June 24, 2021
Africa: Podcast Highlights International Justice Monitor
Last month, veteran trial monitor Jennifer Easterday and the Open Society Justice Initiative's former associate legal officer for international justice Taegin Reisman spoke on the… Read more »
March 31, 2021
Uganda: The End of Ongwen's Trial, Closes for Now, Hope for Justice for Victims of Other LRA Atrocities
When Dominic Ongwen ended up at the International Criminal Court in January 2015, after emerging from hiding in the bush of the Central Africa Republic, the issue on many people's… Read more »
Kenya: International Justice Monitor Closing Its Kenya Trial Monitoring
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February 05, 2021
Uganda: Mixed Reactions From Northern Uganda As ICC Delivers Judgment in Ongwen's Case - Community Members Call for Light Sentence
Community members in northern Uganda have expressed mixed reactions to the judgment in Dominic Ongwen's case. Ongwen was convicted of 61 out of 70 counts of war crimes and crimes… Read more »
November 25, 2020
Sudan: Recent Amnesty Resolution Undermines the Prospects for Accountability and Peace
Who would have believed that an agreement with Darfuri armed movement's leaders would be used to justify granting amnesty to the Janjaweed for atrocities committed against innocent… Read more »
September 28, 2020
Congo-Kinshasa: Victims' Opinions On the Delay of the Reparations Proceedings
The opinions of the victims of crimes committed by Bosco Ntaganda are divided in regards to the delays that the COVID-19 pandemic has caused in the reparations proceedings. Some… Read more »
July 02, 2020
Uganda: ICC Registry to Identify Potential Beneficiaries of Ntaganda Reparations
Last week, Trial Chamber VI at the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a decision on the reparations process in Bosco Ntaganda's case. The chamber directed the court's… Read more »
June 22, 2020
Uganda: Civil Society in Uganda Express Mixed Reactions Over Kwoyelo Trial As Proceedings Remain On Hold
The trial of Thomas Kwoyelo, a former commander of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) continues to hang in suspense over the COVID-19 pandemic with no definite date for a resumption… Read more »
June 21, 2020
Uganda: Complementarity Reality Check - the Case of Uganda's International Crimes Division
We are increasingly seeing calls for national judicial systems to step up their accountability efforts. Domestic judicial systems are closer to the communities affected by mass… Read more »
June 16, 2020
Uganda: Communities in Northern Uganda Optimistic for a Timely Judgment in Ongwen's Case
Community members in northern Uganda have remained optimistic that the COVID-19 pandemic will not cause a delay in the delivery of the judgment in Dominic Ongwen's trial at the… Read more »
June 07, 2020
Kenya: In Kenya, We Are Late - Delayed Justice and Impunity for Election-Related Sexual Violence
I was late. I was fumbling with the keys on my laptop as I rushed to connect to the virtual court session. Courts in Kenya were now holding online sessions because of restrictions… Read more »
June 03, 2020
Uganda: Judges Decline to Conditionally Release Ongwen As He Awaits Judgment
Trial Chamber IX has declined to conditionally release Dominic Ongwen from the International Criminal Court (ICC) detention center while he awaits judgment. According to judges,… Read more »
May 07, 2020
Africa: Implications of the COVID-19 Crisis On the Accountability Agenda
The outbreak of Sars-Cov-2 has deeply impacted every aspect of life. The virus' lethality and its wider toll on human wellbeing (particularly as a result of economic hardship) are… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Defense Says a Virtual Appeals Hearing Would Disadvantage Ntaganda
Bosco Ntaganda's lawyers have cautioned that, should International Criminal Court (ICC) judges consider holding his appeals hearing through online platforms, they should be mindful… Read more »
March 30, 2020
Congo-Kinshasa: Crime Victims Worried About the Effectiveness of Reparations Following Lubanga's Release
Our partner Radio Canal Révélation, a radio station based in Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), prepared this article as part of an interactive radio… Read more »
March 27, 2020
Congo-Kinshasa: Lawyers Oppose Contacting Victims Before Setting Ntaganda Reparations Award
Legal representatives of victims have proposed that the International Criminal Court (ICC) should first issue a reparations order before it contacts victims that wish to benefit… Read more »
March 23, 2020
Congo-Kinshasa: Katanga's Release 'Aimed to Promote Reconciliation in Ituri'
Congolese authorities have released two former militia commanders that the International Criminal Court (ICC) transferred to that country in December 2015 to serve out the… Read more »
February 25, 2020
Uganda: Prosecution Expert Describes Defense Psychiatric Reports On Ongwen's Mental Health As 'Sloppy'
A prosecution rebuttal witness described as "sloppy" reports two defense psychiatrists wrote in which they concluded that former Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) commander Dominic… Read more »
February 19, 2020
Africa: Open Letter to Committee On the Election of the ICC Prosecutor - Zero Tolerance Must Be Shown Towards Sexual Harassment
This week a number of civil society organizations sent a letter to the Committee on the Election of the Prosecutor, which meets starting Friday in New York, urging the Committee to… Read more »
February 14, 2020
Mali: Appeals Chamber to Rule On Admissibility of Al Hassan Case At the ICC
Judgment in the appeal against the admissibility at the International Criminal Court (ICC) of the case against former Malian militant, Al Hassan Ag Abdoal Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag… Read more »
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