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 May 2, 2018December 15, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo Estrada Appeals Court to Hear Recusal Motion for Judge in Molina Theissen Case on Wednesday …from the website of the Forensic Anthropology Foundation of Guatemala (FAFG), which lists the name of Judge Xitumul’s father, Mateo Xitumul Alvarado, as forcibly disappeared after having entered the military…
Dominic Ongwen April 19, 2018May 11, 2021 by Tom Maliti Prosecution Psychologist Says Ongwen Suffered Trauma While in the LRA But Did Not Have a Mental Disorder …a patient had told him he wanted to commit suicide he would never leave the patient alone in the room, even to make a phone call “because I would fear…
Dominic Ongwen April 13, 2018May 11, 2021 by Tom Maliti Psychiatrist Says Ongwen’s ‘Resilience’ Should be Taken into Account When ICC Considers Judgement …on April 11 and April 12. Transcripts of Abbo’s testimony are available on the ICC website. Only the French version of the transcript for March 26 is available. For Abbo’s…
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…
Dominic Ongwen March 12, 2018May 11, 2021 by Lino Owor Ogora How the ICC Field Office in Uganda is Using SMS to Update Communities about the Ongwen Trial …phone, but we have leaders who give us information [about the trial].” The SMS platform itself is quite easy and relatively simple to use, provided one owns a mobile phone.…
Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo March 7, 2018September 2, 2020 by Wairagala Wakabi Appeals Judgments on ICC’s First Witness Tampering Convictions Set for Tomorrow …the Article 70 offenses involved tapping phone calls and intercepting emails between Bemba and his lawyers. The convicted individuals say the privileged communications were obtained without judicial authorization. Moreover, Bemba…
Bosco Ntaganda March 2, 2018April 22, 2021 by Wairagala Wakabi Judges Lift All Restrictions on Ntaganda’s Communications and Visits …limit on the time spent by Ntaganda on telephone, the number of calls, and their duration. Under restrictions imposed in August 2015, Ntaganda’s telephone communications were only permitted with two…