Efrain Rios Montt & Mauricio Rodriguez Sanchez May 16, 2013September 14, 2020 by Emi MacLean Imminent Constitutional Court Judgments May Affect Guatemalan Genocide Conviction …the best guarantee to prevent the recurrence of these crimes.” Pablo de Grieff, a UN Special Rapporteur joining the statement, called Guatemala’s trial court judgment an “example for many other…
Efrain Rios Montt & Mauricio Rodriguez Sanchez May 13, 2013September 14, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt Rios Montt Convicted of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity: The Sentence and Its Aftermath …that time. Security arrangements seemed improvised at best. The press corps contributed to the chaos. Journalists and photographers swarmed around Rios Montt to register his reaction to the verdict. The…
Efrain Rios Montt & Mauricio Rodriguez Sanchez May 9, 2013September 14, 2020 by International Justice Monitor International Groups Welcome Progress in Guatemalan Genocide Trial but Criticize Delaying Tactics …available at the trial monitoring website www.riosmontt-trial.org. The site is run by Open Society Justice Initiative (OSJI), in collaboration with the International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ), the National Security…
National Courts of Kenya May 6, 2013May 11, 2021 by Tom Maliti Judges decline to stop Kenyatta case – Part 1 …to ensure the fitness of the system for the desired purpose,” said Eboe-Osuji in his separate 35-page opinion dated May 2 and published on the ICC website last Friday. “In…
International Criminal Court April 30, 2013May 11, 2021 by Tom Maliti Should the Kenya trials be held in Arusha or The Hague? – Part 2 …to change the venue of the trials. The accused said that they are applying for a change of venue to bring the trials closer home, arguing that it best serves…
Efrain Rios Montt & Mauricio Rodriguez Sanchez April 26, 2013September 14, 2020 by Jonathan Birchall ICTJ Legal Experts Discuss State of Trial …discuss the legal and political complexities of the case, and consider possible scenarios that could develop in the coming days and weeks. Click on this link to ICTJ’s website: http://ictj.org/news/justice-guatemala-what-happened-rios-montt-trial-and-where-can-it-go-here…
Germain Katanga & Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui April 25, 2013September 2, 2020 by Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice Judge Van den Wyngaert's concurrence to the Ngudjolo trial judgement …finding that it was the best means of distinguishing between principals and accessories and in ensuring the liability of principals who might be removed from the scene of the crime.[vi]…
Germain Katanga & Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui April 24, 2013September 2, 2020 by Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice Ngudjolo's immediate release and request for protective measures and asylum …by the Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice on the Opening of the ICC trial of Germain Katanga and Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui’, CICC Press Conference, 23 November 2009, available at: <http://www.iccwomen.org/news/docs/Katanga.Statement.pdf>….
Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo April 23, 2013September 2, 2020 by Wairagala Wakabi Witness Insists Bemba Did Not Command Troops …Mr. Bemba, by means of radio and satellite phone, “bypassed the chain of command and reached out directly” to his commanders stationed in the CAR. “I find that surprising,” responded…
International Criminal Court April 23, 2013May 11, 2021 by Tom Maliti The issue of video link in the Kenya cases …but will not be able to guarantee that the accused and their lawyers can have secure privileged telephone communication because any such communication will be taking place via the local…