Thomas Lubanga February 10, 2011September 2, 2020 by Sheila Vélez Ituri: The Pursuit of Justice …on the Aegis Trust website. The views and opinions expressed here do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of the Open Society Justice Initiative. Four million dead and over…
Charles Taylor February 10, 2011March 5, 2014 by Alpha Sesay Judges Order Taylor's Defense Lawyer To Appear In Court on Friday …that it was not in his client’s best interest for him to take part in the closing arguments. On Monday, the judges had rejected the defense final trial brief because…
Charles Taylor February 8, 2011March 5, 2014 by Alpha Sesay As Closing Arguments Commence, Charles Taylor's Lawyer Storms Out of Court …when the court began proceedings this morning, Mr. Griffiths informed the judges that because they had refused to accept the defense final trial brief, it was not in the best…
Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo January 24, 2011September 2, 2020 by Lisa Clifford BEMBA TRIAL HINGES ON COMMAND RESPONSIBILITY …and Japanese officials were also charged under the doctrine. One of the best known cases was the trial of Tomoyuki Yamashita, a Japanese general convicted of commanding troops responsible for…
Charles Taylor January 13, 2011March 5, 2014 by Alpha Sesay Defense Lawyers Seek Investigations into United States Government Cables Released By WikiLeaks …(USG) cables by the whistle blowing website WikiLeaks about Mr. Taylor’s trial. According to defense lawyers in their motion filed on Monday, January 10 2011, two cables emerging from the…
Charles Taylor January 3, 2011March 5, 2014 by U.C. Berkeley War Crimes Studies Center Charles Taylor Monthly Trial Report: October-November 2010 …issues that have arisen at trial. As with previous WCSC monitoring reports, it is available online at http://socrates.berkeley.edu/~warcrime/SL_Monitoring_Reports.htm. This is the final periodic trial report for the Taylor trial and…
Charles Taylor December 1, 2010March 5, 2014 by U.C. Berkeley War Crimes Studies Center Charles Taylor Monthly Trial Report: August-September 2010 …Witness explained that he had answered the questions to the best of his knowledge. b. Joining the NPFL and Child Soldiers According to the Witness, Nimbadians, including himself, joined the…
Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo November 30, 2010September 2, 2020 by Wairagala Wakabi WITNESS: BEMBA’S SOLDIERS RAPED ME, STOLE OUR GOATS, SHOT OUR DOG …killed or would give the soldiers money to buy his freedom. The witness stated, “We had ducks, fowls, goats and many domestic animals. They broke down the door in which…
Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo November 29, 2010September 2, 2020 by Sisonke Msimang What the Bemba Trial Means to Victims …responds lacks irony. I look at her, and she continues. “And always, we tell them about the ICC. That is the best part of the training we give them.” Now…
Thomas Lubanga November 26, 2010September 2, 2020 by Judith Armatta Investigator and Child Soldier Deny Charges of Falsifying Evidence …mobile telephone to contact them directly, witness 38 was rarely in touch with intermediary 316. The witness stated that at no time did he discuss with ‘intermediary 316’ the substance…