Germain Katanga & Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui October 7, 2015September 2, 2020 by Jennifer Easterday Prosecution Does Not Oppose Katanga’s Release On Oct. 6, a panel of three appeals chamber judges from the International Criminal Court (ICC) heard submissions on whether Germain Katanga should be released early from imprisonment. Katanga is…
October 2, 2015April 27, 2021 by Jennifer Easterday ICC Judges to Consider Katanga’s Early Release Next week, a panel of three appeals chamber judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) will hear arguments about the early release of Germain Katanga. In March 2014, Trial Chamber…
Germain Katanga & Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui October 2, 2015September 2, 2020 by Jennifer Easterday ICC Judges to Consider Katanga’s Early Release Next week, a panel of three appeals chamber judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) will hear arguments about the early release of Germain Katanga. In March 2014, Trial Chamber…
Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo September 29, 2015September 2, 2020 by Jennifer Easterday Witness Tampering Case Opens at the ICC The trial of former Congolese opposition leader Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo and his four associates opened on Sept. 29 at the International Criminal Court (ICC). The prosecution gave opening statements detailing…
September 28, 2015March 15, 2018 by Jennifer Easterday Mali Suspect Surrendered to the ICC On September 26, 2015, authorities in Niger surrendered Ahmad Al Mahdi Al Faqi (also known as Abu Tourab) to the International Criminal Court (ICC). Al Faqi, currently being held at…
September 4, 2015March 15, 2018 by Jennifer Easterday American Arrested for Enslavement and Pillage of Sierra Leone “Blood Diamonds” Businessman Michel Desaedeleer was arrested this week in Spain for enslavement and pillage during the conflict in Sierra Leone. Desaedeleer, who has both American and Belgian citizenship, is suspected of…
August 24, 2015March 15, 2018 by Jennifer Easterday Prosecution Asks Chamber to Order Libya to Surrender Gaddafi to the ICC The Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) has asked Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to order Libya to refrain from executing Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi, surrender him immediately…
August 24, 2015 by Jennifer Easterday Major Changes at the ICC: the Registry’s ReVision The ICC is undergoing a major change this summer as the Registrar’s ReVision project results are implemented. The Registry will significantly change its organizational structure, and as many as 113…
Germain Katanga & Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui October 21, 2014September 2, 2020 by Jennifer Easterday Appeals Chamber Hears Arguments in Ngudjolo Trial; Ngudjolo Claims He is a Victim Today the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) heard submissions from the parties in the trial of Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui. Ngudjolo was charged with seven counts of war…
Germain Katanga & Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui September 19, 2014September 2, 2020 by Jennifer Easterday Oral Hearing for Ngudjolo Appeal Set for October The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court has set a date for an oral hearing in the Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui case. Trial Chamber II acquitted Ngudjolo on December 18,…