Victim Voices

Kenya’s High Court has awarded four million Kenya shillings each as general damages to four survivors of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) that occurred during political turmoil 12 years ago....

This week, as commemoration of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence approaches its peak, thousands of victims of sexual violence committed during the 2007-08 post-election violence (PEV) in...

Twenty-three years after he was first indicted by a United Nations criminal tribunal, Félicien Kabuga pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to seven counts of genocide for his alleged role in...

On June 30, the Committee on the Election of the Prosecutor announced the candidates they shortlisted for the job of International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor. The announcement was not made...

The prosecution has asked the Appeals Chamber to overturn the acquittal of former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo and former Ivorian Cabinet Minister Charles Blé Goudé because, the prosecution has...

The International Criminal Court (ICC) will hold hearings starting on December 7 to determine whether to confirm charges against Ali Muhmmad Ali Abd-al-Rahman, a former commander of the Janjaweed, a...

A political mission should replace the peace operation in Sudan, a joint United Nations-African Union report has said, sparking criticism from rights groups. Both UN and AU are later expected...

Women and girls fleeing violence in Sudan are subjected to sexual and gender-based violence, according to United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). In a report, the agency notes intercommunal conflicts at...

The International Criminal Court has authorised an investigation into alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Afghanistan, overturning an earlier decision. The ICC investigation will look at actions...

Ottawa  Canada's Supreme Court today dismissed an appeal by Nevsun Resources Ltd. that sought to block a case brought against the company by three Eritrean refugees for the alleged used of forced labour at its Bisha mine in Eritrea. The three...