Victim Voices
Kenyan SGBV victims wait with bated breath for Thursday’s judgment
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...
Read moreDetailsKabuga pleads not guilty to genocide charges
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...
Read moreDetailsProfiles of the four people shortlisted for the job of ICC Prosecutor
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...
Read moreDetailsICC prosecution asks Appeals Chamber to overturn the acquittal of Gbagbo and Blé Goudé
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...
Read moreDetailsA former Janjaweed commander makes his first appearance at the ICC
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...
Read moreDetailsUN Proposal to withdraw Darfuri troops draws criticism
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...
Read moreDetailsVictims of sexual violence in Darfur speak out
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...
Read moreDetailsICC authorises Afghanistan investigation
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...
Read moreDetailsEritrea: Canadian Supreme Court affirms Eritreans’ slavery and forced labour claims can proceed
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...
Read moreDetailsDuring ASP, suffering in ICC situation countries should not be forgotten
December begins in The Hague with the annual session of the Assembly of States Parties (ASP), the managerial oversight and legislative body of the International Criminal Court. The meeting of...
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