Guatemala Trials March 30, 2016December 15, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt Progress and Controversy in Guatemala Grave Crimes Cases …in the installations of the General Staff of the Guatemalan Army. The defense lawyer for Zaldaña Rojas has called for his case to be heard in military court and has…
Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo March 15, 2016September 2, 2020 by Wairagala Wakabi Defense Lawyers’ Payments to Witnesses in Focus at ICC Trial …based on an evaluation of individual cases. “It is absolutely necessary in instances where the witness is the bread winner or has children who depend on them…in order to make…
March 10, 2016March 15, 2018 by Alison Cole Join the Guidelines on Fact-Finding …the key legal contexts such as the reparations process and proceedings relating to interference with the administration of justice, which have arisen in recent alleged instances of evidence tampering. Finally,…
Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo March 3, 2016September 2, 2020 by Wairagala Wakabi Bemba and Associates Start Their Defense in Witness Tampering Trial …court’s seat. This is the case, for instance, with Witness D213, and with Mangenda’s only witness. “Those witnesses especially are witnesses that should appear in court in person to defend…
Guatemala Trials February 26, 2016December 15, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt Defense Witnesses Testify in Sepur Zarco Trial Ahead of Closing Arguments …was former army specialist Julio Cesar López Ligorria, who was responsible for the distribution of food and other supplies for the military installations in Cobán, including the Tinajas military base….
Bosco Ntaganda (Français) February 24, 2016May 6, 2021 by Wairagala Wakabi Les juges rejettent le témoignage d'un ancien envoyé des Nations Unies sur les enfants dans un conflit armé …certains éléments des crimes imputés ». En réponse aux objections de la défense, les procureurs ont souligné que, dans le procès Lubanga, la chambre de première instance avait tiré de…
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 …the present phase of the trial. In this instance, Orozco challenged the very fact that the testimony was allowed into evidence at the preliminary hearing. He demanded that the Attorney…
Thomas Lubanga February 18, 2016September 2, 2020 by Gaelle Carayon Waiting, Waiting, and More Waiting for Reparations in the Lubanga Case …so the trial chamber’s most recent decision does not come as a surprise. For instance, the Trust Fund did not identify victims and instead proposed that victims be identified at…
Bosco Ntaganda (Français) February 12, 2016May 6, 2021 by Wairagala Wakabi La défense de M. Ntaganda n'a pu contre-interroger le témoin de l'accusation …et avaient un impact sur l’équité du procès. L’essentiel de la déposition du témoin P290 s’est déroulé à huis clos. Dans les brefs instants en séance publique de ce matin,…
Bosco Ntaganda (Français) February 5, 2016May 6, 2021 by Wairagala Wakabi Les juges refusent des mesures de protection supplémentaires pour le témoin …un soutien psychologique, des conseils et des mécanismes de sécurité, tels que la réinstallation sont parfois employés par les instances de la Cour avant, pendant et après le témoignage. Jusqu’à…
