Laurent Koudou Gbagbo & Charles Blé Goudé January 22, 2020September 14, 2020 by Wairagala Wakabi Lessons from the Gbagbo Trial: Acquittals Are Also a Win for the ICC …organized by Africa Legal Aid (AFLA) during the Assembly of States Parties (ASP) 18th session in The Hague on December 2, 2019, focused on lessons from the case of former…
International Criminal Court December 10, 2019May 10, 2021 by Tom Maliti Experts Say OTP Did Not Follow the Evidence in Collapsed Kenya Cases …policy. The targets were suggested by the investigators and prosecutors of the Kenya’s team. Ex Com reviewed the proposal and approved the names. The Ex Com he referred to is…
Guatemala Trials November 18, 2019December 15, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo Estrada Benedicto Lucas García, Accused of Genocide, Denies that the Guatemalan Army Engaged in Wrongdoing …chief of military intelligence (G2), and César Octavio Noguera Argueta, former chief of military operations (G3), addressed the court only briefly and also refuted the allegations. “I Don’t Know Why…
Guatemala Trials November 1, 2019December 15, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo Estrada Proceedings in the Third Ixil Genocide Trial Postponed …who was Chief of Military Intelligence (G2); and (retired) General Benedicto Lucas García, who was Chief of the General Staff of the Guatemala Army. Prosecutors allege that these officials designed…
Bosco Ntaganda (Français) October 30, 2019May 6, 2021 by Wairagala Wakabi La peine de M. Ntaganda devrait être prononcée le 7 novembre …commis dans la province de l’Ituri, située dans la République démocratique du Congo, alors qu’il exerçait les fonctions de chef adjoint de l’état-major dans une milice dénommée Forces patriotiques pour…
Bosco Ntaganda October 30, 2019April 22, 2021 by Wairagala Wakabi Delivery of Ntaganda Sentence Scheduled for November 7 Delivery of the sentence for former Congolese rebel commander Bosco Ntaganda has been scheduled for November 7, 2019, according to an order by the International Criminal Court (ICC) chamber that…
Guatemala Trials October 25, 2019December 15, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo Estrada Former Chief of Military Operations Arrested in Maya Ixil Genocide Case …the Commission of Historical Clarification and the Recovery of Historical Memory Project (REHMI). He served as the Commander of Military Reserves and as Commander of Military Zone No. 21 (MZ21),…
Guatemala Trials October 4, 2019December 15, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo Estrada Suspect in Maya Achi Sexual Violence Case Makes Key Admission in US Court …impartial judge, but, like several other judges in Guatemala, he has faced a series of smear campaigns and intimidation efforts by groups that believe that anti-corruption and accountability efforts in…
Dominic Ongwen October 2, 2019May 11, 2021 by Tom Maliti A Former “Wife” to Ongwen Denies Influencing Other Former “Wives” Not to Harm Ongwen’s Case …to come back to reconcile with the community he wronged. He should come out of the bush. Let the ICC spare Dominic and forgive him for his crimes so that…
October 1, 2019October 1, 2019 by Wairagala Wakabi Why ICC Judges Rejected a Request to Disband Pre-Trial Chamber I …Mahdi judgement to the Al Hassan case. The prosecution alleges the crimes of religious and gender-based persecution against Al Hassan, purportedly committed in Mali between April 2012 and January 2013,…