Ntaganda case: ICC Appeals Chamber confirms conviction and sentencing decisions
The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (“ICC” or “Court”) delivered its judgments on 30 March 2021, confirming, by majority, the decision of Trial Chamber VI (“Trial Chamber”) of 8 July 2019, which found Bosco Ntaganda guilty of 18 …
Okonjo-Iweala wants debt relief for low-income countries to boost trade
The newly appointed director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has recommended a multilateral debt relief for low-income countries, arguing that such a step will promote investment and trade world-wide.She made her appeal on Monday, 29 March, during …
ICC Appeals Chamber confirms acquittal of Gbagbo and Goudé of all charges of crime against humanity
Today, 31 March 2021, the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (“ICC” or “Court”) delivered its judgment on the Prosecutor’s appeal against Trial Chamber I’s decision of 15 January 2019, which had acquitted, by majority, Mr Gbagbo and Mr …
Statement by ICC Prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, at the conclusion of her visit to Mali
Photo credit: © Timbuktu TFV-ICC HD @Nicolas RéménéFrom the 29th to the 31st of March, I had the honour to conduct my third and last official visit to Mali in my capacity as Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (“ICC” …
Buckingham Palace: Prince Philip has died aged 99.
Buckingham Palace has announced Prince Philip’s death, Queen Elizabeth II’s husband, at the age of 99. He passed away peacefully this morning at Windsor Castle, the Palace announced.“It is with deep sorrow that Her Majesty The Queen has announced the …
Ivory Coast: The Right Time To Do the Right Thing
Personally, the thought of the West African country Ivory Coast invokes conflicting images of nostalgia, quintessence, lawlessness, precariousness and uncertainty.There was once a country. Peaceful, self-reliant and economic giant a nation its citizens dreamt about. Not anymore. Greed, power drunkenness, …
George Floyd: Former Police Officer Derek Chauvin Found guilty.
The jury in the George Floyd murder case found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of all three charges.The 12 jurors in the Hennepin County court found Mr Chauvin guilty of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.George …
ICC Principals adopt High-Level Statement on Gender Equality.
On 30 April 2021, Judge Piotr Hofmański, President of the International Criminal Court (“ICC” or the “Court”), ICC Prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda and ICC Registrar, Peter Lewis adopted a High-Level Statement on Gender Equality at the ICC.“We firmly believe that in …
Dominic Ongwen sentenced to 25 years of imprisonment
Dominic Ongwen during the delivery of the sentence before the International Criminal Court on 6 May 2021 ©ICC-CPIToday, 6 May 2021, Trial Chamber IX of the International Criminal Court (“ICC” or “Court”) sentenced Dominic Ongwen to 25 years of imprisonment …
Kenya: The Other Side of the High Court’s Verdict
It came perhaps unexpectedly to President Uhuru Kenyatta and many Kenyans – positively or otherwise. Call it an explosive verdict. An audacious slap on the face of the President, you may say, but wait for a second; that may be …