Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The confirmation of charges hearing in the case of the fugitive leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebel outfit will not take place in Uganda, the Pre-Trial Chamber at the International Criminal Court (ICC) has ruled. Last year, the ICC prosecutor requested the …
Read More »Ex-Philippine President Duterte attends initial hearing at ICC via video link
Duterte’s lawyer, Salvador Medialdea, said at The Hague-based court that his client had been “abducted from his country.” THE HAGUE | Xinhua | Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte did not attend in person his initial appearance hearing at the International Criminal Court (ICC) here on Friday afternoon but appeared via …
Read More »Former Philippine President Duterte arrested, flown to ICC
MANILA | Xinhua | A chartered plane transporting former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague in The Netherlands took off on Tuesday night. The aircraft RP-C5219 took off at 11:03 p.m. local time (1503 GMT), Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos confirmed in a …
Read More »REPARATION: Registration of Ongwen’s victims starts in January
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The registration of victims in the case of Dominic Ongwen will start in January 2025. This is in fulfilment of the implementation of the repartition order issued by the International Criminal Court. On February 28, 2024, the Trial Chamber IX issued an order for …
Read More »Why ICC scheduled Kony’s confirmation of charges hearing in 2025
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Pre-Trial Chamber III of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has scheduled September 9, 2025, as the date for the commencement of the confirmation of charges hearing against fugitive Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) leader Joseph Kony. The hearing will be held in the absence of …
Read More »Stop Israel genocide in occupied Gaza now
Amnesty International says no one committing genocide should go unpunished ANALYSIS | THE INDEPENDENT & AGENCIES | Amnesty International want Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant to be charged with the crime of genocide against the Palestinian people in the occupied Gaza. This is in addition …
Read More »ICC issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant, Hamas leader Deif
The Hague | XINHUA | The International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Hague on Thursday issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and Hamas military commander Mohammed Deif. In a statement, the ICC’s pre-trial chamber accused Netanyahu and Gallant of committing …
Read More »Why ICC lawyers want Kony case held in Uganda and not in The Hague
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Trial lawyers in the Office of the Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) are pushing for the confirmation of charges to be heard against the elusive leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), Joseph Kony, in Uganda. Last month, the ICC Pre-Trial Chamber …
Read More »44-year-old Nsubuga makes Uganda’s squad for ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League B
KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | Uganda has named 44-year-old Frank Nsubuga on the national team squad ahead of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Cricket World Cup Challenge B. Nsubuga, who was one of the oldest players when Uganda featured in the T20 World Cup in USA and West Indies, told …
Read More »Kwoyelo’s sentencing set for Friday, what next?
GULU, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | A four-panel member of Judges at the International Crimes Division (ICD) of the High Court of Uganda will on Friday, issue a sentencing in the case of former Lord’s Resistance Army rebel commander Thomas Kwoyelo. Kwoyelo was convicted on August 13 of committing 44 crimes …
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