Guatemala Trials June 11, 2020December 15, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo Estrada COVID-19 Delays Ruling on Dos Erres Massacre Charges Yesterday, Judge Claudette Domínguez was scheduled to issue her ruling on whether to indict former Kaibil soldier Gilbert Jordán in the Dos Erres Massacre, or to dismiss the charges against him. The United States deported Jordán earlier…
Review June 10, 2020May 6, 2021 by Yassir Al-Khudayri Raising the Bar Further: Professional Development for ICC Judges …List B contains candidates who have competence and experience in relevant areas of international law, such as international humanitarian law or human rights law. This separation results in the majority…
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 …(six female and two male), together with four human rights organizations operating in Kenya filed Petition 122 before the Constitutional and Human Rights Division of the High Court of Kenya….
Guatemala Trials June 1, 2020December 15, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo Estrada Deported Ex Kaibil Faces Charges in the Dos Erres Massacre Case …to the human remains exhumed from the massacre site in the 1990s.) She also charged him with crimes against humanity against at least 200 non-combatant civilians. “All the People have…
Review May 18, 2020May 6, 2021 by Jennifer Easterday It’s Complicated: The ICC Prosecutor’s Office and the Need for Reform …Law at the University of Amsterdam. The full workshop report with recommendations is available here. We designed the workshop to bring in new and creative thinking from 39 international practitioners…
Review May 18, 2020May 6, 2021 by Taegin Reisman Open Society Justice Initiative Makes Recommendations to ICC Independent Expert Review …the International Bar Association, Human Rights Watch, and International Federation for Human Rights). Meaningful participation by civil society in the ICC review process will ultimately contribute to a better system…
National Courts of Kenya May 13, 2020May 6, 2021 by Tom Maliti Kenyan Judge to Set Judgement Date in SGBV Case in June …Women; Physicians for Human Rights; the Independent Medical and Legal Unit; and the Kenyan Section of the International Commission of Jurists. During Wednesday’s hearing, Judge Korir made his decision following…
Guatemala Trials May 12, 2020December 15, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo Estrada Judge Denies CREOMPAZ Defendants’ Request for Prison Release …from human rights lawyers and victims associations. While she ruled to send the CREOMPAZ case to trial in June 2016, her ruling has been contested by the plaintiffs, resulting in…
May 7, 2020May 7, 2020 by Michael Reed-Hurtado Implications of the COVID-19 Crisis on the Accountability Agenda …challenges and state obligations on the back burner. The humanitarian and economic response to COVID-19 should be designed and implemented with other complex public policies and goals in mind. The…
Guatemala Trials April 17, 2020December 15, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo Estrada In Guatemala, COVID-19 Puts Justice on Hold, Emboldening Convicted War Criminals to Seek Their Freedom …for their responsibility in crimes against humanity and other grave human rights violations, the IACHR published Resolution No. 1/2020 on April 10, which does address this situation. The IACHR reiterates…