Guatemala Trials March 17, 2020December 15, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo Estrada “No One Told This to Me. I Saw It with My Own Eyes.” Survivor Addresses Court As Evidentiary Phase of Maya Ixil Genocide Case Nears Conclusion …testifying before Judge Gálvez. Photo: Verdad y Justicia en Guatemala. Antonio Caba of the AJR made the day’s final intervention. Portions of his statement are below. I was 11 when…
Dominic Ongwen March 12, 2020May 11, 2021 by Lino Owor Ogora Community Members in Northern Uganda Moved by Closing Statements of Victims’ Lawyers …day after the prosecution presented their closing remarks. In Gulu district, a public screening of the closing statements was organized by the Outreach Division of the ICC in Uganda. The…
Dominic Ongwen March 11, 2020May 11, 2021 by Lino Owor Ogora Community Members Question the Prosecution’s Evidence as Ongwen Trial Nears End …statements was organized by the Outreach Division of the ICC in Uganda. The ICC held the screening at the Gulu District Council headquarters and over 100 members of the public…
Dominic Ongwen January 9, 2020May 11, 2021 by Lino Owor Ogora Ongwen’s Trial has Highlighted SGBV Crimes, Says Gender Activist in Uganda …has gone well. At least they have tried to expedite it. Some trials can take many years to complete. LO: As a gender practitioner who has worked with conflict-affected women,…
Dominic Ongwen December 9, 2019May 11, 2021 by Lino Owor Ogora Is the ICC Still Welcome in Uganda? More Petitions from Uganda as Ongwen’s Trial Continues …death of more than 100 civilians, including palace guards, women, and children. Hundreds more, including six youths, were arrested and charged with treason, terrorism, and murder. The incident was the…
September 12, 2019September 12, 2019 by Nika Jeiranashvili Electing the Next ICC Prosecutor: Challenges Facing the Situation in Georgia …law, and public international law. Interested individuals have until the end of October 2019 to submit their applications confidentially via ICC’s online recruitment system. The Committee on the Election of…
Guatemala Trials September 11, 2019December 15, 2020 by Juan Ramirez-Franco Guatemala Poised to Appoint New Supreme Court Judges Absent Meaningful Vetting …basic steps necessary to investigate the candidates for the high courts. Aspiring judicial candidates in Guatemala began submitting their applications the week of August 26. The two commissions charged with…
Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo September 6, 2019September 2, 2020 by Wairagala Wakabi ICC Registry Says it Would Be Premature for Judges to Involve States in Bemba’s Compensation Claim …behalf. He says assets frozen or seized on the ICC’s behalf were properly managed in accordance with relevant national laws. The Registry also submits that, because Bemba’s claim is based…
April 19, 2019April 25, 2019 by Beini Ye How Germany is Leading the Way for Accountability for Crimes in Syria …criminal accountability for atrocities in Syria. Prosecutors in Germany have charged the suspects with torture and other crimes against humanity. The former senior intelligence service official, known as Anwar R.,…
Dominic Ongwen March 29, 2019May 11, 2021 by Tom Maliti Local Leader Says Ongwen Was Not among LRA Commanders Active in Teso Region …15 years ago. “Have you yourself spoken to child abductees?” asked Gumpert. “Mr. President, the answer I give is yes,” replied Ochen. “So, you will personally have heard the account…