Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo February 18, 2015September 2, 2020 by Wairagala Wakabi Second ICC Trial Looming for Bemba …other suspects and was systematically informed of the status of those acts and of their results.” In three instances, he reportedly spoke to three witnesses on a phone under the…
Bosco Ntaganda (Français) February 12, 2015May 6, 2021 by Wairagala Wakabi Les juges ont établi une nouvelle procédure pour l'admission des victimes dans le procès Ntaganda …de première instance a confirmé les 18 charges de crimes de guerre et de crimes contre l’humanité retenues à son encontre. Les crimes présumés ont été commis en 2002-2003 lors…
Guatemala Trials January 29, 2015December 15, 2020 by Sophie Beaudoin Trial Against Rios Montt is Increasingly Uncertain; Former Guatemalan Police Agent Ordered to Pay Reparations …on the Sepur Zarco military installation during the war. The General’s Deteriorating Health The deteriorating health of former general Rios Montt is raising further questions about his participation in any…
Guatemala Trials January 20, 2015December 15, 2020 by Emi MacLean & Sophie Beaudoin Guatemalan Police Official Found Guilty of Homicide and Crimes Against Humanity …interrupted on January 5 when he successfully sought the recusal of one of the trial court judges. A case concerning sexual slavery at the Sepur Zarco military installation during the…
International Criminal Court January 20, 2015May 10, 2021 by Tom Maliti Trial Chamber Declares Witness 743 a Hostile Prosecution Witness …court at the instance of the calling party,” said the judge. The declaration means senior trial lawyer Anton Steynberg, who has been questioning Witness 743, can now cross-examine him on…
Thomas Lubanga December 1, 2014September 2, 2020 by Alison Cole Dissent in Lubanga Appeal Decision Highlights Fair Trial Concerns …instances, the evidence should be interpreted restrictively. Consequently, Judge Ušacka did not find it reasonable for the trial chamber to find that the video excerpts depicted children “manifestly under the…
Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo November 21, 2014September 2, 2020 by Wairagala Wakabi Bemba Faces Second ICC Trial on Charges of Corrupting Witnesses …of the status of those acts and of their results.” Notably, in three instances, the accused spoke to three witnesses on phone under the guise of privileged communications. If neither…
Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo November 7, 2014September 2, 2020 by Wairagala Wakabi Overview of Bemba’s Trial at the ICC …control over the troops in the CAR, namely through satellite phone communications between him and his commanders, and through a communications center installed at his headquarters in the Congolese town…
October 13, 2014March 15, 2018 by Anne-Marie Verwiel and Karlijn van der Voort STL Appeals Chamber Decides It Can Prosecute Legal Persons for Contempt …Statute as a whole, a teleological approach in this instance must also take into full account applicable international human rights standards – the rights of the accused. Other considerations cannot…
Bosco Ntaganda (Français) October 10, 2014May 6, 2021 by Wairagala Wakabi Le procès Ntaganda s’ouvrira devant la CPI en juin 2015 …du Congo. Les juges de première instance ont confirmé en juin dernier les 18 charges portées à l’encontre de M. Ntaganda et ont fait passer l’affaire à la phase du…
