Germain Katanga & Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui March 9, 2011September 2, 2020 by Taegin Reisman Prosecution Opening Statement …FNI/FRPI for the control of the city. During this fighting, there were instances of ethnically-targeted killings. There were also instances of pillaging and destruction of property. More than 500 cases…
Germain Katanga & Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui March 9, 2011September 2, 2020 by Taegin Reisman What Did Katanga and Ngudjolo’s Defense Teams Say in Their Opening Statements? …of Pre-Trial Chamber I of 11 February 2008 to join the instant cases, in the vision of the Prosecutor who considers that the two accused formed a joint criminal enterprise…
Thomas Lubanga March 4, 2011September 2, 2020 by Judith Armatta Written Decision Explains Why Trial Will Go Forward …the Congolese President, Joseph Kabila, initiated Lubanga’s arrest and transfer to the ICC. In this one instance where the Court analyzed the evidence, it found it lacking. Even if intermediary…
Thomas Lubanga February 14, 2011September 2, 2020 by Judith Armatta Court Orders Disclosure of Victims’ Information …to about their security concerns; ii) the name of the individual who, in each instance, witnessed the signature on the form; iii) the names of those from whom relevant information…
Thomas Lubanga February 8, 2011September 2, 2020 by Judith Armatta Chamber Clarifies Disclosure Rule …(including, for instance, the requests and the opportunities to do so), which led to the investigators’ decision to cease contact with this witness for some time, may well have constituted…
Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo January 28, 2011September 2, 2020 by Wairagala Wakabi Witnesses Recount Atrocities And Describe Bemba’s Visit To CAR …because it was there that the rebels were installed and from there, they were carrying out incursions.” The witness quoted the MLC corporal as having said that because they had…
Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo January 25, 2011September 2, 2020 by Wairagala Wakabi MLC Soldier Said Patassé Ordered Killings …to kill the boys of two years and up because it was there that the rebels were installed and from there, they were carrying out incursions.” The witness quoted the…
Charles Taylor January 3, 2011March 5, 2014 by U.C. Berkeley War Crimes Studies Center Charles Taylor Monthly Trial Report: October-November 2010 …of his positions within the RUF, and what he remembered about events that had occurred during his time in the RUF. For instance, when asked about the diamond trade, Kolleh…
Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo December 15, 2010September 2, 2020 by Wairagala Wakabi PROSECUTION’S OPENING STATEMENT IN BEMBA TRIAL …crimes, many continue to be deprived in some instances of family life and community support. Some are sick with AIDS. Jean-Pierre Bemba’s victims were discriminated against to show their powerlessness,…
Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo December 3, 2010September 2, 2020 by Wairagala Wakabi EXPERT DESCRIBES TRAUMA AMONG SEXUAL VIOLENCE SURVIVORS AS WITNESS RECOUNTS GANG-RAPE …to contribute to expeditious trial proceedings and to minimize any potential retraumatization of the victim, in these instances we would only question the witnesses very briefly, with short direct questions.”…
