The ICC
Failed promises: No lessons learnt as still no journalists from situation countries at ICC trials
By Thomas Verfuss in The Hague This summer the 20th anniversary of the International Criminal Court (ICC) is the occasion for many congresses, exhibitions and publications, in The Hague and...
Read more20 years of gender justice at the ICC – a call for optimism and persistence
By Melinda Reed The gender justice provisions of the Rome Statute remain the most progressive of any international criminal law treaty. This piece offers an overview of the positive developments...
Read more20 years of the ICC: The hopes, the disappointments, the future
In 1998, an idea that had been in the making for about 50 years suddenly became reality when 120 states adopted the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court at...
Read moreJudge to decide Gicheru’s fate after parties conclude case
The case against Kenyan lawyer Paul Gicheru drew closer to its conclusion, with both the prosecution and the defence presenting their final statements at the International Criminal Court on June...
Read moreFrom Kyiv to Kabul and Darfur: Challenges of reporting justice and human rights
“My hands were shaking. We were all scared. We were working in an adrenaline rush… But now we are just exhausted. It is difficult to work, hard to concentrate.” –...
Read moreGicheru to attend court session remotely
Kenyan lawyer Paul Gicheru will attend the session of the closing statements in his trial at the International Criminal Court via video link on June 27, 2022. Gicheru, through his lawyer Michael...
Read moreSaid Abdel Kani to remain in custody as Appeals Chamber rejects his plea for release
Central African Republic national Mahamat Said Abdel Kani will remain in custody in The Hague pending his trial after the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court confirmed a trial...
Read moreParties prepare to wind up Gicheru case
The Paul Gicheru case at the International Criminal Court is drawing to a close as the parties prepare to present their closing statements on June 27, 2022. In readiness for...
Read moreGicheru asks ICC judge to admit new evidence
Kenyan lawyer Paul Gicheru has asked the International Criminal Court to allow him to introduce new evidence, even after informing the court that he would not present a defence case...
Read moreAbd-Al-Rahman paid Janjaweed, witness tells judges
Janjaweed militiamen often visited Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman’s pharmacy store in Garsila to collect their pay, a witness told the International Criminal Court judges hearing the case of the former...
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