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,…
Efrain Rios Montt & Mauricio Rodriguez Sanchez August 1, 2013September 14, 2020 by International Justice Monitor Interview with Juan Francisco Soto, Director of CALDH This interview first appeared on 25 July in Plaza Pública. The original is available at http://www.plazapublica.com.gt/content/del-cielo-al-infierno-en-una-semana Twelve years went by before the querella lodged by the Center for Human Rights…
International Criminal Court July 31, 2013May 11, 2021 by Tom Maliti Two opinion polls show support for the ICC drops in Kenya …the ICC. South Consulting has been preparing monitoring reports for the panel since 2009 and these are posted on the panel’s website. South Consulting found that 50 percent of respondents…
Efrain Rios Montt & Mauricio Rodriguez Sanchez June 25, 2013September 14, 2020 by Emi MacLean Ixil genocide trial on hold, other charges against Rios Montt continue …until April 2014 – it seems that continued legal proceedings against Rios Montt in the Ixil genocide trial will be in the best of scenarios on hold. However, there have…
Efrain Rios Montt & Mauricio Rodriguez Sanchez June 11, 2013September 14, 2020 by International Justice Monitor Jo-Marie Burt and Geoff Thale, The Guatemala Genocide Case: Using the Legal System to Defeat Justice With Ríos Montt Trial Partially Annulled, Justice and Rule of Law Hang in the Balance This article was first published on June 5, 2013 on the website of the Washington…
Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo June 5, 2013September 2, 2020 by Wairagala Wakabi Witness: Bemba Wasn’t Responsible For MLC Discipline …his CAR-based commanders via radio, Thuraya satellite phone, and mobile phone. Last August, retired French army brigadier-general Jacques Seara asserted that Mustafa Mukiza, who commanded the Congolese contingent in the…
Efrain Rios Montt & Mauricio Rodriguez Sanchez May 31, 2013September 14, 2020 by International Justice Monitor Statement: Legal Stalemate over Guatemala's Rios Montt Genocide Trial Threatens Victims' Rights …at www.riosmontt-trial.org, and is done in collaboration with Center for Justice and International Law, International Center for Transitional Justice, National Security Archive, and the Guatemalan investigative journalism website, Plaza Publica….
Germain Katanga & Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui May 28, 2013September 2, 2020 by Jennifer Easterday A Closer Look at Regulation 55 at the ICC …characterizes the facts in the indictment. In those systems, the judges are considered to know the law and be the best able to characterize the facts presented during trial. The…
Efrain Rios Montt & Mauricio Rodriguez Sanchez May 21, 2013September 14, 2020 by Emi MacLean Guatemala's Constitutional Court Overturns Rios Montt Conviction and Sends Trial Back to April 19 …Montt did not bring in chosen counsel. The general quickly stepped out to make a phone call and one of his prior counsel soon re-appeared at his side to represent…
Efrain Rios Montt & Mauricio Rodriguez Sanchez May 16, 2013September 14, 2020 by International Justice Monitor UN Experts' Statement on Guatemala: “Justice, the best guarantee to prevent the recurrence of atrocities” …of people. “Justice is the best guarantee to prevent the recurrence of these crimes,” stressed the UN experts after last Friday’s court ruling that sentenced the former head of State…