04.02.2021 The Hague, The Netherlands: War crimes judges deliver their verdict in the case of Dominic Ongwen, a Ugandan child soldier turned top field commander in the Lord’s Resistance Army, a rebel group known for extreme violence and forcing women into sexual slavery. War crimes judges deliver their verdict in the case of Dominic Ongwen,…
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Darfur: Sudan willing ICC trials
Sudan government said it was willing to discuss trials for people wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC), a group that includes ousted leader Omar al-Bashir, Bloomberg Africa reports. The Information Ministry on June 10 also welcomed the detention in neighboring Central African Republic (CAR) of Ali Muhammad Ali Abdi-Al-Rahman, also known as Ali Kushayb,…
Rwanda genocide fugitive arrested in Paris
Genocide suspect Felicien Kabuga (84), who is accused of funding Rwanda militias that massacred about 800,000 people, was arrested on May 16 near Paris after being 26 years at large, the French justice ministry said. Rwandan genocide suspect Felicien Kabuga, who is accused of funding militias that massacred about 800,000 people, was arrested on Saturday…
Congolese Bemba liberation as blow to prosecution
The International Criminal Court (ICC), The Hague, the Netherlands, on Friday, June 8, overturned the war crimes conviction of former Democratic Republic of Congo Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba, considered as a huge blow to prosecutors that could also impact politics in his home country in future. Congolese ex-Vice President Bemba acquitted of war crimes on appeal…
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