ICC Cases
Judge rejects Ongwen lawyers bid to unmask Ugandan spy
By Susan Kendi Dominic Ongwen’s lawyers will not be allowed to appeal a judge’s decision allowing the identity of an informant used by the prosecution to remain hidden. Bertram Schmitt, sitting as...
Read moreDetailsDominic Ongwen lawyers line up 66 witnesses for new hearing in September
By Tom Maliti, IJ Monitor The defense of Dominic Ongwen, a former commander of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) who is on trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC), intends...
Read moreDetailsBensouda prods UN Security Council to punish nations that fail to arrest Bashir
It is over 13 years since the UN Security Council referred the situation in Darfur to the International Criminal Court and directed me to report to it every six months...
Read moreDetailsAfter Bemba release, the ICC is a court with a heart and not much else
By Brian Obara Jean-Pierre Bemba’s stunning acquittal and interim release after 10 years at the ICC detention centre in The Hague has shocked even the most seasoned observers of international...
Read moreDetailsOngwen trial hurtles to a close as defence allocated 10 days to present first block of evidence
By Susan Kendi and Tom Maliti Lawyers for former Lord’s Resistance Army commander Dominic Ongwen will begin presenting his defence on September 18, 2018 at the International Criminal Court. Subsequently,...
Read moreDetailsGetting away with genocide in Rwanda
By Brian Obara Did Paul Kagame’s commandoes who had infiltrated the Hutu militia fuel and escalate the genocide in Rwanda? And did the United Nations bury evidence of the involvement...
Read moreDetailsThe ICC has given Africa’s most prolific genocidaire a free ride
By Brian Obara “President Paul Kagame gets riled at everyone and every institution that doesn't do his bidding all the time,” is how journalist Judi Rever explains the Rwanda leader’s deep dislike for...
Read moreDetailsSudanese radio appeals for funds to keep Darfur in the air
By Susan Kendi A crowdfunding campaign has kicked off to enable a radio station continue with its reporting work on the situation in Darfur, Sudan. Radio Dabanga is the only...
Read moreDetailsLegal experts seek to weigh in on Rohingya request at the ICC
By Susan Kendi A battery of ranking international lawyers have requested permission to file a brief on legal issues raised by the prosecution at the International Criminal Court on the...
Read moreDetailsICC Moot Court Opens With Veteran Of International Criminal Justice
By Thomas Verfuss Law students in 65 teams, a record number, from five continents converged in The Hague on Sunday for this year's moot court competition at Leiden University, one...
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