March 27, 2019March 28, 2019 by Taegin Reisman 'Complete Structural Change' Needed to Improve ICC Performance: Part I of Interview with Phil Clark …as the court’s work became more complex and started having more dynamic effects on the ground. TR: In Distant Justice, you tend to take a critical eye towards some of…
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 …at the International Criminal Court (ICC) since September 2015. The prosecution accuses Ntaganda of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity during 2002 and 2003 in Ituri district of the…
Dominic Ongwen November 28, 2018May 11, 2021 by Tom Maliti Expert Says the Importance of Spirits in the LRA Declined Over the Years …effects of the spiritual rules on LRA members. “Did rules and regulations provide any sense of security to abductees?” asked Lyons. Titeca said they helped the LRA to function better…
Dominic Ongwen November 6, 2018May 11, 2021 by Lino Owor Ogora Ongwen’s Trial Continues to Generate Debate on the Causes and Effects of the Northern Uganda Conflict …142 days through May 2018. On September 18, 2018, Ongwen’s defense lawyers began presenting their case. During the prosecution’s presentation of their case, discussions on the root causes of the…
Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo September 18, 2018September 2, 2020 by Wairagala Wakabi No Additional ICC Jail Time for Bemba and His Lawyers …be returning to jail. In a judgement issued on Monday September 17, 2018, the judges determined that the penalties imposed had a sufficient deterrent effect and the time the trio…
Dominic Ongwen September 13, 2018May 11, 2021 by Tom Maliti Manoba and Cox: Victims Should be Allowed to Ask Questions About All Issues …Ugandan, has practiced criminal law for more than 15 years. Cox, a Chilean, has been a criminal defense lawyer for more than 20 years. They represent 2,605 victims, most of…
Dominic Ongwen September 11, 2018May 11, 2021 by Tom Maliti Manoba and Cox: Court Views External Victims’ Counsel Unfairly …Ugandan, has practiced criminal law for more than 15 years. Cox, a Chilean, has been a criminal defense lawyer for more than 20 years. They represent 2,605 victims, most of…
Dominic Ongwen September 3, 2018May 11, 2021 by Lino Owor Ogora Defense Counsel: Ongwen Followed Kony’s Orders Because he Believed Kony Possessed Spiritual Powers …outreach office in Uganda, the defense lawyers, led by Krispus Ayena Odongo and Thomas Obhof, met with various stakeholders from August 17 – 22, 2018, including civil society organizations, religious…
Dominic Ongwen August 23, 2018May 11, 2021 by Lino Owor Ogora Rehabilitation for Victims Suffering from Trauma and Stigma is Significant in Northern Uganda …the answers for addressing the effects of trauma and stigma because this type of violence has never happened before on such a scale. Daryn Scott Reicherter, a psychiatrist, told the…
Dominic Ongwen July 3, 2018May 11, 2021 by Tom Maliti Odongo: Ongwen Needs to be Handled ‘with Tender Care’ …That was part of our strategy. I think our position is that we had to spread our net as wide as possible before we pull it out of the sea…