Khmer Rouge Trials December 16, 2013September 14, 2020 by Jonathan Birchall Decisions Needed Now to Ensure Fullest Possible Trial for Khmer Rouge Leaders NEW YORK—The Open Society Justice Initiative is urging the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) to take the necessary steps now to ensure that the trial process of…
International Criminal Court November 23, 2013May 11, 2021 by Tom Maliti Witness describes hundreds being ordered to carry ID cards in their mouths …lawyers. Khan said he respected Omofade and was offering his best wishes after learning from Steynberg that Friday was Omofade’s last day working for the Office of the Prosecutor. …
International Criminal Court November 15, 2013May 11, 2021 by Tom Maliti New opinion poll finds rise in support for ICC; many want Kenyatta to attend trial …the cases tried in by a tribunal in Kenya. Of those who support the ICC process, 40 percent said they did so because it is the best way for the…
Efrain Rios Montt & Mauricio Rodriguez Sanchez November 11, 2013September 14, 2020 by International Justice Monitor Summary of trial and excerpts of judgment available The Open Society Justice Initiative has just published a summary of the six week trial of Efrain Rios Montt based on the daily monitoring reports from this website. The 56-page…
Charles Taylor October 16, 2013March 5, 2014 by Alpha Sesay In Sierra Leone, Victims Celebrate Taylor’s Conviction It is not every day that victims of crimes committed during Sierra Leone’s 11 year brutal conflict express positive emotions when they share their experiences but granted the opportunity to…
International Criminal Court October 11, 2013May 11, 2021 by Tom Maliti African foreign ministers consider proposal to audit Kenya’s progress in reconciliation …a political solution,” Tedros said. “In this regard we should device a mechanism on how best to convince the members of the UNSC, particularly the Permanent Five (members of the…
Charles Taylor September 25, 2013March 5, 2014 by Alpha Sesay Charles Taylor's Fate: Will He Be Back in Liberia? This article originally appeared on the Open Society Foundations website here. It took ten years to reach this point but finally, on Thursday, September 26, 2013, Appeals Chamber judges at…
Khmer Rouge Trials September 10, 2013September 14, 2020 by Jonathan Birchall The Funding Challenge for Reparations in Cambodia …the opportunity to establish a meaningfully best practice for other atrocity courts will be lost. The donors to the ECCC justifiably laud the court for its leadership role in supporting…
International Criminal Court August 16, 2013May 11, 2021 by Tom Maliti Prosecution changes view on trial venue for Kenyatta case In the space of six months, the International Criminal Court Prosecutor has become completely opposed to holding the trial of President Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta anywhere other than The Hague, whereas…
Germain Katanga & Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui August 14, 2013September 2, 2020 by Jennifer Easterday Trial Chamber’s Reasoning in Ngudjolo is Flawed and Unrealistic, Prosecution Claims …that the trial chamber’s conclusions “at best establish a hypothetical alternative reading of the evidence.” According to the prosecution, the trial chamber effectively required proof beyond any doubt. For example,…