# Journalists For Justice (JFJ)

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- [Russia’s African War 'Recruits' Tracker](https://jfjustice.net/russias-african-war-recruits/): &nbsp; Russia’s African War &#8216;Recruits&#8217; Tracker
- [Russia’s African War 'Recruits' Tracker](https://jfjustice.net/russia-african-war-recruits-tracker/): On March 27, 2026, Ukraine&#8217;s Coordination Headquarters for Prisoners of War handed Journalists For Justice (JFJ) a list of 731 Kenyans recruited into the Russia-Ukraine war, naming their fates for the first time. The list was transmitted by the ‘I Want to Live’ project run by the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War. The unit has compiled records on more than 27,000 foreigners from 135 countries who have signed contracts with the Russian Armed Forces. Its stated mission includes countering Russian recruitment networks operating abroad. ALSO READ: Families demand answers on fate of Kenyans caught up in [&hellip;]
- [Families demand answers on fate of Kenyans caught up in Russian military](https://jfjustice.net/families-demand-answers-on-fate-of-kenyans-caught-up-in-russian-military/): Months after at least 1,000 Kenyan men travelled to Russia expecting jobs and instead landed in military camps and at the war front, their families are haunted by silence and fear, unsure whether their loved ones are dead or alive. However, they have refused to be discouraged by the wall of silence that has met their enquiries about the fate of their relatives and are determined to find out what has happened to their kin. As part of these efforts, they have organised demonstrations, marching to the Kenyan Parliament and government offices in Nairobi, petition in hand, to get urgent [&hellip;]
- [New ‘military operation’ threatens to escalate South Sudan conflict](https://jfjustice.net/new-military-operation-threatens-to-escalate-south-sudan-conflict/): The conflict in South Sudan teetered on the brink of a full-blown civil war as civilians fled Akobo County in Jonglei state after the military ordered citizens, United Nations personnel, and humanitarian agencies to leave ahead of planned military operations in the area. The government said the operation by the South Sudan People’s Defence Forces (SSPDF) was aimed at flushing out armed opposition groups that have recently expanded their control in parts of Jonglei, particularly forces linked to the South Sudan United Movement (SSUM) and breakaway factions of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army-In Opposition (SPLA-IO), which Juba has accused of [&hellip;]
- [Sudan’s forgotten war takes heavy toll on displaced citizens](https://jfjustice.net/sudan-s-forgotten-war-takes-heavy-toll-on-displaced-citizens/): Before the horrors of Sudan’s war erupt in flames or gunfire, the first warning is the silence. According to Sudanese journalist Enaam Alnour, “Before the houses burned, silence came first. An unnatural silence across the whole city.” She described how motorbikes moved slowly through neighbourhoods in El Geneina. Men on horseback scanned the streets “as if preparing for something brutal.” Smoke rising from southern districts became a language of its own. “We learned to read the smoke, which areas had fallen, which roads were no longer safe, and who would be next,” Alnour told Journalists For Justice (JFJ) during an [&hellip;]
- [Duterte confirmation of charges hearing opens at the ICC](https://jfjustice.net/duterte-confirmation-of-charges-hearing-opens-at-the-icc/): The confirmation of charges hearing against former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte opened on Monday, February 23, 2026, at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, the Netherlands, marking a critical juncture in the pursuit of justice for the victims of his controversial “war on drugs” campaign that is said to have led to the extrajudicial killings of thousands of people. Duterte was not present in the courtroom, having been granted permission to be absent under the provisions of the Rome Statute and ICC Rule 124. Pre-Trial Chamber I judges Iulia Antoanella Motoc (presiding), Reine Alapini-Gansou, and Socorro Flores Liera, [&hellip;]
- [Day of reckoning for Duterte for his brutal anti-drug campaign](https://jfjustice.net/day-of-reckoning-for-duterte-for-his-brutal-anti-drug-campaign/): For the families of those lost in the shadows of the “war on drugs” campaign in the Philippines, the distance between the streets of the city of Davao and the courtrooms of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, has never felt shorter. Starting February 23, 2026, a landmark five-day confirmation of charges hearing begins before the ICC’s Pre-Trial Chamber I to determine whether there is sufficient evidence to establish substantial grounds to believe that former president Rodrigo Roa Duterte committed the crimes he is suspected of – crimes against humanity of murder – in the Philippines between November [&hellip;]
- [East Africa and the Horn: A region stretched by conflict and repression](https://jfjustice.net/east-africa-and-the-horn-a-region-stretched-by-conflict-and-repression/): Across the Horn of Africa and East Africa, civilians are suffering some of the most severe human rights violations in recent memory. Armed conflict, repression, and unchecked abuses have devastated families and communities. The Human Rights Watch (HRW) World Report 2026 and other verified documentation paint a stark picture of civilian suffering, while survivors’ voices reveal the deeper human impact behind the headlines. Sudan: Civilian lives shattered by war The conflict in Sudan, between the national Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the rebel Rapid Support Forces (RSF), continues to be characterised by widespread violence against civilians. Millions have been forced [&hellip;]
- [Essa Faal: My experiences in international justice, my hopes and dreams for The Gambia](https://jfjustice.net/essa-faal-my-experiences-in-international-justice-my-hopes-and-dreams-for-the-gambia/): Essa M. Faal is no stranger to high-stakes justice. The Gambian lawyer has prosecuted Darfur genocide suspects, led investigations at the International Criminal Court (ICC), and served his nation as lead counsel for the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC), which exposed the atrocities of the regime of former president Yahya Jammeh. After resigning from his latest ICC assignment – investigating crimes against the Rohingya in Myanmar – Faal has, for the second time, returned home with his sights set on national politics and his country’s presidency. In this wide-ranging interview with Journalists For Justice, conducted at his residence in [&hellip;]
- [Ali Kushayb sent to jail for 20 Years, but Darfur victims still waiting for justice](https://jfjustice.net/ali-kushayb-sent-to-jail-for-20-years-but-darfur-victims-still-waiting-for-justice/): After the International Criminal Court’s sentencing of former Janjaweed leader Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman, known as “Ali Kushayb”, for his role in the Darfur atrocities, attention now shifts to the court’s next great challenge: reparations for the victims of the violence and the apprehension of the other architects of the Darfur genocide. For a long time, the trial was the only hope for justice for the thousands who suffered at the hands of the Janjaweed militia group, one of whose most brutal leaders was suspected to be Abd-Al-Rahman, because although four were indicted by the ICC, no one else has [&hellip;]
- [Madagascar coup as peril, providence, or promise to new transition](https://jfjustice.net/madagascar-coup-as-peril-providence-or-promise-to-new-transition/): Until the violent election-related protests erupted in Tanzania from the end of last month, shocking the world and shattering the East African country’s aura of political maturity and tranquillity, Madagascar was the latest African country in the spotlight as discontented citizens expressed displeasure at their leadership. From Kenya to Madagascar, Cameroon to Nigeria, and even beyond the shores of Africa to far-off countries, including Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh, the protests over the past few months followed a familiar script: ordinary citizens led by the younger generations, fed up with the sorry state of the old order that has relegated [&hellip;]
- [ICC renews hope for justice, accountability for victims of Kony’s brutal attacks](https://jfjustice.net/icc-renews-hope-for-justice-accountability-for-victims-of-konys-brutal-attacks/): The historic decision of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to confirm the charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity brought against fugitive Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) founder and leader Joseph Kony in absentia opens a new chapter for accountability in international criminal justice. &#8220;The confirmation of these charges is a crucial step in holding Joseph Kony accountable for the grave crimes attributed to him,&#8221; the ICC’s Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) said, welcoming the court’s decision. &#8220;This ensures that Joseph Kony – once arrested – can immediately face trial on these charges.&#8221; The decision, announced on November 6, 2025, [&hellip;]
- [Ali Kushayb’s conviction is a victory for long-awaited justice and raises hopes of accountability for Darfur atrocities](https://jfjustice.net/ali-kushaybs-conviction-raises-hopes-of-accountability-for-darfur-atrocities/): The unanimous verdict of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the case of Ali Muhammed Ali Abd-al-Rahman, known across Darfur as “Ali Kushayb”, is historic in many respects. He is the first person to be tried and convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Sudan&#8217;s western region. For the first time, the message that the heinous crimes committed against helpless civilians in Darfur will be punished is loud and clear. &#8220;[It] is a crucial step towards closing the impunity gap in Darfur,&#8221; said Deputy Prosecutor Nazhat Shameem Khan. &#8220;It sends a resounding message to perpetrators of atrocities in [&hellip;]
- [With or without Kony, victims want justice for LRA’s brutality on families](https://jfjustice.net/with-or-without-kony-victims-want-justice-to-atone-for-lras-brutality-on-families/): Irene Ajok was scared as she approached Gulu Secondary School on that Tuesday morning, yet a force more powerful than her fear seemed to pull her towards the public institution in Gulu City in the Northern Region of Uganda. Since she learned of the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) announcement that the three-day confirmation of charges hearing against Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) leader Joseph Kony would be screened live in the region starting September 9, 2025, Ajok had been torn between eagerness and apprehension; eager that after many years, she would get to witness a process that could lead to justice [&hellip;]
- [Zigiranyirazo's death brings back into focus fate of ‘stateless’ Rwandans stranded in Niger](https://jfjustice.net/zigiranyirazos-death-brings-back-into-focus-fate-of-stateless-rwandans-stranded-in-niger/): The death of former Rwandan politician, businessman, and administrator Protais Zigiranyirazo in Niger last week turned the spotlight on one of international justice&#8217;s most troubling chapters. Known simply as Monsieur Zed (&#8220;Mr Z&#8221;), the brother-in-law of Rwanda&#8217;s former president, Juvénal Habyarimana, died not as a convicted war criminal, but as a man who had been unanimously acquitted of all charges, yet remained in limbo due to circumstances beyond the tribunal’s power to resolve. The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) had cleared him of all charges and he should have walked free that day. Instead, he spent the next 16 [&hellip;]
- [Violence, legal threats weaponised to undermine freedom and human rights in Kenya](https://jfjustice.net/violence-legal-threats-weaponised-to-undermine-freedom-and-human-rights-in-kenya/): At first, the march was peaceful. The mothers and other relatives of the victims of police attacks against the 2024 protesters, including those who were calling for justice, carried crosses and flowers as they sang freedom songs. They wanted the demonstration to be peaceful; after all, it was a memorial for their loved ones. Then the police started firing tear gas canisters at them. To Nairobi-based journalist, influencer, and blogger Juma Fredrick, it was almost like a challenge, inviting a fight. “Not long afterwards, a female police officer was injured on the head along Banda Street. I remember ambulances and [&hellip;]
- [New status conference to ponder Kabuga’s fate](https://jfjustice.net/new-status-conference-to-ponder-kabugas-fate/): Alleged Rwandan genocide financier Félicien Kabuga is scheduled for another court-ordered status conference on September  25, 2025, as judges, lawyers, and diplomats grapple with what to do with the ailing 92-year-old, whose provisional release has stalled as no country will accept him. According to the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT) notice dated August 11, 2025, judges Iain Bonomy (presiding), Mustapha El Baaj, and Margaret M. deGuzman, sitting at its branch in The Hague, will hear from both the prosecution and the defence submissions about Kabuga’s condition, his release options, and “…any issues normally addressed during a status conference…” [&hellip;]
- [Elusive Sanna Manjang continues to rob Gambian victims of hope for justice](https://jfjustice.net/elusive-sanna-manjang-continues-to-rob-gambian-victims-of-hope-for-justice/): At first, there was elation and hope: A Banjul court had just issued a warrant of arrest for Sanna Manjang, one of the most vicious members of the Junglers death squad, which has been accused of extrajudicial killings, forced disappearances, and torture at the behest of former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh. Then came disappointment as days turned into weeks and weeks into months, with no sign that the authorities were any closer to executing the order than when it was issued at the end of February 2025 to apprehend the elusive fugitive who went into hiding soon after Jammeh fled [&hellip;]
- [Justice for CAR victims as ICC sends two militia leaders to prison for brutal crimes](https://jfjustice.net/justice-for-car-victims-as-icc-sends-two-militia-leaders-to-prison-for-brutal-crimes/): The conviction and jailing of two Central African Republic (CAR) militia leaders by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for war crimes and crimes against humanity will hopefully bring a measure of justice and closure for the victims of a brutal campaign of violence targeting the Muslim civilian population. &#8220;The conviction of the accused Yekatom and Ngaïssona is a strong message from the ICC that those responsible for atrocity crimes under the Rome Statute will be brought to justice and held to account. There can be no impunity for crimes violating the most fundamental tenet of international humanitarian law – the [&hellip;]
- [ICJ’s groundbreaking advisory opinion brings new hope to victims of climate change disasters](https://jfjustice.net/icjs-new-mandate-for-states-brings-new-hope-to-victims-of-climate-change-disasters/): Through its advisory opinion that declares that states are legally obliged to protect the environment and are bound to compensate for the climate/environment harms caused by their actions, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has struck a monumental blow for the global fight for climate justice On July 23, 2025, the world&#8217;s highest court ruled that it is not sufficient to simply follow some treaties, such as the Paris Agreement, but that states and major polluters are bound,  under international law, to drastically reduce emissions, prevent serious harm to vulnerable groups, and provide reparations to frontline communities already bearing the [&hellip;]
- [Peace efforts without justice for victims will not stop future conflict in DRC](https://jfjustice.net/peace-efforts-without-justice-for-victims-will-not-stop-future-conflict-in-drc/): The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda signed a historic deal on June 27, 2025, in Washington, DC, brokered by the United States and supported by Qatar. The agreement, which aims to end more than three decades of conflicts in eastern Congo, is intended to stabilise the region by neutralising armed groups, restoring bilateral relations, and enabling cooperation in economic development. While several international actors have hailed the agreement as a diplomatic breakthrough, it has drawn considerable criticism for its omission of justice and reparations for the victims. The agreement focuses on security and resource extraction without addressing [&hellip;]
- [Deadly duty: Journalists pay a high price as attacks on the media shoot up](https://jfjustice.net/journalists-pay-a-high-price-as-curbs-on-the-media-shoot-up/): &#8220;Today is the most dangerous time to be a journalist in CPJ’s history… The rise in journalist killings is part of a broader trend of muzzling the media globally.” – Jodie Ginsberg, CEO, Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) “At no point in the last 20 years have so many people been denied the benefits of open societies, like the ability to voice opinions, access a free media, or participate in free and open elections.” – Quinn McKew, Executive Director, Article 19 &#8220;Reliable information is vital in conflict situations&#8230; It is unacceptable that journalists pay with their lives for this work.&#8221; – [&hellip;]
- [Doubts dim hopes that US-brokered deal will bring peace and justice to eastern DRC](https://jfjustice.net/doubts-dim-hopes-that-us-brokered-deal-will-bring-peace-and-justice-to-eastern-drc/): As questions emerge about the effectiveness of the United States-brokered peace deal between the governments of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda to end the decades-old conflict in the central African state, hopes of stopping the widespread human rights abuses in war-ravaged eastern DRC and serving justice to the thousands of victims by holding the responsible parties to account continues to hang in the balance. Stakeholders, eager to see peace in the region, have welcomed the deal signed on June 27, 2025, in Washington, DC. However, it is not lost on observers that this is not the [&hellip;]
- [Freedom and human rights under siege in Africa amid rising repression](https://jfjustice.net/freedom-and-human-rights-under-siege-in-africa-amid-rising-repression/): Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves; and, under a just God, cannot long retain it – Abraham Lincoln, April 6, 1859 The arrest and alleged torture of Kenyan and Ugandan activists in Tanzania in May 2025 paint a grim picture of the deteriorating state of human rights in Africa as the authorities become increasingly repressive towards dissenting voices. The detention of Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi and Ugandan human rights lawyer Agather Atuhaire threatened to spark a diplomatic row between the three East African neighbours and prompted calls for investigations. In a statement released on May [&hellip;]
- [International lenders called out on ballooning debt and corruption in poor countries](https://jfjustice.net/international-lenders-called-out-on-ballooning-debt-and-corruption-in-poor-countries/): International lenders have been accused of supporting policies that favour the wealthy while at the same time increasing the burden on the poor in developing countries. According to Stealing the Future, a report released in Nairobi by The Institute for Social Accountability (TISA), the Africa Centre for Open Governance (AfriCOG), and the Okoa Uchumi Campaign, the Kenyan government is putting the interests of a rich few people ahead of the public, especially young people. “Kenya’s youth, vibrant and ready to lead, are instead met with joblessness, shrinking opportunities, and rising inequality. The wage burden of the state grows, not to [&hellip;]
- [Karim Khan's Accusations of Misconduct: A Timeline of Key Events](https://jfjustice.net/karim-khan-s-sexual-allegations-a-timeline/): This timeline outlines the major events relating to the investigation into misconduct allegations levelled against International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan, who has denied the accusations and termed them a part of a disinformation campaign against him. May 3, 2024 The ICC’s Independent Oversight Mechanism (IOM) is notified of the harassment allegations against Khan by a third party. When contacted by IOM, the alleged victim, however, refuses to confirm or deny the allegations and declines to file a formal complaint. IOM, therefore, recommends undisclosed measures without launching a formal investigation. May 28, 2024 The Guardian publishes an investigative report [&hellip;]
- [Karim Khan’s exit deals another blow to the troubled ICC](https://jfjustice.net/karim-khans-exit-deals-another-blow-to-the-troubled-icc/): Although Prosecutor Karim Khan’s leave of absence from his duties at the International Criminal Court (ICC) has been prompted by the investigation of sexual misconduct allegations levelled against him by one of his juniors, his tribulations are following the pattern of a series of events to hit the court in recent months, potentially threatening the institution’s stability and credibility. The ICC announced on May 16, 2025, that Khan had temporarily stepped aside as the United Nations Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) went on with its investigation. The OIOS will report its findings to the President of the Assembly of [&hellip;]
- [Proposed war crimes court holds hope for justice and accountability in Liberia](https://jfjustice.net/proposed-war-crimes-court-holds-hope-for-justice-and-accountability-in-liberia/): The renewal of the mandate of the Office of the War and Economic Crimes Court for Liberia (OWECC-L) has rekindled the long-held hopes of victims, activists, and civil society groups of seeing justice and accountability for the atrocities committed during the country’s brutal civil war period. “The people who committed most of these crimes are dying and getting old. I can die anytime. If we all die, who will they call to testify?” one survivor told YAME Media, voicing the fears of many that they may not live long enough to see justice done. The stakeholders have also been heartened [&hellip;]
- [Dilemma of ICC-wanted Netanyahu’s visit high on the agenda of new leadership in Germany](https://jfjustice.net/dilemma-of-icc-wanted-netanyahus-visit-high-on-the-agenda-of-new-leadership-in-germany/): As the new administration prepares to assume office after the election of the new chancellor, stakeholders of international law and justice will be watching to see how the Federal Republic of Germany will walk the diplomatic tightrope between its historical commitments as a staunch ally of Israel and its obligations under international law in the face of the controversy surrounding the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrant against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. In February 2025, after his party, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), won the elections, Friedrich Merz, who was expected to be elected as the next chancellor, said he [&hellip;]
- [Michael Correa’s US conviction brings into sharp focus the slow pace of transitional justice in The Gambia](https://jfjustice.net/michael-correa-s-us-conviction-brings-into-sharp-focus-the-slow-pace-of-transitional-justice-in-the-gambia/): The conviction in the United States of Michael Sang Correa, an alleged member of former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh&#8217;s notorious “Junglers” death squad, is a welcome ray of hope for the victims of the dictator’s regime as the transitional justice process in the West African nation limps along on its slow and uncertain way. On April 15, 2025, a jury in Denver, Colorado, convicted Correa of multiple counts of torture and one count of conspiracy to commit torture arising from the March 2006 failed coup in The Gambia. “The jury found that, as a Jungler, Correa conspired with others to [&hellip;]
- [Genocide marks 31 years and the clock is ticking for six Rwandans held in Niger](https://jfjustice.net/genocide-marks-31-years-and-the-clock-is-ticking-for-six-rwandans-held-in-niger/): On April 7, 2025, the world commemorated the 31st anniversary of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. On this day, 31 years ago, the genocide erupted, and in just 100 days, about a million people had been massacred. The scale and brutality of the mass killings were so shocking that the world was galvanised into action. By November 1994, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) had established the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), through its Resolution 955, to try the persons responsible for the genocide and other humanitarian law violations. According to the International Justice Resource Centre [&hellip;]
- [Impunity continues to rob Sudanese victims of peace and justice](https://jfjustice.net/impunity-continues-to-rob-sudanese-victims-of-peace-and-justice/): American investigative journalist and author Jane Mayer was not talking about Sudan when she said: “Nothing predicts future behaviour as much as past impunity.” However, anyone who knows the history of that country would find this an apt description of what has happened and is still happening there, particularly in Darfur. International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim A.A. Khan KC put it even more directly: “In the suffering of women and children and men in Darfur, we hear very close echoes that gave rise to the original referral that this council made in Resolution 1593, 20 years ago. And I [&hellip;]
- [No easy road to ICC justice for Kenya’s victims of abduction and extrajudicial killing](https://jfjustice.net/no-easy-road-to-icc-justice-for-kenyas-victims-of-abduction-and-extrajudicial-killing/): Although the Kenyan government’s inaction on the rising cases of extrajudicial killings, arbitrary arrests, enforced abductions, and illegal detentions has angered many citizens and civil society organisations, humanitarian justice experts have expressed scepticism over their proposal to involve the International Criminal Court (ICC). Citing Kenya&#8217;s obligations under international law to protect its citizens from enforced disappearances and to prosecute those accountable, the rights groups want the abduction cases referred to the ICC. Led by Kituo Cha Sheria and Mathare Social Justice Centre, which filed a petition in January 2025 to force Attorney-General Dorcas Oduor to refer the cases, the groups [&hellip;]
- [Rodrigo Duterte arrest heralds hope for justice for Philippines’ victims of ‘war on drugs’](https://jfjustice.net/rodrigo-duterte-arrest-heralds-hope-for-justice-for-philippines-victims-of-war-on-drugs/): While the families of the victims of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte&#8217;s &#8220;war on drugs&#8221; and human rights groups have welcomed his arrest and appearance before the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, the Netherlands, as a step towards justice, his supporters have opposed it, terming it political persecution. “This is a big, long-awaited day for justice,&#8221; Randy delos Santos, the uncle of a teenager killed in an anti-drug operation in 2017, told The Associated Press. “At least he [Duterte] has been given the chance to defend his side, unlike the victims of his war on drugs.” &#8220;For years, [&hellip;]
- [ICC issues landmark policy to tackle slavery crimes](https://jfjustice.net/icc-issues-landmark-policy-to-tackle-slavery-crimes/): In acknowledgement of the need to address increasing cases of slavery crimes, the International Criminal Court (ICC) has launched a new policy to guide it in investigating and prosecuting enslavement and sexual slavery under the Rome Statute. ICC Prosecutor Karim A.A. Khan unveiled the Policy on Slavery Crimes, which he said was the first of its kind to be issued by an international court or tribunal, during the 23rd session of the Assembly of States Parties (ASP) in The Hague, the Netherlands. The launch coincided with the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery and draws attention to the continuing [&hellip;]
- [This is not justice: Mali victims reject Al Hassan’s 10-year sentence](https://jfjustice.net/this-is-not-justice-mali-victims-reject-al-hassans-10-year-sentence/): “Justice will be done one day. Not man’s justice, but God’s.” The words of O. Ascofaré, a craftswoman in Timbuktu and a victim of sexual violence, sum up the despair and helplessness that the survivors of the 2012 jihadist occupation of northern Mali feel more than a decade after their ordeal. Many of the survivors are still grappling with the trauma that not even the sentencing of one of their torturers at the International Criminal Court (ICC) can relieve. The June 2024 verdict in the case against Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud, 47, the former head [&hellip;]
- [ICC Prosecutor seeks arrest warrant for Myanmar leader](https://jfjustice.net/icc-prosecutor-seeks-arrest-warrant-for-myanmar-leader/): The International Criminal Court (ICC) has been asked to issue an arrest warrant against Myanmar’s Acting President, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, allegedly for the persecution of the Muslim minority group Rohingya between August and December 2017. A statement issued by the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) said the ICC has since November 2019 been investigating alleged crimes committed during the 2016 and 2017 violence in Rakhine State which drove hundreds of thousands of Rohingya from Myanmar into Bangladesh. “My office has concluded that there are reasonable grounds to believe that Senior General and Acting President Min Aung Hlaing, Commander-in-Chief of [&hellip;]
- [ICC Prosecutor requests official investigation of sexual harassment claims against him](https://jfjustice.net/icc-prosecutor-requests-official-investigation-of-sexual-harassment-claims-against-him/): International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan has asked the court’s official watchdog to investigate sexual harassment allegations targeting him since May 2024. “I have today notified the Presidency of the Assembly of States Parties (ASP) that I have requested the Head of the Independent Oversight Mechanism (IOM) of the ICC to open an immediate investigation under the umbrella of the IOM into misconduct allegations and surrounding circumstances relating to the official processes of the court and what appears to be disinformation,” Khan said on his X account dated October 28, 2024. The statement explained that previously,  the allegations were [&hellip;]
- [Pressure mounts on the ICC](https://jfjustice.net/pressure-mounts-on-the-icc/): When state members of the International Criminal Court (ICC) were looking for a new leader of the office of the prosecutor four years ago, their initial list of candidates failed to inspire and there were multiple rounds of consultations which failed to build consensus around one person. Karim Kahn was only on the second, back up, list. The appraisers provided this rating: “Mr. Khan is a charismatic and articulate communicator who is well aware of his achievements.” They pointed out the drawbacks of having someone previously working as defence counsel before the court and were irritated by “an apparently coordinated write-in campaign by civil [&hellip;]
- [DRC: Victims’ fund overhauled  amid embezzlement suspicions](https://jfjustice.net/drc-victims-fund-overhauled-amid-embezzlement-suspicions/): In June 2000, the Ugandan and Rwandan armies clashed in Kisangani, in what is now Tshopo province, north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This so-called “Six-Day War” is one of the big incidents of violence attributed to foreign armies in the DRC. This “Genocost”, as the Congolese call it &#8212; i.e. genocide for profit (genocide + cost) &#8212; left more than 1,000 people dead and 3,000 wounded. On Genocost commemoration day August 2, 2024, a video of a tearful, angry woman with both legs amputated made the rounds of the media and social networks in the DRC, bearing witness to [&hellip;]
- [ICC to deliver verdict in Al Hassan case](https://jfjustice.net/icc-to-deliver-verdict-in-al-hassan-case/): The International Criminal Court (ICC) will on Wednesday, June 26, 2024, deliver its verdict in the case of Malian national Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz, who is accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity. The guilty or innocent judgment will mark a crucial moment in the pursuit of justice for the victims of the atrocities committed in Timbuktu, a cultural heritage site in Mali also known as the &#8220;City of 333 Saints&#8221;. Trial Chamber X’s Judge Antoine Kezia Mbe-Mindua (presiding), Judge Tomoko Akane, and Judge Kimberly Prost will rule on the 13 counts of war crimes and crimes against [&hellip;]
- [Sonko verdict ‘a big victory’, but not for SGBV victims](https://jfjustice.net/sonko-verdict-a-big-victory-but-not-for-sgbv-victims/): The conviction and jailing of former Gambian minister Ousman Sonko for crimes against humanity have been widely hailed as a notable victory for international justice and the fight against impunity, not only in his home country but also everywhere else affected by atrocity crimes. The case, which was tried before the Swiss Federal Criminal Court (FCC) in Bellinzona, Switzerland, is also seen as a major boost to the principle of universal jurisdiction, which seeks to hold accountable those responsible for grave crimes committed abroad. The victims of some of the crimes Sonko was accused of committing in The Gambia during [&hellip;]
- [Forgotten Voices: Uganda's Children Born of War Want to Belong](https://jfjustice.net/ugandas-children-born-of-war-want-to-belong/): At a community gathering in Gulu, the sound of clapping and laughter mingles with lively music as a group of young adults dance to the rhythm. Bright smiles adorn their faces, briefly masking the lifetime of trauma, rejection, and struggle to gain acceptance that has defined their existence as the young people entertain their guests. These are the children brought into the world under the darkest of circumstances during the two-decade-long war in northern Uganda, the forgotten victims whose very lives are a haunting legacy of the Lord&#8217;s Resistance Army&#8217;s (LRA) brutal campaign of violence and systematic abuse of women [&hellip;]
- [Moment of reckoning for justice as Swiss court rules on Gambian minister’s case](https://jfjustice.net/moment-of-reckoning-for-justice-as-swiss-court-rules-on-gambian-ministers-case/): The verdict in the case of former minister Ousman Sonko, expected on May 15, 2024, will be another important milestone, not only for international justice but also the fledgling transitional justice process in The Gambia. The trial of the former powerful minister in the administration of former President Yahya Jammeh, during which the atrocities he is accused of were committed, has brought about a general sentiment of hope for justice among the victims. Many have expressed satisfaction at the judicial process, pointing out that the fact that Sonko was tried thousands of kilometres away in Switzerland was an affirmation that [&hellip;]
- [Dying to tell the story: How war has affected the work of journalists in Ethiopia](https://jfjustice.net/how-war-has-affected-the-work-of-journalists-in-ethiopia/): When Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed took office in 2018, many journalists in Ethiopia were optimistic that the country would transition to a democratic state that respects the independence of the media. Their hope was not unfounded, given Ethiopia’s past. The country was just emerging from the 21-year rule of Meles Zenawi and his successor, Hailemariam Desalegn. Their administration, under the powerful Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) coalition, was frequently accused of human rights violations including eliminating potential opponents, restricting media freedom, and clamping down on the operations of non-governmental organisations. Journalists and media organisations faced systematic persecution. Newsgathering and [&hellip;]
- [ICC and UNSC Must Do More for Sudan’s Mass Atrocity Victims](https://jfjustice.net/urgent-need-for-international-justice-system-support-for-sudans-mass-atrocity-victims/): On 24 January 2024, the Africans for the Horn of Africa Initiative (Af4HA), a coalition of African civil society organisations committed to working collectively on the crises in the Horn sent letters to United Nations Security Council (UNSC) member states urging them to strongly support the work of the International Criminal Court (ICC)’s current investigation in Sudan ahead of Prosecutor Karim Khan’s semi-annual briefing on the Darfur situation today. At his last briefing to the UNSC in July 2024, the prosecutor announced that new investigations had been opened on recent crimes in Darfur. Investigations are focusing  on extrajudicial killings, burning [&hellip;]
- [ Tales of torture and murder dominate hearing as trial of ex-Gambia minister winds down](https://jfjustice.net/tales-of-torture-and-murder-dominate-hearing-as-trial-of-ex-gambia-minister-winds-down/): Both the aggrieved and the accused had their day in court as the trial of former Gambian government minister Ousman Sonko neared its conclusion in the Federal Court of Bellinzona, Switzerland. Several complainants and victims testified in court and faced their erstwhile tormentor as he answered questions and defended himself in the case whose hearings were finalised on January 23, 2024, and the presenting of evidence closed. The closing arguments are scheduled to take place during the week of March 4-8, 2024. The tales of torture recounted before the four judges in the Swiss court by the victims of the aftermath [&hellip;]
- [Sonko trial rekindles hope for justice among Gambian victims  ](https://jfjustice.net/sonko-trial-rekindles-hope-for-justice-among-gambian-victims/): The start of the trial of former Gambian government minister Ousman Sonko in Switzerland on January 8 marked another step forward on the long road of the quest for justice for the victims of former president Yahya Jammeh’s regime.   Coming just weeks after a German court in November 2023 imposed a life sentence on Bai Lowe for his role in the activities of the Jammeh-controlled death squad, the Junglers, Sonko’s trial is a ray of hope in the transitional justice process that is expected to bring to book the main perpetrators, including the former president and several high-ranking officials in [&hellip;]
- [Mixed reactions as trial of ex-Gambian Minister Sonko starts in Switzerland](https://jfjustice.net/mixed-reactions-as-trial-of-ex-gambian-minister-sonko-starts-in-switzerland/): When Ousmane Sonko, variously described as ‘the most brutal’ former Interior Minister in the administration of exiled Gambian dictator Yahya Jammeh, stood in the dock in a Swiss court on January 8, 2024, the victims of the atrocity crimes he is accused of committing found themselves grappling with both anxiety and a sense of relief. “I will be following the trial very keenly,” said Muhammed Sandeng, 26, whose father, Solo Sandeng, was tortured to death in 2016 for leading an opposition protest to demand electoral reforms. Sonko, as the Interior Minister at the time, was in charge of the police. [&hellip;]
- [ICC: Why NGOs are concerned, not States](https://jfjustice.net/icc-why-ngos-are-concerned-not-states/): In general, this Assembly of the States Parties was a very enriching debate and one can observe that the International Criminal Court (ICC) is still a &#8211; if not the &#8211; relevant and necessary actor in the international justice arena. Victims of egregious crimes committed in the too many conflicts that poison our world look at the Court in The Hague as their last resort to achieve justice, engaging with this institution notwithstanding the many difficulties. At the same time, in many events I attended, worrying criticism was raised against the operate of the Court and in particular of the [&hellip;]
- [Total Uganda: 42 families expropriated in a summary trial](https://jfjustice.net/total-uganda-42-families-expropriated-in-a-summary-trial/): A small group of women – one with a child strapped in her back – from Uganda’s oil rich region of Bunyoro sat with anxiety in a half empty court room in the city of Hoima, some 230 km south of Uganda’s capital Kampala. A judge in full robes rummaged through volumes of paper work and uttered to the lawyers in English, a language alien to them. The women who came with their husbands to the court room and travelled in the morning some 140 km from their rural home in Buliisa district, often asked the help of a man [&hellip;]
- [What next for the victims as ICC closes Kenyan investigation?](https://jfjustice.net/what-next-for-the-victims-as-icc-closes-kenyan-investigation/): “If we are true to the promise that every life matters, we need to find a way to grip and to tackle and to be relevant to people that are voiceless, that are invisible, and that very often have been marginalized for a long time,” these were the words of the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor, Karim Khan during the 22nd session of the Assembly of States Parties in New York. But how does the ICC live up to this promise, especially in the case of Kenya, where thousands of victims of the 2007-2008 post-election violence were still holding hopes [&hellip;]
- [ASP 2023 should address handling of seized assets](https://jfjustice.net/asp-2023-should-address-handling-of-seized-assets/): As delegates meet in New York for the ongoing 22nd session of the Assembly of States Parties (ASP) to the Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC), one matter that should be on their agenda is a clear policy on the frozen or seized assets of persons under investigation or prosecution by the court. The Statute gives the ICC the power to request states to identify, trace, freeze and seize the property and assets of individuals who are subjects of arrest warrants or summonses for the purpose of forfeiture and ultimately for the benefit of the [&hellip;]
- [20 years of inaction fail to dampen activists’ hopes for justice and accountability for Liberia war atrocities](https://jfjustice.net/20-years-of-inaction-fail-to-dampen-activists-hopes-for-justice-and-accountability-for-liberia-war-atrocities/): The year 2023 holds special significance for the West African state of Liberia: 20 years of continuous peace and stability after two harrowing civil wars that saw more than 250,000 people killed, two million displaced, and thousands of others tortured, raped, and maimed. It is also an election year that is expected to see the strengthening of the fledgling democratic process in a country that has seen only one peaceful transfer of power in almost 80 years. Yet, despite the people’s great optimism after years of peace, there remain unresolved issues from the country’s painful past that risk casting a [&hellip;]
- [From injustice to accountability: Human rights organisations fight for Ukraine's freedom](https://jfjustice.net/human-rights-organisations-fight-for-ukraine-freedom/): “We had crazy plans for the year. Go to the beach, do a lot of things. One moment, one morning put an end to all of them… Our belongings got looted and destroyed. People we knew died… We have been running for our family and kids’ lives.” — Olena Mitusova, a mother of three who fled the Russian invasion of Crimea in 2014 and more recently, escaped the war in 2022 when her family’s house was bombed. In the aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, millions of Ukrainians, like Olena Mitusova, are still awaiting justice and accountability [&hellip;]
- [14 years later, Guinea’s 2009 stadium massacre trial makes significant progress](https://jfjustice.net/guineas-2009-stadium-massacre-trial-makes-significant-progress/): After 14 years, more than 50 survivors of Guinea&#8217;s 2009 stadium massacre are seeing significant progress in their quest for justice. Human Rights Watch on 25 September 2023 announced that the landmark trial, being held in a domestic court in Guinea, is making strides in addressing the massacre of peaceful demonstrators that occurred in the country&#8217;s capital, Conakry in 2009. This trial, which began a year ago, on September 28, 2022, this year coincides with the 14th anniversary of the attack by hundreds of members of Guinea’s security forces in a stadium in Conakry. Government forces opened fire on tens [&hellip;]
- [Ukraine sees historic support at UN’s top court](https://jfjustice.net/ukraine-sees-historic-support-at-uns-top-court/): On Thursday, September 21, Ukraine and Russia have wrapped up a first week of hearings at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague over alleged violations of the Genocide Convention. Russia has objected to the court’s jurisdiction and a hearing on the merits, if the court moves forward, could happen next year at the earliest. “Russia is waging war against my country in the name of this terrible lie that Ukraine is committing genocide against its own people,” Anton Korynevych, the Ukrainian ambassador to the Netherlands, said on Tuesday in his remarks to the ICJ. His arguments before [&hellip;]
- [Central African Republic: Abdoulaye Hissène caught in Special Criminal Court](https://jfjustice.net/central-african-republic-abdoulaye-hissene-caught-in-special-criminal-court/): After failure to arrest Hassan Bouba, Abdoulaye Hissène is the second big fish to be caught by the Special Criminal Court, a hybrid tribunal sitting in Bangui. Hissène, former military leader of the Front populaire pour la renaissance de Centrafrique (FPRC), was arrested and charged on Thursday September 7 with crimes against humanity and war crimes. Hissène, 56, is former head of Convention des patriotes pour la justice et la paix (CPJP) and later became chief of staff of the FPRC (led by Noureddine Adam who is wanted by the International Criminal Court). A leading figure in the Central African [&hellip;]
- [ICC Concludes Charge Confirmation Hearing in Mokom Case](https://jfjustice.net/icc-concludes-charge-confirmation-hearing-in-mokom-case/): On 24 August 2023, the International Criminal Court (ICC) concluded the Confirmation of Charges Hearing in the case of Maxime Jeoffroy Eli Mokom Gawaka, the alleged Central African Republic (CAR) war criminal. The hearing, which started on 22 August, aimed to establish the sufficiency of evidence for the charges levelled against Mr Mokom. The judges listened to the oral arguments of the parties on the facts of the case and will make their decision as to whether the case will proceed to trial after two months of receiving the Defense’s response on the written submissions to be submitted after the [&hellip;]
- [ICC opens confirmation of charges hearings for Mokom, alleged CAR war criminal](https://jfjustice.net/icc-opens-confirmation-of-charges-hearings-for-mokom/): On August 22, 2023, the opening of the Confirmation of Charges Hearings in the case of Maxime Jeoffroy Eli Mokom Gawaka will officially begin at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague. The process is part of the ongoing legal proceedings that will determine whether there is enough evidence to proceed to a full trial. Mokom, a former leader of the Anti-Balaka militia group operating in the Central African Republic (CAR), faces allegations of war crimes and crimes against humanity. The charges include murder, torture, rape, persecution, and pillage, said to have occurred between December 2013 and December 2014 [&hellip;]
- [Rwandan detainees face prolonged wait for transfer as IRMCT dismisses request](https://jfjustice.net/irmct-rejects-rwandan-detainees-transfer-plea/): Seven Rwandan nationals placed under unlawful house arrest in Niger for over 19 months now are facing extended uncertainty and potentially dire conditions after the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT) president, Graciela Gatti Santana, dismissed their transfer request. The detainees were among the individuals tried, acquitted and or released by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) between 2004 and 2014 for their alleged involvement in the 1994 Rwandan genocide. They were moved to Niger from the Tanzania-based United Nations IRMCT, the successor institution to the ICTR and the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), supposedly [&hellip;]
- [UN court rejects alternative trial procedure for Rwanda genocide suspect Félicien Kabuga](https://jfjustice.net/un-court-rejects-alternative-trial-procedure-for-felicien-kabuga/): UN appeal judges at the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT) have rejected plans for an alternative trial procedure for the Rwanda genocide suspect, Félicien Kabuga. In a ruling on August 7, 2023, judges Carmel Agius (Presiding), Burton Hall, Liu Daqun, Aminatta Lois Runeni N’gum, and José Ricardo de Prada Solaesa, noted that the lower court made an “error of law” in its June 6, 2023, decision to continue with the “trial of facts”. On March 10, 2023, Kabuga’s trial was put on hold by the Hague-based tribunal as his health was evaluated to determine whether he was fit [&hellip;]
- [From fearless reporting to seeking asylum: Burundian journalist fights to reclaim his voice and safety](https://jfjustice.net/burundian-journalist-fights-to-reclaim-his-voice-and-safety/): For the second time in eight years, prominent Burundian journalist Pierre Claver Niyonkuru finds himself in exile in another country, far away from his home and family. An unexpected turn of events suddenly changed his one-month visit to the Netherlands into an extended stay at a small asylum seekers&#8217; centre in Sittard-Geleen city, Limburg province, as he anxiously awaits the outcome of his application to be allowed to remain in the face of death threats from unidentified persons from his homeland. Although the Netherlands is located thousands of kilometres from Rwanda, where he first sought asylum in 2015, and therefore [&hellip;]
- [Central African Republic: Special Court hands down first reparations decision](https://jfjustice.net/central-african-republic-special-court-hands-down-first-reparations-decision/): Two wells, two memorials, a total of 26 victims and claimants each receiving sums of 200,000 CFA (around 300 euros) to 1 million CFA (around 1,500 euros): this is the total amount of collective and financial reparations pronounced by the Special Criminal Court (SCC) for the victims of an attack perpetrated in Ouham-Pendé, in the northwest of the country, on May 21, 2019. During this attack, 32 people died and six women were raped in two villages: Koundjili and Lemouna. At the end of this first trial, on October 31, 2022, the Bangui-based hybrid court sentenced three of the perpetrators, [&hellip;]
- [Human rights experts call for comprehensive and inclusive approach to Sudan's crisis](https://jfjustice.net/human-rights-expert-calls-for-comprehensive-and-inclusive-approach-to-sudan-crisis/): On July 17, the world marked International Justice Day, to commemorate the adoption of the Rome Statute, the founding treaty of the International Criminal Court (ICC). The ICC is the first permanent international court with jurisdiction over the most serious crimes of international concern, such as genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and aggression. Marking the day, Wayamo Foundation, a non-governmental organisation with an interest in promoting justice and accountability for international crimes held an International Justice Symposium on Sudan at the Aga Khan University, Graduate School of Media and Communications in Nairobi, Kenya. The event brought together human rights [&hellip;]
- [Failed promises after 25 years of Rome Statute, lessons not learnt: still no journalists from situation countries at ICC trials](https://jfjustice.net/failed-promises-after-25-years-of-rome-statute-lessons-not-learnt/): International Justice Day 2023 marks the 25th birthday of the Rome Statute, the founding treaty of the International Criminal Court (ICC): very late in the evening of July 17th, 1998, a high-level diplomatic conference, organised by the United Nations in the Italian capital, ended with rapturous applause and emotional hugs. It was a dream come true: with the adopted treaty text, the foundations were laid for a permanent international tribunal to try the main culprits of the worst crimes that shock the conscience of humanity: genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity, aggression against other countries of the family of human [&hellip;]
- [ICJ to hold hearings on Ukraine and Russia conflict](https://jfjustice.net/icj-to-hold-hearings-on-ukraine-and-russia-conflict/): The International Court of Justice (ICJ) will in June 2023, hold hearings in a case in which Ukraine has accused the Russian Federation of violating two international conventions. The hearings, scheduled from Tuesday, June 6 to Wednesday, June 14 in the Great Hall of Justice in the Peace Palace, the seat of the ICJ, in The Hague, the Netherlands, will deal with the merits of the proceedings that Ukraine instituted against its Eastern Europe neighbour on January 16, 2017, alleging that the Russian Federation violated the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism of 1999 and the [&hellip;]
- [The greatness of small: A story of strategic political advocacy](https://jfjustice.net/the-greatness-of-small-a-story-of-strategic-political-advocacy/): For most people in the world, the term “climate crisis” was for many years a distant concept and it is only in recent times that it is dawning on them that it is becoming an existential threat to them. But for states such as Vanuatu, it’s been a chilling reality for decades. In March 2023, the government of the South Pacific archipelago of Vanuatu declared a six-month state of emergency following a string of extreme weather events and natural disasters: Severe tropical cyclones Judy and Kevin, both category 4, made landfall on March 1 and 3 respectively, bringing about winds [&hellip;]
- [Swiss court charges Gambian ex-minister Ousman Sonko with crimes against humanity](https://jfjustice.net/swiss-court-charges-gambian-ex-minister-ousman-sonko-with-crimes-against-humanity/): Former Gambian Interior Minister, Ousman Sonko, has been charged by a Swiss court with crimes against humanity for his alleged involvement in years of repression by the country’s security forces against opponents of former President Yahya Jammeh. The indictment filed on Monday, April 17, 2023, in Switzerland’s Federal Criminal Court (FCC) in Bellinzona, covers alleged crimes committed during his tenure as Interior Minister between 2000 and 2016. According to the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland (OAG), Sonko is accused of supporting, participating in, and failing to prevent “systematic and generalized attacks” against opponents of the Jammeh regime. Sonko, [&hellip;]
- [Ben Ferencz, a legend of international justice](https://jfjustice.net/ben-ferencz-a-legend-of-international-justice/): The sad news went around the world during the Easter days: Ben Ferencz has died. The last surviving prosecutor of the Nuremberg trials had passed away, at 103 years of age. The International Criminal Court (ICC) community reacted with grief to the loss of this veteran of international criminal justice and also with gratitude for his contribution to the struggle for an independent, impartial, and fair permanent international criminal court. Ferencz was born in 1920 in a Hungarian-Jewish family in Transylvania. When Hungary was divided after World War I and the region became part of Romania, antisemitism became rampant. His [&hellip;]
- [Old challenges, new point of view: New Registrar’s vision for the ICC](https://jfjustice.net/old-challenges-new-point-of-view-new-registrars-vision-for-the-icc/): Compared to the election of the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, picking the Registrar every five years is usually a fairly dull affair with an almost predictable outcome when the 18 ICC judges cast secret ballots to choose the next office holder. But this year, the judges delivered a stunning result: Osvaldo Zavala Giler. The choice of the new Registrar was a surprise to everyone who was following the process closely. Zavala, who has replaced Briton Peter Lewis at the court’s Registry, has the unique background of serving as a special assistant to three of the four registrars [&hellip;]
- [Osvaldo Zavala Giler sworn in as the new ICC Registrar](https://jfjustice.net/osvaldo-zavala-giler-sworn-in-as-the-new-icc-registrar/): On April 5, 2023, Osvaldo Zavala Giler was sworn in as the new Registrar of the International Criminal Court (ICC), at ICC&#8217;s headquarters in The Hague, The Netherlands, in the presence of ICC President Piotr Hofmański, representatives from the Assembly of States Parties (ASP), diplomats and representatives of civil society, the media and academia. Zavala of Ecuador is the first Latin American and member of the LGBTQ community to be elected as the ICC Registrar. He succeeds Peter Lewis, who has held the position since 2018. Zavala has a wealth of experience at the ICC, having worked in various capacities, [&hellip;]
- [Start of Thaçi trial step towards more balanced international(ised) justice](https://jfjustice.net/start-of-thaci-trial-step-towards-more-balanced-internationalised-justice/): The start of the trial of former president Hashim Thaçi of Kosovo is a contribution to making international and internationalised justice appear more balanced and impartial. It is crucial that after a war, the leaders of both warring parties be prosecuted for their most serious crimes. If only one side is prosecuted, it may appear as victors&#8217; justice. In Nuremberg, only the surviving political and military leaders of nazi Germany were prosecuted for their horrible atrocities, like Auschwitz. The International Military Tribunal did not go after allied commanders and politicians that had bombed civilian targets in Germany to terrorise the [&hellip;]
- [Kosovo Tribunal to begin trial of former president Thaçi on Monday](https://jfjustice.net/kosovo-tribunal-to-begin-trial-of-former-president-thaci-on-monday/): On April 3, 2023, the trial of the former president of Kosovo, Hashim Thaçi, will begin at the Kosovo Tribunal in The Hague (officially the Kosovo Specialist Chambers ), where he has been charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity. Prosecutors in July said they hold Thaçi responsible for nearly 100 murders of civilians during the 1998-99 war and some months thereafter when he was a Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) commander who fought the Serbian police and the Yugoslav army. In addition to Thaçi, three other former leaders of the KLA will be placed on trial. All four men [&hellip;]
- [UN General Assembly votes yes on Vanuatu proposal on climate change](https://jfjustice.net/un-general-assembly-votes-yes-on-vanuatu-proposal-on-climate-change/): On March 29, 2023, the General Assembly of the United Nations voted yes by consensus on Vanuatu&#8217;s call to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for an advisory opinion on the legal obligations of governments in addressing the climate crisis. The resolution was backed by more than 130 countries. Although the US and China, two of the world’s largest polluters, did not offer their explicit support, they also did not raise any objections. This is the first time the highest international court has been asked to confront a climate emergency. Now that the resolution has been adopted, the court will [&hellip;]
- [New marathon international trial in The Hague?](https://jfjustice.net/new-marathon-international-trial-in-the-hague/): The presentation of the evidence of the prosecution against former president Hashim Thaçi of Kosovo might take over six years. This warning was uttered by presiding judge Charles Smith at the Kosovo Tribunal in The Hague on Monday, March 20, 2023. Thaçi and three co-accused are scheduled to go on trial on Monday, April 3, 2023. They are accused of war crimes by their Kosovo Liberation Army UÇK in 1998 and 1999, during its armed conflict with the Serbian police and the Yugoslav army. The bloodshed resulted from ethnic and political tensions between the Albanian majority and the Serbian minority [&hellip;]
- [ICC Issues Arrest Warrants for Putin and Lvova-Belova in Ukraine Conflict](https://jfjustice.net/icc-issues-arrest-warrants-for-putin-and-lvova-belova-in-ukraine-conflict/): The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued warrants of arrest for Russian President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin and Maria Alekseyevna Lvova-Belova, Commissioner for Children&#8217;s Rights in the Office of the President of the Russian Federation, in relation to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. The warrants were issued on 17 March 2023 by Pre-Trial Chamber II of the ICC and relate to the war crime of unlawful deportation of population (children) and that of unlawful transfer of population (children) from occupied areas of Ukraine to the Russian Federation. The alleged crimes were committed at least from 24 February 2022 in Ukrainian-occupied territory. [&hellip;]
- [Félicien Kabuga's IRMCT trial suspended indefinitely over dementia claims](https://jfjustice.net/felicien-kabuga-irmct-trial-suspended-indefinitely-over-dementia-claims/): The trial of Rwandan genocide suspect Félicien Kabuga has been put on hold by the United Nations&#8217; International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals as his health is evaluated to determine whether he&#8217;s fit to continue his presence in court. According to the Hague-based tribunal, it received an independent medical report evaluating the ability of the 90-year-old to stand trial and will hold additional hearings regarding the matter later in March. &#8220;It is appropriate to maintain the stay of evidentiary hearings pending the resolution of the issue of Mr Kabuga&#8217;s fitness to stand trial,&#8221; presiding judge Lord Iain Bonomy said in [&hellip;]
- [Darfur victims to wait longer for justice as Khan’s new strategy faces challenges](https://jfjustice.net/darfur-victims-to-wait-longer-for-justice-as-khans-new-strategy-faces-challenges/): As the International Criminal Court celebrates 25 years of the Rome Statute this year, the Sudan situation will almost certainly feature on the court’s list of its own successes and failures as it looks back on its almost 21 years of existence. For almost two decades, the ICC has been trying to pursue justice for the victims of the atrocities committed during the conflict in Darfur, Sudan. When the United Nations Security Council referred the situation to the ICC in March 2005, the court was just three months short of its third birthday. It set a fast pace, with the [&hellip;]
- [The Hague to host new Ukraine Damage Register](https://jfjustice.net/the-hague-to-host-new-ukraine-damage-register/): The Hague, the city of peace and justice, will soon become the seat of a new international organisation: the Ukraine Damage Register. The new international institution, to be set up under the auspices of the United Nations, will record complaints about the devastation caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The Dutch government agreed on Friday, February 17, 2023, to host the new institution. Russia invaded its former brother nation a year ago. Residential areas, roads, hospitals, schools, and crucial infrastructure, such as facilities to produce electricity, have been bombed. “The United Nations have said: We must write down somewhere [&hellip;]
- [Dutch border controls illegally discriminate against black people, court rules](https://jfjustice.net/dutch-border-controls-illegally-discriminate-against-black-people-court-rules/): Ethnic profiling, the practice whereby people are singled out for extra strict controls because of the colour of their skin, for example at airports, must cease, the Court of Appeal in The Hague has said. The practice is a form of racial discrimination that is in violation of international law, the court ruled on Tuesday, February 14, 2023. Ethnic profiling is well known to Africans who travel to The Netherlands because of their work in connection with the International Criminal Court (ICC). A Kenyan journalist who has travelled to The Hague multiple times complained that he is always the “random [&hellip;]
- [New ICC Registrar to take office in April](https://jfjustice.net/icc-judges-to-name-new-registrar/): From April 2023, the International Criminal Court will have a new Registrar when Osvaldo Zavala Giler assumes office for a period of five years. The court’s judges elected the new official by an absolute majority by secret ballot on Friday, 10, 2023, and he is set to take over from Peter Lewis, who exits on April 16, 2023. Giler is a national of Ecuador with vast experience at the ICC. He has served at the court for the past 16 years in different capacities. According to a press release from the court, he has served as the chief of the [&hellip;]
- [State’s refusal to cooperate poses danger to justice in Sudan, Khan warns](https://jfjustice.net/states-refusal-to-cooperate-poses-danger-to-justice-in-sudan-khan-warns/): Despite its offer of cooperation, Sudan has done little to aid the International Criminal Court’s quest to bring to justice the perpetrators of the Darfur atrocities, the Prosecutor has lamented. Instead, the regime is trying to place administrative hurdles in the way of the court as it tries to carry out its investigation, Karim Khan told the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). Delivering the ICC’s 36th report on Darfur to the UNSC on January 25, 2023, Khan described some of the obstacles as needing “Sisyphean efforts” to accomplish, for example even obtaining a single-entry visa. The Prosecutor recalled that the memorandum [&hellip;]
- [Mokom’s confirmation of charges hearing put off](https://jfjustice.net/mokom-confirmation-of-charges-hearing-put-off/): The confirmation of charges hearing for Central African Republic (CAR) national Maxime Jeoffroy Eli Mokom Gawaka, suspected of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity in his country, has been postponed indefinitely. The International Criminal Court’s Pre-Trial Chamber II stated that the hearing could not commence on January 31, 2023, as earlier scheduled, due to delays resulting from litigation relating to the appointment of Mokom’s counsel. The court allowed the duty counsel, Gregory Townsend, to hand over all matters related to the proceedings to the newly appointed permanent counsel for Mokom, Philippe Larochelle, who was named on January 23, 2023. [&hellip;]
- [Ethiopia under pressure to act on human rights abuses](https://jfjustice.net/ethiopia-under-pressure-to-act-on-human-rights-abuses/): Now that peace seems to be holding in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, attention is turning to the human rights situation and the violations that were reported during the two-year conflict. The European Union has taken a stand on the matter, with France and Germany leading the call for accountability for the widespread abuses committed during the war. The two countries’ foreign ministers who visited Ethiopia on January 12, 2023 made it clear that normalising relations with the EU is contingent on action being taken against the perpetrators of human rights violations. German Foreign minister Annalena Baerbock, highlighted the crimes committed during [&hellip;]
- [From laughs to change: Celeste uses humour to tackle tough subjects](https://jfjustice.net/from-laughs-to-change-celeste-uses-humour-to-tackle-tough-subjects/): Rarely are female editorial cartoonists at the forefront of political discussion in Kenya, but Celeste Wamiru is proving that a woman&#8217;s voice can be just as powerful as any man&#8217;s. Celeste, as she is commonly known, is an artist and cartoonist whose illustrations tackle challenging political issues head-on and spark meaningful conversations about justice and human rights. She began her career in 2011, contributing to the People Daily, a Kenyan newspaper. Through her visuals, Celeste&#8217;s cartoons raise awareness about injustices in Kenya and provide an outlet for discussion about social change. For a long time, cartoonists have played a vital [&hellip;]
- [Ethiopia peace deal gets underway](https://jfjustice.net/ethiopia-peace-deal-gets-underway/): The peace deal that ended the fighting between Ethiopian government forces and Tigray rebels was as welcome as it was unexpected. It brought to an end a two-year conflict that has caused great suffering, especially to the ordinary people of the province of Tigray in northern Ethiopia, the main theatre of the conflict. Apart from attacks by government forces aided by troops from neighbouring Eritrea as well as militia groups from Amhara, the Tigrayan people had to contend with hunger and disease as the state blocked humanitarian assistance from the region. This was one of the areas that featured prominently [&hellip;]
- [ICC Appeals Chamber upholds Ongwen conviction and sentence](https://jfjustice.net/icc-appeals-chamber-upholds-ongwen-conviction-and-sentence/): Former Lord’s Resistance Army commander Dominic Ongwen will continue serving his 25-year prison term after the International Criminal Court dismissed his appeal against his conviction and sentencing. The Appeals Chamber confirmed the sentence of 25 years imprisonment by the majority, rejected all the defence’s 90 grounds of appeal, and unanimously confirmed the conviction for war crimes and crimes against humanity. Reading the summary of the judgment on December 15, 2022,  Presiding Judge Luz del Carmen Ibáñez Carranza stated that the court recognises the “extreme suffering” endured by Ongwen’s victims. She highlighted the complexity of the issues raised in the case, some [&hellip;]
- [Larger budget reflects increased ICC workload in 2023](https://jfjustice.net/larger-budget-reflects-increased-icc-workload-in-2023/): This year’s session of the Assembly of States Parties (ASP) went well for the International Criminal Court, concluding with the adoption of a budget totalling €169,649,200 for the 2023 programme, the biggest increase in years. Addressing the 21st session for the last time as the Registrar of the ICC when he presented the proposed programme budget, Peter Lewis stated that in 2023, the court will face an unprecedented workload in terms of both volume and complexity, with operations in 16 situations, three simultaneous trials in three courtrooms, six cases in trial and pre-trial, ongoing reparations proceedings in five cases, and [&hellip;]
- [Cartoons and justice: An Interview with Tanzania's FeDe](https://jfjustice.net/cartoons-and-justice-an-interview-with-tanzanias-fede/): For generations, editorial cartoons have been poking fun at those in power and holding them accountable for their actions. Kings, dictators, and other authority figures are often the target of these caricatures, reminding everyone that no one is above reproach or criticism. This tradition is believed to have started with court jesters in medieval Europe when people would poke fun at kings without fear of being beheaded. Cartoons have since become popular political commentary, allowing people to express their views. Today, editorial cartoons can be found in newspapers, magazines, and online. They often take the form of clever visual metaphors [&hellip;]
- [Partnerships with CSOs will aid quest for justice, says Prosecutor](https://jfjustice.net/partnerships-with-csos-will-aid-quest-for-justice-says-prosecutor/): The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has committed to strengthening partnerships with affected communities and civil society actors to serve the interests of justice and the well-being of survivors. Launching the annual report of the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP), at the beginning of the 21st session of the Assembly of States Parties (ASP) at the World Forum in The Hague, the Netherlands, Prosecutor Karim Khan said this will increase the transparency of the work of his office and deepen engagement with all stakeholders. He termed the report, titled Towards a More Just World: Every Day, “…an honest attempt [&hellip;]
- [Whither civil society? CSOs ponder their future as change beckons](https://jfjustice.net/whither-civil-society-csos-ponder-their-future-as-change-beckons/): What is the role of civil society in the developing contest in Kenya? Are CSOs disconnected from the society they seek to serve? What is the future of civil society organisations? These are some of the questions speakers at a public forum in Nairobi sought to answer as the country emerges into a new dispensation after the conclusion of the 2022 general election. It was noted that the question of whether CSOs are disconnecting from society has been asked with increasing frequency in recent years, not just in Kenya but also all over the world. Many observers noted that there [&hellip;]
- [Crackdown on security agents raises questions about Kenya’s resolve to end extrajudicial killings](https://jfjustice.net/crackdown-on-security-agents-raises-questions-about-kenyas-resolve-to-end-extrajudicial-killings/): Kenyan police officer Ahmed Rashid is expected in court on December 8, 2022, to face a murder charge after he was caught on video executing two suspected gangsters in March 2017 in Nairobi. Rashid is said to be the leader of a unit of officers known as the “Pangani Six”, a squad operating in the Eastleigh suburb and neighbouring sprawling Mathare slums, and which has been alleged to be linked to extrajudicial killings. Insisting on his innocence, he has filed an application asking the court to protect him from prosecutors and civil society, saying he was acting “in the line [&hellip;]
- [ICC and Rome Statute review high on agenda of 21st ASP session](https://jfjustice.net/icc-and-rome-statute-review-high-on-agenda-of-21st-asp-session/): The annual session of the Assembly of States Parties starts on Monday, December 5,  at the World Forum in The Hague, the Netherlands. This year’s session of the assembly, the managerial oversight and legislative body of the International Criminal Court (ICC) will see general debates on matters such as cooperation, the activities of the court and the Trust Fund for Victims, recommendations concerning the election of the Registrar, and budgetary allocation. States parties to the Rome Statute, observer states, invited states, international and regional organisations, and representatives from civil society will be monitoring sessions and interacting with delegates to advocate [&hellip;]
- [Ongwen appeal judgment set for December 15](https://jfjustice.net/ongwen-appeal-judgment-set-for-december-15/): Former Lord’s Resistance Army commander Dominic Ongwen will know his fate on December 15, 2022, when the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court will deliver its judgment on his appeal against his conviction and sentence. The Chamber will be composed of Judge Luz del Carmen Ibáñez Carranza (presiding), Judge Piotr Hofmański, Judge Solomy Bossa, Judge Reine Alapini-Gansou, and Judge Gocha Lordkipanidze. On February 4, 2021, Trial Chamber IX convicted Ongwen of leading attacks on civilians in the Pajule, Odek, Lukodi, and Abok camps for internally displaced persons in northern Uganda between July 1, 2002, and December 31, 2005. On [&hellip;]
- [Tears and agony as Uganda survivors recall brutal police attacks](https://jfjustice.net/tears-and-agony-as-uganda-survivors-recall-brutal-police-attacks/): Tears rolled down his cheeks as he spoke. He appeared to be in great agony. “A man took me to another room filled with water up to my waist and took off my shirt. The man instructed me: ‘When I ask a question, please answer.” The first question was what my relationship was with Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, the popular Afrobeat musician-turned-politician known by his stage name Bobi Wine. I had only one answer for him: ‘I know Kyagulanyi as a citizen of Uganda’.” The answer did not please Yasin Busulwa’s interrogator, so the man stabbed him in the ribs. Busulwa [&hellip;]
- [Fighting for a cause: Damien Glez on promoting social change through editorial cartoons](https://jfjustice.net/damien-glez-on-promoting-social-change-through-editorial-cartoons/): Throughout history, political cartoonists have been censored, jailed, and even killed because of their work. But this has not stopped editorial cartoonists from continuing to use their art to draw society together by raising awareness on social, political, and economic issues. In Burkina Faso, Damien Glez has become a voice for the voiceless, using his cartoons to address issues of governance and corruption. He also uses his cartoons to call out human rights violations and to advocate freedom of expression, press freedom, and democracy in Burkina Faso and beyond. His renowned cartoons are published across the globe, including in the [&hellip;]
- [At last, Kony could face justice if judges allow Khan to try him in absentia](https://jfjustice.net/at-last-kony-could-face-justice-if-judges-allow-khan-to-try-him-in-absentia/): The International Criminal Court has been asked to make history by allowing confirmation of charges hearing against an accused person without his physical presence in court. Prosecutor Karim Khan made the request, seeking the court’s authorisation to hold a hearing on the confirmation of charges against Joseph Kony, the fugitive head of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), in his absence. The ICC has never conducted a trial without the accused&#8217;s presence in court. Article 63 of the Rome Statute apparently rejects this possibility as it states, “The accused shall be present during the trial.” However, Article 61(2)(b) of the statute [&hellip;]
- [Witnesses at Kabuga trial tell of hatred and fundraising to buy weapons](https://jfjustice.net/witnesses-at-kabuga-trial-tell-of-hatred-and-fundraising-to-buy-weapons/): The United Nations International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals, sitting in The Hague, passed over a witness who failed to appear for the hearing of the case against Rwanda genocide suspect Félicien Kabuga. “KAB009 is unwell and unable to complete his evidence,” said Presiding Judge Iain Bonomy on November 15, 2022. KAB009, who is currently serving 30 years imprisonment for his role in the Rwandan genocide, was to continue with his cross-examination on Kabuga’s alleged involvement in fundraising and purchasing weapons that were used during the genocide. The next witness, KAB066, spoke about Kabuga’s efforts to supply weapons to Interahamwe [&hellip;]
- [We have renewed strategy to bring justice in Libya, Khan tells UNSC](https://jfjustice.net/we-have-renewed-strategy-to-bring-justice-in-libya-khan-tells-unsc/): International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan has pledged his continued commitment to delivering justice to the victims of mass atrocities committed in Libya. He said his office has significantly increased investigative activities, including evidence collection, engagement with and support for witnesses, and contacts with international actors, civil society organisations, academics, and experts. Outlining the achievements of the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on November 9, 2022, during his briefing on the 24th report on the situation in Libya, Khan said that for the first time since 2011, there has been a regular presence [&hellip;]

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