Guatemala Trials February 23, 2016December 15, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt “Your Husband Isn’t Coming Back:” More Stories of Abuse at the Sepur Zarco Trial …ours. I say this because my heart aches over this. I had to sell my traditional handwoven clothing (cortes) so that I could buy [my children] food to eat.” Defense…
Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo February 19, 2016September 2, 2020 by Wairagala Wakabi Bemba and Associates Set to Begin Defense in Witness Tampering Case …analyst with the prosecution office at the ICC testified that intercepted communications and phone records showed that Kilolo was in contact with witnesses during periods when such contact was prohibited….
Thomas Lubanga February 18, 2016September 2, 2020 by Gaelle Carayon Waiting, Waiting, and More Waiting for Reparations in the Lubanga Case …an individual consideration by the chamber of the administrative handling of the reparations process is the best use of their very limited time and reflects the best balance between the…
International Criminal Court February 11, 2016May 10, 2021 by Tom Maliti Ruto and Sang Defense Want Trial Chamber Decision on Witness Statements Reversed …case. She said she considered those allegations without foundation or merit, but she thought it would be best if she was not involved in the appeal. The ICC Presidency accepted…
Guatemala Trials February 11, 2016December 15, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt Human Remains Presented as Evidence in Sepur Zarco Trial …that she even had to buy the soap to wash the soldiers’ clothes. During that time, she was raped every other day by soldiers. Maas Sacul said that sometimes she…
Laurent Koudou Gbagbo & Charles Blé Goudé February 5, 2016September 14, 2020 by Antoine Panaïté Unveiled Witnesses and Laughing Defendants …posted online. He also spoke of the social networks that the Office of the Prosecutor regularly reviews for security reasons. He pointed to “improvised bloggers and journalists” who were trying…
Laurent Koudou Gbagbo & Charles Blé Goudé January 22, 2016September 14, 2020 by Jonathan Birchall Gbagbo and Blé Goudé at the ICC: Background to the Case …third, related arrest warrant, against the former president’s wife, Simone Gbagbo. Regular updates on the trial process will be available on our International Justice Monitor website, part of the Open…
Dominic Ongwen January 21, 2016May 11, 2021 by Sharon Nakandha Ongwen’s Confirmation Hearing Starts …by the LRA, the prosecution also mentioned the participation of top LRA leaders Joseph Kony and Vincent Otti in radio phone-in programs on local radio station Mega FM, in which…
Dominic Ongwen January 5, 2016May 11, 2021 by Mariana Pena Giving Victims their Voice: Ongwen Case Highlights the ICC's Policy Challenge …counsel from the OPCV as the best way of representing victims, over the original stress on bringing in external counsel. Ongwen is accused of participating in murder, enslavement, abuse of…
Bosco Ntaganda December 15, 2015April 22, 2021 by Wairagala Wakabi Overview of the Ntaganda Trial …another former insider indicates the group used Motorola and Kenwood short-range radios and Thuraya satellite phones. They also had phone base stations that could be used to communicate over a…