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Central African Republic:
War Crimes Accused Seeks Freedom
Bemba Trial Website, 14 December 2010
Congolese war crimes accused Jean-Pierre Bemba has asked judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) to permit his immediate release from detention, stating that a number of… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
People's Reactions to the Start of the Bemba Trial
Bemba Trial Website, 8 December 2010
Dear readers - please find below a commentary written by Olivia Bueno at the International Refugee Rights Initiative in consultation with Congolese activists. The views and… Read more »
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Central African Republic:
Bemba Trial Resumes in January
Bemba Trial Website, 6 December 2010
Former Congolese vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba's war crimes trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC) will resume on January 11, 2011, judges announced last Friday. Read more »
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Central African Republic:
Expert Describes Trauma Among Sexual Violence Survivors
Bemba Trial Website, 3 December 2010
The second week of the war crimes trial of former Congolese vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba has seen an expert on gender crimes and post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), as well… Read more »
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Central African Republic:
Witness Insists It Was Bemba's Troops Who Raped Her
Bemba Trial Website, 3 December 2010
The third witness in Jean-Pierre Bemba's war crimes trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC) completed her testimony today, having given the bulk of it in closed session. Read more »
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Central African Republic:
Witness Pondered Suicide After She Was Gang-Raped
Bemba Trial Website, 1 December 2010
A witness told Jean-Pierre Bemba's trial today that she pondered suicide after being gang-raped by soldiers belonging to the Movement for Congolese Liberation (MLC), the group the… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
Witness - Bemba's Soldiers Raped Me, Stole Our Goats, Shot Our Dog
Bemba Trial Website, 30 November 2010
The third witness to testify in the trial of former Congolese vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba today recounted how soldiers of the Movement for Congolese Liberation (MLC) stormed… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
Expert Describes Trauma Among Central African Rape Victims
Bemba Trial Website, 29 November 2010
An expert on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) on Monday described to the Jean-Pierre Bemba trial the trauma patterns among the Central African individuals who were victims of… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
Witness Concedes Government Troops Also Committed Atrocities
Bemba Trial Website, 26 November 2010
Jean-Pierre Bemba's defense today attempted to punch holes in the testimony of the first prosecution witness, by questioning him how he could be sure that it was troops belonging… Read more »
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Central African Republic:
Only Bemba's Soldiers Raped, Trial Told
Bemba Trial Website, 25 November 2010
Under cross-examination by Jean-Pierre Bemba's defense, the first witness to testify for the prosecution in the war crimes trial of the former Congolese vice president today stated… Read more »
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Central African Republic:
Witness Recounts Bemba's Soldiers' Atrocities
Bemba Trial Website, 24 November 2010
War crimes accused Jean-Pierre Bemba's troops raped young girls, and threatened, beat and shot people who tried to resist the confiscation of their property, a witness said today. Read more »
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Central Africa:
Patassé Asked for Troops, Witness Tells Bemba Trial
Bemba Trial Website, 23 November 2010
The first witness to give evidence in Jean-Pierre Bemba's trial took the witness stand today and recalled how he heard former Central African Republic (CAR) president… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
War Crimes Trial of Former Vice-President Begins
UN News, 22 November 2010
The International Criminal Court (ICC) today began the trial of former Congolese leader Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo, who stands accused of crimes against humanity and war crimes… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
Bemba Casts Shadow on Upcoming Elections
IWPR, 19 November 2010
With the war crimes trial of Jean-Pierre Bemba due to start in the Hague next week, it seems unlikely that he will run in the 2011 elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo,… Read more »
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Central Africa:
Former DR Congo Vice-President on Trial for War Crimes
UNIRIN, 19 November 2010
The victims of alleged war crimes in the Central African Republic (CAR) will get their day in court on 22 November when the trial of Jean-Pierre Bemba opens in The Hague. Read more »
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Central African Republic:
Bemba Defense Overwhelmed By Victims' Applications
Bemba Trial Website, 17 November 2010
The defense for former Congolese vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba says it is overwhelmed by the number of victims applying to participate in his trial, which opens next week at the… Read more »
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Central African Republic:
A Decision to Allow the Trial to Proceed
Bemba Trial Website, 16 November 2010
With the prosecution and defense opening statements, the trial of The Prosecutor vs. Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo will officially begin on November 22, 2010. But for more than a year… Read more »
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Central Africa:
Questions and Answers on the Trial DR Congo's Former Vice-President
HRW, 18 November 2010
On Monday, November 22, 2010, in The Hague, judges of Trial Chamber III of the International Criminal Court (ICC) will begin hearing evidence in the trial against Jean-Pierre Bemba… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
Trial Opens for Ex-Vice President
HRW, 19 November 2010
Judges of Trial Chamber III of the International Criminal Court (ICC) will begin hearing evidence on Monday, November 22, 2010, in the trial of Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo, a former… Read more »
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Central African Republic:
Views From the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Bemba Trial Website, 16 November 2010
Jean-Pierre Bemba stands accused of committing crimes in the Central African Republic (CAR), but because he is a prominent figure in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC),… Read more »
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Central African Republic:
Command Responsibility And the Trial of Jean-Pierre Bemba
Bemba Trial Website, 16 November 2010
The trial of Jean-Pierre Bemba will examine what happened in the Central African Republic (CAR) between October 26, 2002 and March 15, 2003. But in order to convict Mr. Bemba, the… Read more »