Bosco Ntaganda (Français) February 3, 2016May 6, 2021 by Wairagala Wakabi Les avocats de M. Ntaganda se sont vus accorder plus de temps pour interroger un « important » témoin de l'accusation Les juges de première instance de la Cour pénale internationale (CPI) ont accordé aux avocats de Bosco Ntaganda plus de temps que ce qui avait été initialement prévu pour interroger…
Laurent Koudou Gbagbo & Charles Blé Goudé February 1, 2016September 14, 2020 by Tom Maliti Defense Says Case Against Gbagbo is a “Catastrophe” …men in military fatigues that he was ordered by Ouattara to go and install a new director-general of RTI the following day, and he would need them [the armed men]…
Dominic Ongwen January 27, 2016May 11, 2021 by Sharon Nakandha Dominic Ongwen Confirmation of Charges Hearing Concludes …is inconsistent evidence about any advance warnings of an attack. For instance, while one prosecution witness within the Uganda military says that he did not have advance knowledge of any…
Guatemala Trials January 8, 2016December 15, 2020 by Sophie Beaudoin Guatemala Arrests Suggest New Momentum for Grave Crimes Trials …held as long as six years, until the 1988 closure of the military installation. Survivors and their supporters have been seeking justice for the alleged crimes committed at Sepur Zarco…
Bosco Ntaganda (Français) January 4, 2016May 6, 2021 by Wairagala Wakabi Les juges décident que des éléments de preuve sur des viols qui auraient commis par M. Ntaganda sont admissibles …en septembre dernier, ils ont demandé aux juges de première instance de supprimer du dossier d’affaire certaines réponses données par le témoin P-0901 lors de son interrogatoire par l’accusation. Dans…
Guatemala Trials December 16, 2015December 15, 2020 by Sophie Beaudoin A Rios Montt Retrial in January? …1983. More than 100 witnesses testified in the historic trial―the first domestic prosecution of a former head of state for genocide. A first-instance high-risk court convicted Rios Montt and sentenced…
Guatemala Trials December 9, 2015December 15, 2020 by Sophie Beaudoin Will Guatemala Protect Human Rights Advocates from Dubious Criminal Complaints? …granted requests for provisional measures on protection in such instances, and Guatemala has implemented these. A significant new grave crimes case, known as Sepur Zarco, will come to trial on…
Guatemala Trials December 2, 2015December 15, 2020 by Sophie Beaudoin Will Someone Finally Be Held Accountable for Efrain Bamaca’s Enforced Disappearance? …he was seen in different military installations, illegally detained and with signs of having been tortured. Although relatives have sought to locate his remains, to date his whereabouts are unknown….
Guatemala Trials November 17, 2015December 15, 2020 by Sophie Beaudoin Sepur Zarco Trial to Start in February …forces considered Q’eqchi’ women to be “available” and systematically subjected them to sexual and domestic slavery. They were required to report every third day to the Sepur Zarco military installation…
Germain Katanga & Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui November 13, 2015September 2, 2020 by Jennifer Easterday Germain Katanga Granted Early Release …and continuing cooperation with the court warrant a “substantial” reduction of his sentence. The judges found that a fifth factor—that although his early release may lead to some social instability…
