Guatemala Trials February 25, 2016December 15, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt Former Military Commissioner Accuses Reyes Girón of Ordering Gang Rape …the soldiers are the responsibility of the defendants, because they were the ones who commanded the troops,” he stated. Guatemala was in the midst of a non-international armed conflict; as…
Guatemala Trials February 11, 2016December 15, 2020 by Jo-Marie Burt Human Remains Presented as Evidence in Sepur Zarco Trial …about an invoice she allegedly presented to the Equipo de Estudios Comunitarios y Acción Psicosocial (Team for Community Research and Psychosocial Action, ECAP), an organization that has provided psychosocial support…
Laurent Koudou Gbagbo & Charles Blé Goudé February 5, 2016September 14, 2020 by Antoine Panaïté Unveiled Witnesses and Laughing Defendants …posted online. He also spoke of the social networks that the Office of the Prosecutor regularly reviews for security reasons. He pointed to “improvised bloggers and journalists” who were trying…
February 5, 2016April 11, 2018 by TrustAfrica Hissène Habré Trial before the Extraordinary African Chambers: December Hearings …testify to his experiences. As a result, Bishara was able to lead investigators to the site of the massacre. The testimonies presented during this first phase of the trial ended…
Laurent Koudou Gbagbo & Charles Blé Goudé February 3, 2016September 14, 2020 by Antoine Panaïté Witness P-547: "We Had No Violent Intent" in the March on the RTI …the bullet is also presented to the chamber. The witness explained that at one point, a Red Cross ambulance finally arrived at site and drove him to Yopougon University Hospital…
Guatemala Trials January 8, 2016December 15, 2020 by Sophie Beaudoin Guatemala Arrests Suggest New Momentum for Grave Crimes Trials …Paz, or CREOMPAZ.) In 2012, the Forensic Anthropology Foundation of Guatemala (FAFG) began exhumations at the site, unearthing 533 bodies from 84 clandestine graves. Those identified were from various parts…
Guatemala Trials December 9, 2015December 15, 2020 by Sophie Beaudoin Will Guatemala Protect Human Rights Advocates from Dubious Criminal Complaints? …of violence. The FAFG has worked to exhume and identify the remains of conflict victims, and has been active across Guatemala, including at the Coban site. The Inter-American Commission has…
November 18, 2015July 15, 2019 by Alison Cole Civil Society and the International Criminal Court: Local Perspectives on Fact-Finding …It is particularly important to recognize that civil society functions independently. Although the court and civil society groups may share the objective of seeking accountability, NGOs are committed to their…
November 4, 2015March 16, 2018 by Anne-Marie Verwiel and Karlijn van der Voort Corporation Acquitted of Contempt at the Lebanon Tribunal …in August 2012 and subsequently put online. The two accused were charged with publishing information on purported confidential witnesses in the main case, thereby undermining public confidence in the STL’s…
International Criminal Court September 22, 2015May 10, 2021 by Tom Maliti Who Are the Witnesses in the Second Kenya Bribery Case at the ICC? - Part 2 …Attempts were made to expose her identity online on her first day of testimony even though she was testifying under the pseudonym Witness 536, was not visible to the public,…
