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Uganda: ICC Rejects Ugandan Rebel Leader Ongwen's Appeal
East African, 18 July 2019
The International Criminal Court's (ICC) Appeals Chamber has confirmed the charges against Ugandan rebel leader Dominic Ongwen, dismissing his challenge of the case. Read more »
ICC Rejects Ugandan Rebel Leader Dominic Ongwen's Appeal
This decision means that Ongwen will stand trial for seventy counts, plus other additional charges of crimes against humanity committed in northern Uganda when he was deputy leader of the Lord's Resistance Army. Ongwen, who was once a kidnapped child soldier, will be the first Ugandan to face trial at the ICC.
Dominic Ongwen at his first appearance hearing at the International Criminal Court in The Hague. (file photo).
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Uganda: Local Leader Says Ongwen Was Not Among LRA Commanders Active in Teso Region
International Justice Monitor, 29 March 2019
A Ugandan member of parliament told the International Criminal Court (ICC) that former abductees of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) he spoke to did not name Dominic Ongwen as one… Read more »
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Uganda: Former LRA Fighter Says He Did Not See Ongwen During Pajule Attack
International Justice Monitor, 9 July 2019
A former Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) fighter who took part in the LRA attack on the Pajule camp for internally displaced people (IDP) 15 years ago told the International Criminal… Read more »
InFocus
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The former Lord's Resistances Army rebel commander, Dominic Ongwen, who is being tried on 70 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity, has insisted it is his right to ... Read more »
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The Human Rights Watch has described the trial of the former Lord's Resistance Army commander as an important new chapter in holding the rebel group accountable for its brutal ... Read more »
