Bosco Ntaganda June 15, 2020April 22, 2021 by Wairagala Wakabi Ntaganda Appeals Hearing Postponed Over COVID-19 …and run robust systems to handle an online hearing and the ability to maintain the confidentiality of the proceedings when parties are pleading from their homes. Other Trial Delays Similarly,…
Review June 10, 2020May 6, 2021 by Yassir Al-Khudayri Raising the Bar Further: Professional Development for ICC Judges …procedure. This could include best practices on testimony analysis, evidence credibility, different types of evidence (including new developments such as open source intelligence), how to address witnesses and victims, and…
National Courts of Kenya June 7, 2020May 10, 2021 by Lydia Muthiani In Kenya, We are Late: Delayed Justice and Impunity for Election-Related Sexual Violence I was late. I was fumbling with the keys on my laptop as I rushed to connect to the virtual court session. Courts in Kenya were now holding online sessions…
Dominic Ongwen June 3, 2020May 11, 2021 by Tom Maliti Judges Decline to Conditionally Release Ongwen as He Awaits Judgment …of them, Agnes Aber, and then Aber’s mobile phone was passed around for Ongwen to speak to the other women present, including herself. When cross-examined by senior prosecutor Benjamin Gumpert,…
May 14, 2020May 14, 2020 by Wairagala Wakabi Prosecution, Defense Lawyers Say ICC Not Ready for Virtual Hearings …consider holding a virtual hearing. The issues they raised included the ability of defense teams to install and run robust systems to handle an online hearing, and the ability to…
Bosco Ntaganda May 7, 2020April 22, 2021 by Wairagala Wakabi Defense Says a Virtual Appeals Hearing Would Disadvantage Ntaganda Bosco Ntaganda’s lawyers have cautioned that, should International Criminal Court (ICC) judges consider holding his appeals hearing through online platforms, they should be mindful of the logistical challenges and fair…
Bosco Ntaganda March 24, 2020April 22, 2021 by Radio Canal Révélation Voices from Ituri: A Discussion on Reparations Proceedings in the Ntaganda Case …morning, Mr. Journalist. Richard: Dear listeners, to participate in this program, send us your questions by message to the number 0822070800. We’ll be together for 30 minutes. At the microphone…
March 17, 2020March 17, 2020 by Olivia Bueno Electing the Next ICC Prosecutor: Reflections from Sudanese Civil Society …to the al-Bashir case. This will require the new prosecutor to “talk to the government about the best way to hold al-Bashir accountable.” However, the ICC could also investigate others,…
Guatemala Trials March 17, 2020December 15, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt and Paulo Estrada “No One Told This to Me. I Saw It with My Own Eyes.” Survivor Addresses Court As Evidentiary Phase of Maya Ixil Genocide Case Nears Conclusion …to its website “promotes development in the framework of the peace accords.” “They managed to come up with money to pay for the publication of this book, Memory of the…
Thomas Lubanga March 11, 2020September 2, 2020 by Wairagala Wakabi Lubanga, ICC Convict No.1 and Longest-Serving Detainee, Completes His Sentence Next Week …his Hema ethnic community against hostile neighbors, the educated and articulate Kisangani university graduate of psychology was chosen as its spokesperson, and shortly afterwards he became president of the UPC….