November 25, 2020November 25, 2020 by Ali Agab and Olivia Bueno Sudan’s Recent Amnesty Resolution Undermines the Prospects for Accountability and Peace …it “…cannot endorse peace agreements that provide for amnesties for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes or gross violations of human rights, including sexual and gender-based violence; amnesties for other…
Bosco Ntaganda November 19, 2020April 22, 2021 by Wairagala Wakabi To Reduce or Not to Reduce Ntaganda’s 30-Year Prison Sentence …militia. The defense has also faulted trial judges for failing to concretely assess Ntaganda’s “limited degree of participation” in the five sexual violence crimes he was convicted of. The defense…
Guatemala Trials October 16, 2020December 15, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo Estrada Former Civil Defense Patroller Sent to Trial in Maya Achi Sexual Violence Case …Defense Patrols (PACs) in the municipality of Rabinal, Baja Verapaz, and was one of several PAC members who engaged in systematic sexual violence against Maya Achi women. In January, the…
Bosco Ntaganda August 19, 2020April 22, 2021 by Wairagala Wakabi What Reparations Do Ntaganda's Victims Want? …alcohol addictions. The victims’ lawyer added that, assuming that 30 percent of the estimated 3,000 child soldiers who served in Ntaganda’s militia were subjected to sexual violence, the number of…
Bosco Ntaganda July 23, 2020April 22, 2021 by Wairagala Wakabi COVID-19 Forces Delays to Reparations Order in Ntaganda Case …long-term consequences of the crimes on the affected communities and the potential cost of repair. The report will address sexual violence, in particular sexual slavery, and its consequences on direct…
July 16, 2020July 16, 2020 by Georgiana Epure Writing the Jurisprudence on Gender-based Persecution: Al Hassan on Trial at the ICC …sexual violence is a weapon and tactic of war, that rape and other forms of sexual violence can constitute international crimes, and it calls for enhanced criminal accountability, improved responsiveness…
Review July 15, 2020May 6, 2021 by Jennifer Easterday Transforming Outreach and Engagement with Local Stakeholders …of sexual and gender-based violence. Although ICC investigators are often viewed by local communities as outsiders, local civil society groups can call on long-standing trusted networks inside local institutions and…
Bosco Ntaganda July 2, 2020April 22, 2021 by Wairagala Wakabi ICC Registry to Identify Potential Beneficiaries of Ntaganda Reparations …for reaching out to the most vulnerable victims and victims of sexual and gender-based violence, who may not wish to provide information concerning their victimization to intermediaries and other contact…
Bosco Ntaganda June 29, 2020April 22, 2021 by Radio Canal Révélation Views from Ituri: A Resurgence of Violence Could Delay Reparations Proceedings for the Crimes Committed by Bosco Ntaganda …active in the region may have killed victims. According to a report published by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in May 2020, the increase in violence in the Ituri province has…
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 …one out of a large number of survivors of sexual violence in Kenya; including survivors of conflict-related sexual violence particularly experienced during Kenya’s past elections. Background The post-election violence in…