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Bensouda concludes her first mission to Argentina
The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Fatou Bensouda, conducted her first mission to the Republic of Argentina from the 8th to the 12th of April, 2018. The four-day...
Read moreDetailsICC Witness: The Sudanese Government provided the LRA with weapons
By Susan Kendi A prosecution witness who recently took the stand to testify in the Dominic Ongwen case told Trial Chamber IX of the International Criminal Court that the Sudan...
Read moreDetailsWitness recalls stigma suffered by returning LRA fighters
Escaping from the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) came at a great cost, according to a witness testifying at the Dominic Ongwen trial in The Hague. Trying to fit into society...
Read moreDetailsNigerian picked for ICC presidency as six new judges join the court
Judges at the International Criminal Court have elected Judge Chile Eboe-Osuji (Nigeria) as President of the Court for a three-year term. Judge Robert Fremr (Czech Republic) was elected First Vice-President...
Read moreDetailsFormer LRA fighter tells ICC judges how they were ordered to kill indiscriminately
By:Susan Kendi A witness told the International Criminal Court on February 22, 2018 how the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) fighters were ordered to kill whatever they found -- even if...
Read moreDetailsEscape attempts from the LRA were punished by death, witness tells ICC
Dominic Ongwen’s lawyer Abigail Bridgman began questioning Witness P-406 in cross-examination on February 20, 2018 in the crimes against humanity trial at the International Criminal Court. The witness, who had...
Read moreDetailsTaking stock of international criminal justice as Rome Statute marks 20 years
Civil society representatives, judges, ambassadors and other diplomats, academics and journalists gathered in The Hague to start the celebrations to mark the 20th anniversary of the Rome Statute. The founding...
Read moreDetailsWitness sobs as he testifies about LRA attack on Odek
A former fighter for the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) told the International Criminal Court (ICC) about two attacks on camps for internally displaced people (IDP) 13 years ago, at times...
Read moreDetailsWhy ICC judge believes Kenya victims deserve reparations
The following is an excerpt from JUDGE EBOE-OSUJI’S decision on the application by William Ruto and Joshua arap Sang for acquittal. He argues that the prospects of conviction in an...
Read moreDetailsLawyer describes Ongwen as victim in northern Ugandan event
Judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) have deferred a decision on the amount and the quality of evidence Dominic Ongwen’s lawyers need to present to prove he is not...
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