ICC Cases
Once a pariah in Uganda, Sudan’s Bashir welcome with open arms
Eight years ago, Sudan’s President Omar Al Bashir was an unwanted guest in Uganda and he would have probably ended up in prison if he had dared to visit. Then,...
Read moreDetailsTrial of LRA commander Dominic Ongwen set to open in December
Dominic Ongwen's trial at the International Criminal Court will open on December 6, 2016. Ongwen is facing 70 charges, 10 of which were filed confidentially due to security risks and protection...
Read moreDetailsVictims missing out on justice is no cause for celebration
By Elizabeth Evenson In April, President Uhuru Kenyatta hosted a “thanksgiving service” at Afraha Stadium in Nakuru to express his gratitude that the International Criminal Court (ICC) dropped charges of...
Read moreDetailsThree lessons from the ICC’s Kenya debacle
By James A Goldston The declaration of a mistrial in the Ruto-Sang at the International Criminal Court (ICC) put the final nail in the coffin of a bid to investigate...
Read moreDetailsOngwen appeals ICC’s decision to confirm charges against him
Dominic Ongwen, a former Lord's Resistance army commander. Former Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) rebel commander, Dominic Ongwen, has appealed against the confirmation of 70 charges against him over the...
Read moreDetailsProsecutor says ICC is fair, independent and impartial
ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda gave this keynote address at the GIMPA law conference in Ghana in March this year. This article is an abridged version of her remarks. By Fatou...
Read moreDetailsGovernment pushed for Gado’s exit from the Nation
One of Kenya's wittiest cartonists, Godfrey Mwampembwa, was kicked out of Nation for allegedly rubbing leaders the wrong way with his illustrations. By Journalists For Justice Renowned cartoonist Godfrey Mwampembwa,...
Read moreDetailsAU asks UN Security Council to end Ruto trial and defer Bashir case
The African Union has written to the Chairperson of the United Nations Security Council over the deferral of Sudan situation and termination of the Mr. William Ruto case at the...
Read moreDetailsDon’t speculate on how Ruto’s No-Case-to-Answer will go, says ICC official
Maria Mabinty Kamara, the ICC outreach coordinator for Kenya and Uganda has said judges of the Trial Chamber V(A) will decide in due course on the no-case-to-answer matter and its...
Read moreDetailsICC Appeals Chamber reverses Trial Chamber V(A)’s decision on admission of prior recorded testimony in Ruto and Sang cases
Appeals judges at the International Criminal Court unanimously ruled key witness testimony against Mr. William Ruto and Journalist Joshua Sang inadmissible. "The prior recorded testimony was delivered without an opportunity...
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