ICC Cases

By Susan Kendi The Dominic Ongwen trial resumes on January 28, 2019 after judges at the International Criminal Court granted his lawyers request for a two-week adjournment. Trial Chamber IX...

By Thomas Verfuss Laurent Gbagbo and Blé Goudé will hear on Tuesday if they are to be released from ICC custody or if they have to stay in detention pending...

By Thomas Verfuss Lawyers for Laurent Gbagbo and Charles Blé Goudé have described their clients’ acquittal as a victory not only for their clients, but also for justice Speaking at...

By Thomas Verfuss The Gbagbo and Blé Goudé acquittals show once again how difficult it can be for the prosecution to obtain a conviction for crimes against humanity at an international...

By Alex Roberts US ‘exceptionalism’ has always been a falsehood; and that’s being proven now more than ever. Something has shifted in American politics and the discourse surrounding the media....

By Thomas Verfuss On the fringes of the 17th Assembly States Parties, Journalists For Justice (JFJ) exclusively interviewed President O-Gon Kwon about his first year at the helm of the political...

The ICC seen through African eyes Dozens of civil society representatives, diplomats, academic observers, an ICC judge and other court staff attended the official opening of “Commemorating 20 years of...

By Thomas Verfuss Former DRC vice-president Jean-Pierre Bemba’s acquittal by the ICC Appeals Chamber in June had led to sleepless nights for staff of the Office of the Prosecutor, as...

During a recent conference in the Peace Palace, it was stressed once again that for international criminal justice to be credible, especially when it is being watched by the world...

By Tom Maliti A former “wife” of Joseph Kony, the leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), described to the International Criminal Court (ICC) her life with Kony and his...