Dominic Ongwen June 26, 2019May 11, 2021 by Tom Maliti Witness Says Ongwen Regularly Talked with Civilians while Commanding an LRA Battalion …commander, and this was a source of tension with his brigade commander. Michael Oryem told the court Ongwen had a portable radio he played for the civilians and they danced…
April 16, 2019April 16, 2019 by Wairagala Wakabi Judges Approve Mali Reparations Implementation Plan in Al Mahdi Case International Criminal Court judges have approved the final plan for implementing reparations in the case of former Malian militant Ahmad Al Faqi Al Mahdi, who was convicted in September 2016…
Guatemala Trials March 28, 2019December 15, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo Estrada Guatemala’s Future Uncertain with Amnesty Bill Still Not Abandoned …than one year but who have not been sentenced. The joint bill, which unites initiatives 5464 and 5474, putatively addresses the problem of prison overcrowding by restricting the use of…
Guatemala Trials March 17, 2019December 15, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo Estrada Amidst International Pressure, Guatemala Congress Does Not Pass Amnesty Bill, For Now …during the internal armed conflict, had blocked off the street in front of the Congress and created an ad-hoc memorial to the victims of the armed conflict. Photographs of victims…
Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo March 15, 2019September 2, 2020 by Wairagala Wakabi Can Bemba’s ICC Awards Claim Succeed Where Two Others Failed? …campaigns particularly in Bedu Ezekere area in eastern Congo, to explain the reasons behind his acquittal. However, judges ruled that since defense lawyers had failed to establish that Ngudjolo had…
Guatemala Trials March 8, 2019December 15, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo Estrada Guatemala One Step Closer to Imposing General Amnesty for War Crimes …With the failure of these motions challenging the amnesty bill to be approved, the second reading concluded, paving the way for it to advance to the third and final reading…
Germain Katanga & Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui March 1, 2019September 2, 2020 by Wairagala Wakabi Defense Lawyer Asks ICC Judges to Stop Katanga’s Trial in DRC …remainder of his sentence from his home country, which the Presidency had designated as the state of enforcement of his sentence. The ICC Presidency approved Congo’s request to prosecute Katanga…
Guatemala Trials February 28, 2019December 15, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo Estrada For Third Time, Amnesty Bill Fails to Reach Floor of Guatemalan Congress …Law of National Reconciliation, which allows for amnesty for political crimes and related crimes, but specifically excludes international crimes including genocide, torture, and other crimes against humanity. If approved, it…
Dominic Ongwen February 28, 2019May 11, 2021 by Tom Maliti Retired Ugandan Army Officer Tells ICC Ongwen is a Victim …on the abductees is strong, not like the political education we had [in the National Resistance Army]. Also, to add that the duration the children took with the LRA is…
Guatemala Trials February 14, 2019December 15, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo Estrada Guatemalan Congress Delays Vote on Amnesty Bill …violence. The proposal, which was approved in the first of three required congressional debates in January, would result in the immediate release of more than 30 military officials convicted of…