Gambian Woman Sworn in as New ICC Prosecutor

Publisher:
KENYA Citizen TV
Publication Date:
15 June 2012
Tags:
Gambia, Women and Gender, Legal and Judicial Affairs, International Organizations and Africa

Gambian lawyer Fatou Bensouda has taken over as the new international criminal courts prosecutor. Bensouda will now serve for the next nine years as the first African woman to head the prosecution, with a pledge to bring the world's worst criminals to book.

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