States must take the time to choose the right ICC Prosecutor

The International Criminal Court (ICC) states parties convene at the World Forum Convention Center in The Hague from December 5-12, 2018, for the 17th session of the Assembly of state parties Credit: The ASP Flickr account

By Prof. Jennifer Trahan in New York The election of the next ICC Prosecutor is obviously extremely significant; the direction...

Survivors of sexual violence that occured after the December 2007 presidential election gather at the Milimani Law Courts in Nairobi, Kenya during a hearing into a constitutional petiton they filed. The High Court is scheduled to deliver a judgment on that petition on Thursday, December 10, 2020. Credit: Physicians for Human Rights (PHR).

Kenyan SGBV victims wait with bated breath for Thursday’s judgment

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December 8, 2020

By Christine Alai This week, as commemoration of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence approaches its peak, thousands...

Charles C. Jalloh (left) and Sabine Nölke (right). Jalloh chaired the panel of experts and Nölke chaired the committee that oversaw the process of shortlisting candidates for the position of ICC Prosecutor.

Two victims’ lawyers in Kenyatta case in line to become next ICC prosecutor

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July 2, 2020

Two lawyers who represented victims in the case against Kenyan President Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta at the International Criminal Court (ICC)...

Appeals hearing in the Gbagbo and Blé Goudé case

ICC prosecution asks Appeals Chamber to overturn the acquittal of Gbagbo and Blé Goudé

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June 24, 2020

By Journalists for Justice The prosecution has asked the Appeals Chamber to overturn the acquittal of former Ivory Coast President...

Should the ICC Appeals Chamber hold hearings during the COVID-19 pandemic?

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May 22, 2020

By Ines Pierre de la Brière Undoubtedly, the International Criminal Court (ICC) must respect and institute measures and recommendations made...

Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Public Service, Youth and Gender Affairs, Madam Sisily Kariuki, officiates the peace march during the launch of National Gender-Based Violence Helpline 1195.

Kenyan judge to set judgement date in SGBV case in June

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May 14, 2020

By Tom Maliti High Court of Kenya Judge Weldon Korir has said that in less than a month’s time he...

Australia asked to take action on human rights abuses in Afghanistan

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March 24, 2020

(Sydney, March 23, 2020) Australia's Defence Department should reexamine previously dismissed cases of alleged summary executions and other war crimes in Afghanistan in...

Afghan war crime victims appeal to reverse ICC judges’ decision

US attacks ICC after Afghanistan inquiry decision

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March 7, 2020

By Susan Kendi The United States government has publicly condemned the unanimous decision by the International Criminal Court authorising the...

Confirmation of charges hearing in the case of The Prosecutor v. Dominic Ongwen

ICC Prosecutor says Ongwen was a pivotal figure in LRA’s campaign of terror

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March 5, 2020

By Tom Maliti When International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda rises next week to make her closing statement in...

ICC authorises Afghanistan investigation

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March 5, 2020

The International Criminal Court has authorised an investigation into alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Afghanistan, overturning...