May 14, 2020May 14, 2020 by Wairagala Wakabi Prosecution, Defense Lawyers Say ICC Not Ready for Virtual Hearings …consider holding a virtual hearing. The issues they raised included the ability of defense teams to install and run robust systems to handle an online hearing, and the ability to…
Bosco Ntaganda May 7, 2020April 22, 2021 by Wairagala Wakabi Defense Says a Virtual Appeals Hearing Would Disadvantage Ntaganda Bosco Ntaganda’s lawyers have cautioned that, should International Criminal Court (ICC) judges consider holding his appeals hearing through online platforms, they should be mindful of the logistical challenges and fair…
Bosco Ntaganda March 24, 2020April 22, 2021 by Radio Canal Révélation Voices from Ituri: A Discussion on Reparations Proceedings in the Ntaganda Case …doesn’t the ICC see who pushed Bosco to commit all these crimes? Richard: This question is one that should be answered by the ICC, but perhaps you could provide a…
Dominic Ongwen January 9, 2020May 11, 2021 by Lino Owor Ogora Ongwen’s Trial has Highlighted SGBV Crimes, Says Gender Activist in Uganda …who is charged with 70 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity allegedly committed in the former IDP camps of Lukodi, Pajule, Odek, and Abok in northern Uganda. His…
Bosco Ntaganda (Français) November 26, 2019May 6, 2021 by Wairagala Wakabi La juge Ozaki quitte la CPI …tant que juge à temps partiel au sein de la Chambre de première instance VI qui a jugé l’ancien commandant rebelle congolais. La Présidence de la Cour a désigné la…
Guatemala Trials November 18, 2019December 15, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo Estrada Benedicto Lucas García, Accused of Genocide, Denies that the Guatemalan Army Engaged in Wrongdoing …played only an advisory role and that orders were handed down from the Minister of Defense, who “forbade me to allow the troops to pass through the villages.” Lucas García…
September 12, 2019September 12, 2019 by Nika Jeiranashvili Electing the Next ICC Prosecutor: Challenges Facing the Situation in Georgia …law, and public international law. Interested individuals have until the end of October 2019 to submit their applications confidentially via ICC’s online recruitment system. The Committee on the Election of…
Guatemala Trials May 3, 2019December 15, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo Estrada Preliminary Hearings Commence in the Maya Achí Sexual Violence Case …Córtez, while patrolling with troops in the Plaza of Rabinal on August 25, 1983, pointed out Paulina Ixpata Alvarado and Pedrina Ixpata Rodríguez, who were then captured and taken to…
April 15, 2019April 23, 2019 by Christian De Vos No ICC Investigation in Afghanistan: A Bad Decision with Big Implications …the Court’s jurisdiction. This is a restrictive reading of current international humanitarian law (encouraged, perhaps, by the Trump administration’s vitriolic threats), but also of the reality in which the CIA…
Dominic Ongwen February 20, 2019May 11, 2021 by Tom Maliti A Son of LRA Leader Joseph Kony Describes Life in an IDP Camp …is if I begin dating an Acholi girl, I would risk dating my own sister. So, I wouldn’t do that,” replied Witness D-130. When Obhof concluded questioning Witness D-130, senior…
