Month: May 2016

By Joyce J Wangui Testimony by a victim of sexual crime “is the most valuable evidence” a judge can use to adjudicate a case, an international criminal investigation and prosecutions ...

Former Chadian President, Hissen Habre, is guilty of crimes against humanity, rape and sexual slavery. Consequently, the 73-year-old will spend the rest of his life in prison in Senegal where ...

By Rose Wanjiku Hissene Habré, Chad’s former dictator, who has been handed a life sentence by the Extraordinary African Chambers delivers its decision in his war crimes case, had a ...

By Rose Wanjiku Hissene Habré, Chad’s former dictator, who has been handed a life sentence by the Extraordinary African Chambers delivers its decision in his war crimes case, had a ...

ICC Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda addressed the UN Security Council on the situation in Libya while issuing her eleventh report. Excerpts: My Office’s investigations into the Libya situation have progressed, ...

The ICC has called for the extradition of Mr Saif Al Islam Gaddafi to stand trial at The Hague based court for his alleged role in war crimes and crimes ...

Fatou Bensouda has dismissed as reckless and salacious claims by William Ruto’s lawyers that her staff sought sexual favours from witnesses and victims.   Responding to a filing at the ...

By Kwamchetsi Makokha Your neighbour is unlikely to kill you over the 2017 elections, but the police will surely beat you into accepting the poll results. Heading into the August ...

Here is an update of the situations and cases before the International Criminal Court. There are eleven cases from African countries such as Ivory Coast, DR Congo, Central African Republic, ...

By Kafia Omar At his inauguration ceremony recently, Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni stated the ICC was “a bunch of useless people.” Among the dignitaries present was Sudan’s President Omar-al Bashir, ...