Bosco Ntaganda (Français) March 17, 2020May 6, 2021 by Wairagala Wakabi L’audience d’appel de M. Ntaganda est prévue pour juin 2020 …de la participation effective de M. Ntaganda à certains crimes. Ils font valoir que, au contraire, les juges de première instance ont souvent repris le fondement de la responsabilité de…
Thomas Lubanga March 11, 2020September 2, 2020 by Wairagala Wakabi Lubanga, ICC Convict No.1 and Longest-Serving Detainee, Completes His Sentence Next Week …During trial, Lubanga downplayed his role in the armed wing of the UPC, but prosecution evidence showed he was effectively the commander-in-chief of the outfit that committed grave crimes and…
Dominic Ongwen March 11, 2020May 11, 2021 by Lino Owor Ogora Community Members Question the Prosecution’s Evidence as Ongwen Trial Nears End …agreed with the defense; for instance regarding the element of Ongwen being abducted at an early age. I also think the issues of forced marriage and Ongwen’s mental illness were…
Bosco Ntaganda (Français) February 27, 2020May 6, 2021 by Wairagala Wakabi Le procureur demande aux juges de rejeter l’appel de la condamnation de M. Ntaganda …l’unanimité par la Chambre de première instance VI et condamné à 30 ans de prison en juillet dernier. Dans l’appel, M. Ntaganda soutient qu’un des juges de la chambre qui l’a condamné manquait…
Bosco Ntaganda (Français) February 18, 2020May 6, 2021 by Wairagala Wakabi Les victimes sont autorisées à participer à la procédure d’appel de la peine de M. Ntaganda …la Chambre de première instance VI sur les événements de l’hôpital de Mongbwalu et de l’église de Sayo. La Chambre de première instance n’a pas condamné M. Ntaganda pour les…
Bosco Ntaganda February 18, 2020April 22, 2021 by Wairagala Wakabi Victims Authorized to Participate in Ntaganda's Appeal Against Sentence …further considering his degree of participation in the different crimes. For instance, the defense faults trial judges for failing to concretely assess Ntaganda’s “limited degree of participation” in the five…
Laurent Koudou Gbagbo & Charles Blé Goudé January 31, 2020September 14, 2020 by Wairagala Wakabi Government Says Gbagbo’s Return Would Destabilize the Ivory Coast …on appeal. In such instances, the trial chamber, at the request of the prosecutor, may maintain the detention of the person pending the prosecution’s appeal. Gbagbo was charged over the…
Bosco Ntaganda (Français) January 28, 2020May 6, 2021 by Wairagala Wakabi Le Greffe de la CPI doit recenser les bénéficiaires des réparations de M. Ntaganda …exerçait les fonctions de commandant en chef des Forces patriotiques pour la libération du Congo (FPLC), le groupe dans lequel M. Ntaganda était chef adjoint de l’état-major. Dans le procès…
Guatemala Trials January 27, 2020December 15, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo Estrada A Perfect Storm: Guatemalan Judge Dismisses War Crimes Charges Against Feared Military Commissioner A judge has dismissed war crimes charges against Juan Alecio Samayoa Cabrera, 69, a former chief military commissioner in the municipality of Chinique, department of El Quiché, and ordered his…
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 …presidential election in his home country later this year. At the AFLA workshop, defense lawyer Chief Charles Taku said the fairness of proceedings should supersede any other consideration, even if…