Release of war crimes suspect an assault on justice in CAR, says special court

Hassan Bouba Ali (R) with Ali Darassa (C) surrounded by other UPC leaders, during a meeting at their headquarters in Alindao, October 2017. © 2017 Alexis Huguet Photo: Human Rights Watch

By Waceke Njoroge bnjoroge@jfjustice.net and Mary Wasike mary.wasike@jfjustice.net The freeing from detention of war crimes suspect Hassan Bouba Ali in...

Dominic Ongwen's appeal hearing coming up in February 2022. Photo credit: @ICC-CPI.

Ongwen’s appeal hearing to start in February 2022

by Journalists For Justice

November 26, 2021

By Janet Sankale janet.sankale@jfjustice.net The start of the hearing of the appeal of former Lord’s Resistance Army commander Dominic Ongwen...

ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan addresses the UNSC on the Situation in Libya. Photo credit: @UN

Khan asks UN to fund ICC and his office for Libya, Sudan situations

by Journalists For Justice

November 26, 2021

By Janet Sankale janet.sankale@jfjustice.net and Mary Wasike mary.wasike@jfjustice.net International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan has petitioned the Security Council to...

On Nov 25 2021 in #Sudan thousands of protesters took to the streets in the capital & the rest of the cities, in refusal of the army’s coup & seizure of power on 25th October. Photo: @SudanTrend Twitter

Return of Hamdok fails to restore peace in Sudan

by Journalists For Justice

November 26, 2021

By Janet Sankale janet.sankale@jfjustice.net The reinstatement of Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has not achieved its expected objective of calming tensions...

UN Human Rights Council in session. Photo credit: UN Flickr account

NGOs want Human Rights Council to convene special session on Ethiopia

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November 25, 2021

By Janet Sankale janet.sankale@jfjustice.net The United Nations Human Rights Council has been petitioned to convene a special session to discuss...

Prosecutor to call more witnesses when Yekatom, Ngaïssona trial resumes next week

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November 24, 2021

By Waceke Njoroge bnjoroge@jfjustice.net The trial of Central African Republic nationals Alfred Yekatom and Patrice-Edouard Ngaïssona at the International Criminal...