Verdict in the Ongwen case: Practical information.
Verdict in the Ongwen case: Practical information On 4 February 2021 at 10:00 (The Hague local time), Trial Chamber IX of the International Criminal Court (ICC) will deliver the judgment on conviction or acquittal pursuant to article 74 of the …
ICC Pre-Trial Chamber A grants interim release to Paul Gicheru
Version française ci-dessousPress Release : 29 January 2021 ICC Pre-Trial Chamber A grants interim release to Paul GicheruToday, 29 January 2021, Judge Reine Adélaïde Sophie Alapini-Gansou of Pre-Trial Chamber A (article 70) of the International Criminal Court (ICC), grantedPaul Gicheru’s …
Dominic Ongwen Declared Guilty of war Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity Committed in Uganda
Today, 4 February 2021, Trial Chamber IX of the International Criminal Court (“ICC” or “Court”) found Dominic Ongwen guilty for a total of 61 comprising crimes against humanity and war crimes, committed in Northern Uganda between 1 July 2002 and …
John Magufuli: Tanzania’s COVID-19 Sceptic President dies at 61
Tanzania’s President John Magufuli has died at a hospital in Dar es Salaam on Wednesday. He was 61 years old.According to the televised message from the country’s Vice President Samia Suluhu Hassan, “President John Magufuli died of a heart ailment …
President Obama’s Kenyan Grandmother dies at 99
Former President Barack Obama’s step-grandmother, Sarah Obama, has died at a hospital in Kenya. She was 99 years old.According to her daughter Marsat Onyango, Sarah Obama, the third and youngest wife of Barack Obama’s grandfather, died early on Monday at …
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 …
ICC: Opening of the confirmation of charges hearing in Abd–Al-Rahman case
Today, 24 May 2021, the confirmation of charges hearing in the case The Prosecutor v. Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman (“Ali Kushayb”) opened before Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (ICC), composed of Judge Rosario Salvatore Aitala (Presiding judge), …
Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman case: The ICC Prosecutor’s Statement at the opening of the confirmation of charges
Thank you Mr President. On behalf of the Office of the Prosecutor, I am Fatou Bensouda, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court. Today, I am joined by my learned colleagues, Mr Julian Nicholls, Senior Trial Lawyer and Ms Jasmina Suljanovic, …
ICC concludes confirmation of charges hearing in Abd-Al-Rahman case
Today, 26 May 2021, the confirmation of charges hearing in the case The Prosecutor v. Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman (“Ali Kushayb”) concluded before Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (ICC), composed of Judge Rosario Salvatore Aitala (Presiding judge), …