Laurent Koudou Gbagbo & Charles Blé Goudé November 21, 2016September 14, 2020 by Camille Dubruelh The Witness Accuses the International Community of Killing Innocent People Laurent Gbagbo’s defense began questioning the witness on Monday, November 21, at the International Criminal Court. “Junior Gbagbo,” a Liberian veteran, told of the bombing of the president’s residence in…
November 16, 2016March 15, 2018 by Tom Maliti Senior UN Human Rights Official Issues Stinging Rebuke to African States Withdrawing from ICC …altogether it is the best we have,” said Zeid. *This paragraph has been updated. The original version stated that only South Africa had formally communicated its withdrawal to the UN…
Laurent Koudou Gbagbo & Charles Blé Goudé November 16, 2016September 14, 2020 by Camille Dubruelh The Prosecution Takes an Interest in How the Liberian Fighters Were Funded …and the 2010 presidential election. Without hiding his exhaustion, Jérôme Tarlue Junior promised to “do his best” to answer the prosecution’s questions on Wednesday in The Hague. After a lengthy…
Bosco Ntaganda November 14, 2016April 22, 2021 by Wairagala Wakabi Ntaganda Lawyers Seek Stay of Proceedings as Witness Tampering Case Looms …based on a review of up to 450 telephone conversations by Ntaganda and Thomas Lubanga, dating back to March 2013. Lubanga, the former commander-in-chief of the Union of Congolese Patriots…
Dominic Ongwen November 9, 2016May 11, 2021 by Lino Owor Ogora Why Reparations Will Be Central in Determining the Success of Ongwen’s Trial …and crimes against humanity. Ongwen’s trial, due to commence on December 6, 2016, presents the best opportunity yet for victims of conflict in northern Uganda to receive reparations but only…
Laurent Koudou Gbagbo & Charles Blé Goudé October 25, 2016September 14, 2020 by Camille Dubruelh Heated Exchanges in the Courtroom …Treichville where he was located. “I’ll read to you the statement you made to the prosecutor’s office,” interrupted Jean-Serge Gbougnon. In this declaration dating from 2014, the witness mentioned a…
Thomas Kwoyelo October 18, 2016May 11, 2021 by Lino Owor Ogora and Beini Ye To Participate or Not? Getting Victim Participation Right in the Kwoyelo Case …judge’s reasoning for rejecting victims’ counsels’ request is unsatisfactory. According to Rule 35(1) of the Rules of Procedure, all organs of the ICD must take into account the best interest,…
Guatemala Trials October 11, 2016December 15, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt Molina Theissen Case: Former Guatemalan Army Chief Testifies …I tried my best; there were five military zones and 35,000 troops,” he stated. “I did not have knowledge of what happened over in Quetzaltengo,” he said, noting that the…
Dominic Ongwen October 7, 2016May 11, 2021 by Lino Owor Ogora Why the ICC Should Reconsider its Decision on In Situ Proceedings in Uganda …also said that a decision on a judicial site visit to northern Uganda could best be made “at a later stage of the proceedings, after having heard, at least in…
October 4, 2016October 4, 2016 by International Justice Monitor From Camera to Courtroom: Using Video Evidence for International Prosecutions …complex. It requires understanding basic principles of law so documenters know what to put in the camera’s frame. It involves thinking about when is the best time to share these…