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Africa:
Museveni Urges Africans to Embrace World Court
New Vision, 1 June 2010
President Yoweri Museveni has described the review conference of the International Criminal Court (ICC) as an opportunity to discredit the claim that it is a court for Europeans to… Read more »
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Africa:
Victims of Rights Violations Turn Their Eyes to Kampala
allAfrica, 29 May 2010
Starting in Kampala on Monday, representatives of governments, the United Nations and civil society groups will meet for the first time to review the workings of the International… Read more »
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Africa:
Taking Stock of the International Criminal Court
IPS, 30 May 2010
The first Review Conference of the International Criminal Court opens Monday in the Ugandan capital, Kampala. The conference is the first opportunity to propose amendments to the… Read more »
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Kenya:
Govt Divided Over International Court Probe?
Nation, 30 May 2010
The Kenyan delegation to the International Criminal Court's conference arrived in Kampala on Sunday amid claims of division in government over renewed attempts to stop war crimes… Read more »
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Sudan:
Why South Africa Will Arrest Bashir
BuaNews, 28 May 2010
Government will not act outside the framework of the international laws which South Africa had ratified, should Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir set foot in the country said… Read more »
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Uganda:
International Court Wants to Try LRA Leader
Monitor, 31 May 2010
The president of the International Criminal Court, Judge Sang Hyun Song, has said the court that indicted leaders of the Lord's Resistance Army over war crimes is frustrated by the… Read more »
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Uganda:
The Road to the ICC Kampala Conference
New Vision, 30 May 2010
Against a backdrop of widespread criticism of its jurisdiction, the biggest International Criminal Court (ICC) gathering will be in Kampala, to take stock of its 11 years of… Read more »
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Uganda:
ICC Review Kicks Off As Bashir is Sworn in
Monitor, 28 May 2010
In what promises to be a fortnight of deal-making on the future of international justice, the review conference of the International Criminal Court has kicked off in Kampala even… Read more »
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Uganda:
ICC Kampala Conference to Open New Frontiers
Observer, 26 May 2010
In 1998, near the end of a century marred by unspeakable atrocities, representatives of 160 states gathered in Rome to create the world's first permanent international court to… Read more »
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Uganda:
ICC Kampala Meet to Plan Future of Criminal Justice
New Vision, 27 May 2010
On Monday May 31, the International Criminal Court (ICC) will hold a conference in Kampala to review ICC's progress since it was established in 2002 and to find ways of energising… Read more »
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Uganda:
Kampala Meeting to Empower ICC
East African, 24 May 2010
The International Criminal Court Review Conference that begins next Monday in Kampala, Uganda, will be a turning point for Africa in relation to crimes against humanity. Read more »
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Uganda:
1.5 Billion Children in Conflict Areas Are Victims of Violent Crimes
New Vision, 27 May 2010
Globally, millions of the 1.5 billion children in conflict areas are victims of violent crimes that do not only destroy their well being but also severely injure their physical and… Read more »
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Uganda:
Election Thieves Face Jail in the Hague - Ocampo
Monitor, 28 May 2010
The International Criminal Court will prosecute politicians who rig elections and those who use the power of incumbency to fraudulently stay in power, a top prosecutor of The… Read more »
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Uganda:
NGOs Lobby for States Commitment Ahead of ICC Meet
Monitor, 21 May 2010
More than 500 non governmental organisation (NGO) representatives will attend the first ever review conference of the Rome Statute of International Criminal Court, Daily Monitor… Read more »
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Uganda:
Youth Plan ICC Demo
Monitor, 27 May 2010
The Inter Party Co-operation youth have threatened to protest against the International Criminal Court conference slated for next week. According to the Youth Rights coordinator,… Read more »
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Uganda:
Ban Ki-Moon to Face-Off With Media
Monitor, 27 May 2010
Mr Ban Ki-moon, the secretary-general of the United Nations, will next week join Judge Sang-Hyun Song, the president of the International Criminal Court, to interact with the… Read more »
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East Africa:
International Criminal Court Belongs to Us Africans
East African, 24 May 2010
As the world gathers in Kampala, Uganda next Monday for the first Review Conference of the Rome Statute setting up the International Criminal Court, it is an important time to… Read more »
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Africa:
ICC - Strengthen International Justice at Kampala Conference
HRW, 27 May 2010
Governments should use the first review conference of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to advance justice for the worst international crimes, Human Rights Watch said today.… Read more »
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Africa:
National Criminal Justice Systems Need Strengthening, Says Top International Law Expert
Commonwealth, 25 May 2010
At the end of this month, hundreds of ministers, senior representatives from governments and NGOs will descend on Uganda's capital, Kampala, for the first ever review conference of… Read more »
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Africa:
Civil Society Urges Support for ICC
CISA, 25 May 2010
A group of 124 organizations from more than 25 African countries released a declaration today calling on African governments to advance accountability for grave international… Read more »
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Africa:
Civil Society Declaration on Africa and the Review Conference of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
HRW, 24 May 2010
We, the undersigned African civil society organizations and international organizations with a presence in Africa, call on African governments to make the most of the upcoming… Read more »
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Uganda:
Sudan Invited to ICC Talks
New Vision, 13 May 2010
Sudan has been invited for the International Criminal Court (ICC) review conference in Kampala, the focal point officer, John Bosco Suuza, said yesterday. Read more »