December 3

• Rwanda: Norway Prosecution Seeks 21 Year Jail Term for Genocide Suspect

  German police missed the arrest of the most wanted genocide suspect, Felicien Kabuga in 2007, while the prosecution in Norway requested a 21-year jail term for Rwandan Sadi Bugingo... Read more »

November 30

• Rwanda: Prosecutor Slams France

  Rwandan Prosecutor-General Martin Ngoga today slammed France as the "only safe haven for mass murderers", after counsel for the prosecution at the Paris Appeals Court issued an... Read more »

November 29

• Rwanda: German Police 'Just Missed' Most Wanted Rwandan Genocide Suspect in 2007

  German police coming to arrest one genocide suspect in 2007 just missed Félicien Kabuga, the most wanted Rwandan genocide suspect of all, according to the latest edition of... Read more »

November 27

• Rwanda: Rwanda Seeks Extradition of Six Genocide Suspects Living in Zambia

  Rwanda has requested the government of Zambia to extradite six people suspected of taking key role in the 1994 genocide, according to Times of Zambia, a national daily newspaper. Read more »

November 23

• Cote d'Ivoire: ICC Unveils Arrest Warrant Against Simone Gbagbo

  Judges of the International Criminal Court today decided to unseal an arrest warrant for crimes against humanity against the former First Lady of Côte d'Ivoire, Simone... Read more »

• Congo-Kinshasa: ICC Prosecutor 'Examining' Alleged M23 Crimes

  The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court said Wednesday that her office is examining alleged crimes committed by M23 rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo,... Read more »

• Congo-Kinshasa: December Verdict for Ngudjolo, Separate Decision for Katanga

  International Criminal Court judges have decided to hand down two separate verdicts in the cases of Mathieu Ngudjolo and Germain Katanga, Congolese former militia leaders who have... Read more »

November 21

• Rwanda: Mugesera Trial Postponed Again

  A Rwandan court Monday postponed again the genocide trial of Léon Mugesera, nearly a year after he was extradited from Canada. Judges on Tuesday set December 17 as the new... Read more »

• Rwanda: Danish Court Upholds Extradition of Rwandan Genocide Suspect

  A court in Copenhagen on Monday upheld the Danish government's decision to extradite a Rwandan suspected of participating in the 1994 genocide. The suspect, Emmanuel Mbarushimana,... Read more »

November 20

• Rwanda: First Genocide Trial in Sweden Takes Off

  A Swede of Rwandan origin, Stanislas Mbanenande, went on trial Friday on charges of taking part in the killings of tens of thousands of people during the 1994 genocide in his... Read more »

• Cote d'Ivoire: Human Rights Watch Accuses Ivory Coast Army of Abuses

  Ivory Coast's military committed widespread human rights abuses in August and early September this year, says Human Rights Watch in a report released today. Read more »

November 16

• Rwanda: Mugesera Claims Mistreatment On Eve of Trial in Rwanda

  The defence lawyer of former Rwandan politician Léon Mugesera claimed in an interview with Hirondelle Thursday that his client was being mistreated in a Kigali jail. Rwandan... Read more »

• Africa: Assembly of States Parties to Focus On Cooperation, Budget and Elections

  The Assembly of States Parties of the International Criminal Court opened Wednesday in The Hague, following a ceremony attended by Dutch Queen Beatrix to mark ten years of the ICC. Read more »

November 15

• Cote d'Ivoire: Court Again Refuses to Release Gbagbo

  The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday rejected a second attempt by former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo to obtain provisional release, and ordered him to remain in... Read more »

November 14

• Congo-Kinshasa: Bemba Calls For Congolese Unity - From Jail

  Former Congolese vice-president Jean-Pierre Bemba has called from his prison cell in The Hague for his compatriots to end the war in the east of their country and avoid its... Read more »

• Kenya: Top Kenyans Must Try Again to Have Cases Heard in Africa

  The International Criminal Court (ICC) has rejected on procedural grounds a request from Kenya's Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta and ex-Cabinet Secretary Francis Muthaura to... Read more »

November 13

• Africa: News Brief - ICC Calls for Better Cooperation on Libya Crimes

  The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) this week called for better cooperation by States with crimes committed in Libya, while a Court in Sweden indicted one of... Read more »

November 10

• Rwanda: Arusha Tribunal 'Expects to Meet Closure Target'

  The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda expects to complete all its judicial activities by the end of 2014, in accordance with a UN deadline, ICTR officials told Hirondelle... Read more »

November 9

• Libya: Prosecutor Calls for Better Cooperation on Libya

  The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has called for better cooperation by states and international organizations with regard to crimes committed in Libya. Read more »

November 5

• Rwanda: Weekly Summary - ICC President Complains Before the UN, Rwanda Pursues 50,000 Suspects

  The President of the International Criminal Court (ICC) this week appealed to States to cooperate with the Court, particularly in effecting pending arrest warrants for war crime... Read more »

• Cote d'Ivoire: ICC Judges Say Gbagbo Fit Enough to Take Part in Proceedings

  A Trial Chamber at the International Criminal Court (ICC) has ruled that former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo was fit enough to take part in proceedings concerning his case. Read more »

November 2

• Rwanda: Rwanda Seeking Over 50,000 Genocide Suspects

  More than 50,000 people suspected of having participated in the 1994 genocide are still at large in various African and European countries, according to the Rwandan Prosecutor... Read more »

November 1

• Africa: Rwanda/South Africa - Rights Groups Challenge Nyamwasa Refugee Status

  Two human rights groups have asked the High Court in South Africa to revoke the refugee status of former Rwandan general Faustin Kayumba Nyamwasa, saying he is suspected of war... Read more »

October 27

• Sudan: Prosecutor Consults Juba on Warrant

  During her visit to Kenya this week, International Criminal Court Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda included talks in Nairobi with South Sudanese Vice-President Riek Machar to discuss the... Read more »

• Kenya: ICC Prosecutor Urges Kenya Government to Release Evidence

  International Criminal Court Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda Thursday renewed calls for the government of Kenya to release evidence that would help her office prosecute four top Kenyans... Read more »