Guatemala Trials October 4, 2017December 15, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo Estrada The Anti-CICIG Campaign in Guatemala: Implications for Grave Crimes Cases (Part II) …and corruption. Spurred by a series of high-profile incidents, in 2007, the Guatemalan congress approved the creation of CICIG, a UN-backed body whose purpose is to strengthen the legal system’s…
Laurent Koudou Gbagbo & Charles Blé Goudé October 2, 2017September 14, 2020 by Abraham Kouassi Philippe Mangou: "Gbagbo Accidentally Financed the Invisible Commando" …Zakaria, who agreed to buy arms and ammunition for 500 million CFA to disrupt the Forces Nouvelles system in eastern Côte d’Ivoire. “I wanted you to see where Koné Zakaria…
Dominic Ongwen September 14, 2017May 11, 2021 by Tom Maliti Former LRA Fighter Says She Never Saw Kony in Battle, but Commanders Obeyed His Orders Without Question …be approved by her LRA superior. She said this is how she got a second husband after her first one died in battle. Several witnesses in the trial of a…
July 31, 2017April 27, 2021 by Jonathan Birchall Passing Judgment on an ICC Thriller: a Podcast Review …of the Open Society Foundations’ Asia region. Both are lawyers. Both have experience of the workings of international justice. Listen to the podcast here to hear their verdict: https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/podcast/passing-judgment-scott-turows-testimony …
Guatemala Trials July 5, 2017December 15, 2020 by Plaza Pública The Greco-Roman Wrestler Who Defeated Ríos Montt …(Confederación Deportiva Autónoma de Guatemala). Although he managed to inscribe his pupil, he had no more resources than strictly necessary, and had to buy knee pads himself. Two years later,…
Dominic Ongwen July 3, 2017May 11, 2021 by Lino Owor Ogora Victims of Sexual and Gender Based Violence Crimes Need Special Reparations …money; for example paying school fees and buying clothes for my children.” Another woman said, “To me I feel there is no other payment I need apart from money. This…
Dominic Ongwen June 9, 2017May 11, 2021 by Tom Maliti Witness Says Militia Guarding Abok Camp Did Not Confront LRA During Attack …shillings [approximately 2,800 dollars at current exchange rate] to buy provisions, which he never bought. “I have never seen any money. I have never seen any money from DO,” answered…
Dominic Ongwen June 8, 2017May 11, 2021 by Tom Maliti Ongwen’s Lawyer Confronts Acholi Chief with Allegations He Was an LRA Collaborator …called Akena p’Ojok ?” asked Odongo. “I am equally surprised. I do not know Akena p’Ojok . I do not know anyone who brought money to buy phones. I am…
Bosco Ntaganda June 1, 2017April 22, 2021 by Wairagala Wakabi Ntaganda’s Impeding Testimony at the ICC Raises Contentious Issues …to instruct its witnesses scheduled to appear after Ntaganda has testified, not to follow his testimony, either by listening or watching proceedings online, or attending court in person. Bourgon said…
Dominic Ongwen May 3, 2017May 11, 2021 by Lino Owor Ogora A Tale of Two Origins: Two Families in Northern Uganda Claim Ongwen as Their Son …and lives in a place called Kabedo Opong in Gulu Town. While we were not able to physically locate Acayo, we obtained online access to a television interview she conducted…