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo Estrada Former Special Forces Soldier Indicted in Dos Erres Massacre Case, Trial Set for November A Guatemalan Court has indicted former special forces soldier Gilbert Jordán for his alleged role in the Dos Erres massacre. In December 1982, a Kaibil unit entered the community of…
Bosco Ntaganda June 15, 2020April 22, 2021 by Wairagala Wakabi Ntaganda Appeals Hearing Postponed Over COVID-19 International Criminal Court judges have indefinitely postponed the oral hearing in former Congolese rebel commander Bosco Ntaganda’s appeals against his conviction and 30-year prison term. The hearing was scheduled to…
National Courts of Kenya June 7, 2020May 10, 2021 by Lydia Muthiani In Kenya, We are Late: Delayed Justice and Impunity for Election-Related Sexual Violence …2007 Post-Election Violence in Kenya (Waki Commission). The Waki Commission documented that that at least 1,000 people were killed, over 600,000 persons were forcibly displaced from their homes, and at…
May 14, 2020May 14, 2020 by Wairagala Wakabi Prosecution, Defense Lawyers Say ICC Not Ready for Virtual Hearings …information “in the coming months” on COVID-19 control measures in Mali and in The Netherlands. Last month, Trial Chamber X noted that the COVID-19 pandemic had affected trial preparations, citing…
Guatemala Trials May 12, 2020December 15, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo Estrada Judge Denies CREOMPAZ Defendants’ Request for Prison Release …César Augusto Cabrera Mejía, 72, and José Antonio Vásquez García, 71, on January 6, 2016, along with 12 other senior military officials, for the crimes of forced disappearance and crimes…
Bosco Ntaganda May 7, 2020April 22, 2021 by Wairagala Wakabi Defense Says a Virtual Appeals Hearing Would Disadvantage Ntaganda Bosco Ntaganda’s lawyers have cautioned that, should International Criminal Court (ICC) judges consider holding his appeals hearing through online platforms, they should be mindful of the logistical challenges and fair…
Guatemala Trials March 3, 2020December 15, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo Estrada Ex Kaibil Who Admitted to Killing in Dos Erres Massacre Deported to Guatemala …Lt. Jorge Vinicio Sosa Orantes, who was arrested in Canada in 2011 and then extradited to the United States. (He had been living in the United States and fled first…
Guatemala Trials January 15, 2020December 15, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo Estrada The Future of Accountability Efforts in Guatemala in the Balance as New Hard-Line Government Takes Office …fled to Mexico and then Canada. He was later extradited from Canada to the United States, where he was prosecuted. After serving his term, he will be returned to Guatemala….