International Criminal Court March 31, 2015May 10, 2021 by Tom Maliti Ruto and Sang Trial Adjourns Without any Clarity on Whether Witness 727 Testified …Justice Monitor. This week Trial Chamber V (a) had been scheduled to hold hearings through Wednesday. That changed on Monday afternoon. The ICC’s online calendar, which shows trials scheduled for…
March 18, 2015March 15, 2018 by Alison Cole Technology for Truth: The Next Generation of Evidence …Asia, and Pacific regions). For the ICC, the “best evidence” rule is far more likely to involve evidence processed through technological means, particularly evidence generated online and available through open-source…
International Criminal Court October 7, 2014May 10, 2021 by Jonathan Birchall At a Glance: The Ruto and Sang Trial at the ICC …to testify withdrew at the last minute. In the past month, three of the nine witnesses under subpoena have testified from Nairobi. In each instance, the prosecutor applied for the…
International Criminal Court September 23, 2014May 10, 2021 by Tom Maliti Witness Says Two Men Told Him What to Tell Prosecution Investigators …those in the public gallery cannot hear his real voice. The same applies to the streaming of the court’s proceedings online, in which the witness’ face is also distorted. Witness…
September 8, 2014 by Harshani Dharmadasa Women and Children in Syria and Iraq: Caught on the Margins but in the Center of Conflict. …online. The resulting composite reveals the brutality and pervasive nature of sexual violence in Syria. Shocking accounts relay experiences of sexual abuse during house raids, gang rapes in detention centers,…
May 16, 2014March 15, 2018 by Taegin Reisman Open Society Justice Initiative Participates in Transitional Justice Debate The Open Society Justice Initiative is participating in a new online discussion started this week on transitional justice in practice, which looks at how transitional justice processes are understood and…
International Criminal Court October 7, 2013May 11, 2021 by Tom Maliti Second prosecution witness describes how ODM came into being …began giving her evidence in the same manner as Witness 326. However, after her first day of testimony unidentified individuals tried to expose her identity online, and the judges ordered…
International Criminal Court October 2, 2013May 11, 2021 by Tom Maliti ICC seeks arrest of Kenyan journalist for allegedly bribing witnesses …from further testifying in public when attempts were made to reveal her identity online after her first day on the stand. The judges concluded that the protective measures the court…
International Criminal Court September 18, 2013May 11, 2021 by Tom Maliti Judges caution that it is an offense to reveal a witness’ identity …had arisen overnight, presumably the online revelation of the identity of the first prosecution witness to take the stand. Throughout Wednesday the court held either closed hearings with all parties…
International Criminal Court September 9, 2013May 11, 2021 by International Justice Monitor Staying Informed on the Trial of Ruto and Sang …available online: The Open Society Justice Initiative, which runs this website, has produced a 13-page briefing paper which includes a detailed timeline, while outlining likely defense arguments and explaining the…