UPDATES
August 20, 2010
Victims in the DRC situation request that Bemba be tried for the crimes he committed in DRC
Jean-Pierre Bemba, former President and Commander of the Movement for the Liberation of Congo (MLC) and Vice President and national of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), is currently the subject of proceedings in the Situation in Central African Republic (CAR). It was during the course of these proceedings that…
July 23, 2010
Appeal filed against Order to release Thomas Lubanga Dyilo
On 15 July 2010 Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) ordered the release of Mr Lubanga, who currently stands accused of enlisting and conscripting children under 15 years into the Patriotic Forces for the Liberation of Congo (FPLC) and forcing them to participate in the armed conflict…
July 14, 2010
Proceedings in the Lubanga case are stayed for a third time since the opening of the case
On 8 July 2010, Trial Chamber 1 ordered a stay of proceedings in the Lubanga case due to the repeated refusal by the Prosecution to comply with a Court order requesting the disclosure to the Defence of the identity of an intermediary.[1] This is the third time…
