Guatemala Trials January 22, 2019December 15, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo Estrada Guatemala Poised to Adopt Blanket Amnesty for Grave Crimes Cases …the Supreme Court has ruled to advance vote impeachment proceedings against Constitutional Court magistrates. For a bill to be approved in Guatemala, it must pass through three legislative sessions. The…
Thomas Kwoyelo November 19, 2018May 11, 2021 by Lino Owor Ogora Ugandan Court Rules on Victims’ Participation and Bail as Thomas Kwoyelo Denies all 93 Charges Leveled Against Him …held before the International Crimes Division (ICD) sitting at the High Court in Gulu, November 12 – 15, 2018. During the same hearings, the ICD also approved the applications of…
Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo November 19, 2018September 2, 2020 by Wairagala Wakabi Bemba Seeks to Have His Assets Unfrozen by the ICC …his lawyers. Meanwhile, defense lawyers also said Bemba was unable to obtain a telephone contract, internet connection, buy an airplane ticket, or lease a car because he lacked a bank…
Dominic Ongwen September 19, 2018May 11, 2021 by Lino Owor Ogora Ugandan Delegation in The Hague as Thousands of People Attend Live Screening Sessions Across Northern Uganda …attributed to the LRA,” said Moses Omiat, a member of the delegation. “There are questions around the issue of spiritualism. I do not know if the Court will buy into…
Guatemala Trials August 3, 2018December 15, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo Estrada The Molina Theissen Judgment, Part I: Overview of the Court’s Findings …knew about and approved of this action. The court determined that retired brigadier general Benedicto Lucas García, as head of the Army Chief of Staff at the time of the…
Dominic Ongwen July 3, 2018May 11, 2021 by Tom Maliti Odongo: Ongwen Needs to be Handled ‘with Tender Care’ …with a severe limp. He has a hole in his leg the size of a full bulb of garlic, you could take … go to the store and buy a…
Dominic Ongwen May 24, 2018May 11, 2021 by Tom Maliti Expert says Acholi culture cannot mitigate all the effects of LRA conflict …there was no father to give land. Musisi said it was possible for a woman to buy land, if she was able to earn enough to do so. “So, there…
Dominic Ongwen May 15, 2018May 11, 2021 by Tom Maliti Long-Time Councilor Says Lukodi Residents Still Suffer Impact of LRA Attack 14 Years Ago …buy more livestock,” answered Okulu. He said the government has a program to give people of Lukodi cattle and goats, “but that is not enough.” “People are desperate, living in…
Guatemala Trials April 10, 2018December 15, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo Estrada Witness Testimony Resumes after Defense Lawyers Unsuccessfully Try to Remove Judge from Molina Theissen Case …claimed that, according to information obtained from the online FAFG database, Judge Xitumul’s father was forcibly disappeared on April 1, 1981. The same database states that 74 bodies were exhumed…
Guatemala Trials April 9, 2018December 15, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo Estrada “I Choose to Live:” Emma Molina Theissen Testifies in High-Stakes Guatemala Trial …fact it was a ploy in order to buy time. This had terrible consequences, however; the military officials were angered that she did not turn anyone over to them, and…
