Africa Cases
Pressure mounts for CAR minister to face justice
Human rights defenders have added their voice to the chorus calling for the rearrest of a government minister who has been charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity before...
Read moreDetailsOngwen’s appeal hearing to start in February 2022
By Janet Sankale janet.sankale@jfjustice.net The start of the hearing of the appeal of former Lord’s Resistance Army commander Dominic Ongwen is set for February 14 to 18, 2022. According to...
Read moreDetailsProsecutor to call more witnesses when Yekatom, Ngaïssona trial resumes next week
By Waceke Njoroge bnjoroge@jfjustice.net The trial of Central African Republic nationals Alfred Yekatom and Patrice-Edouard Ngaïssona at the International Criminal Court in The Hague has taken a break until November...
Read moreDetailsSudan situation on agenda of Abd-Al-Rahman status conference
By Janet Sankale janet.sankale@jfjustice.net The International Criminal Court will hear an update about the situation in Sudan after a military takeover as it presides over the second status conference in...
Read moreDetailsICC detains Abd-Al-Rahman for four more months
By Janet Sankale Janet.sankale@jfjustice.net Mary Wasike mary.wasike@jfjustice.net The International Criminal Court has once again extended the detention of former Janjaweed commander Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman. The judges said there was...
Read moreDetailsAbdel Kani to wait for judges’ decision after confirmation of charges hearing
By Waceke Njoroge bnjoroge@jfjustice.net The confirmation of charges hearing in Mahamat Said Abdel Kani’s case before the International Criminal Court has been concluded and the case is now set for the next...
Read moreDetailsEvidence from Ruto’s ICC case to appear in Gicheru suit
By Janet Sankale The International Criminal Court (ICC) has allowed the transfer of some of the evidence extracted from the original suit against Kenya’s Deputy President William Ruto and journalist...
Read moreDetailsIvory Coast urged to ensure justice and reparations for violence victims as hope fades in ICC process
By Janet Sankale The African Francophone Coalitions for the International Criminal Court have asked the government of Ivory Coast to open investigations into the violence of 2010-2011 and ensure justice...
Read moreDetailsICC lifts warrant of arrest against former Ivory Coast First Lady Simone Gbagbo
By Janet Sankale The International Criminal Court in The Hague has vacated its arrest warrant against former Ivorian first lady Simone Gbagbo, according to a decision that was made public...
Read moreDetailsLawyer Paul Gicheru to face trial, ICC Chamber confirms
By Janet Sankale Kenyan lawyer Paul Gicheru has been committed to stand trial at the International Criminal Court for offences against the administration of justice. ICC’s Pre-Trial Chamber A has...
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