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June 22, 2011

Victims oppose holding the confirmation of charges hearing in Kenya

By Timothy Synhaeve

Since the entry into force of the Rome Statute, there have been numerous calls for the Court to make use of its power to sit closer to where the crimes have taken place.[1] So far, the Court considered holding in situ hearings in four cases, however such…

February 8, 2011

Bemba trial witness raped in front of his family: “I felt as if I was a dying man”

By Jonathan Venet

The trial of Jean-Pierre Bemba, former Vice President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and former leader of the Movement for the Liberation of Congo (MLC), started on 22 November 2010. Originally scheduled for 27 April 2010, this trial represents a milestone in the history of international…

October 20, 2010

The Ugandan International Criminal Court Act 2010: What does it mean for victims?

By Luke Moffett

In 2003, Uganda became the first country to refer a case to the International Criminal Court (ICC) for the crimes committed by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in Northern Uganda since 2002. In 2005 the ICC announced the arrest warrants of five leaders of the LRA, including the…

 

 

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