Africa Cases

By Millicent Zighe In the lead up to Burundi’s General Election violence, mainly against members of the opposition and independent actors, has been recorded in at least a third of...

By Susan Kendi A hush has fallen on the International Criminal Court as judges deliberate on the fate the Lord’s Resistance Army commander who was charged with crimes against humanity,...

By Susan Kendi The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court is requesting to amend the charges against Patrice-Edouard Ngaïssona to include rape and to add two additional charges, rape as...

A political mission should replace the peace operation in Sudan, a joint United Nations-African Union report has said, sparking criticism from rights groups. Both UN and AU are later expected...

Women and girls fleeing violence in Sudan are subjected to sexual and gender-based violence, according to United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). In a report, the agency notes intercommunal conflicts at...

By Susan Kendi The first warlord ever tried and sentenced by the International Criminal Court has been set free from a prison in the Democratic Republic of Congo(DRC). The 59-year-old...

By Tom Maliti When International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda rises next week to make her closing statement in the trial of Dominic Ongwen, she will ask Trial Chamber...

By Millicent Zighe The Government of Sudan recently agreed to hand over all suspects wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to face charges including war crimes, crimes against humanity...

By Millicent Zighe South Sudan rival leaders have formed the long awaited Transitional Government of National Unity (R-TGoNU) in an attempt to end the civil war that has engulfed the...

By Millicent Zighe. Victims of human rights abuses have expressed relief following Sudan’s decision to hand over former President Omar –Al Bashir to the International Criminal Court. The ousted leader...