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By Stephen A. Lamony The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) obliges states parties to cooperate with the Court in regards to its investigations and prosecutions. It is perhaps not too surprising then that Sudan, which never ratified … read more »
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Tagged Francis Muthaura, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Kenya, Kenyan, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Mwai Kibaki, Uhuru Kenyatta, William Ruto
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NAIROBI — When the International Criminal Court was established in 2002 it had many lofty ambitions. Ending impunity for crimes against humanity, genocide and war crimes. Delivering justice to those abandoned by their national courts. Boosting indictees’ electoral chances was … read more »
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Tagged Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Jomo Kenyatta, Kenya, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Michela Wrong, Mwai Kibaki, Uhuru Kenyatta, William Ruto
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December 10, 2012 by benim
By Stephen Lamony African states must take lead in prosecution of grave crimes rather than diluting the mandate of an over-stretched regional court. The three year old impasse between the African Union (AU) and the International Criminal Court (ICC) is … read more »
Posted in African Union (AU), Article, Congo, DR Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Somali, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Zimbabwe
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Tagged African Union, AfricanCourt, Hissène Habré, Indepth Africa Magazine, International Court of Justice, International Criminal Court, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Rome Statute
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The last time Kenyans voted for a president, allegations of electoral fraud triggered weeks of inter-ethnic violence that claimed more than 1,000 lives and pushed East Africa’s biggest economy towards civil war. Heading into next year’s presidential election, the country … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Kenya, News, Spotlight
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CONGOLESE warlord Thomas Lubanga has been jailed for 14 years for using child soldiers in his rebel army. He was jailed by the International Criminal Court in the first sentence to be handed down by the world’s only permanent war … read more »
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The International Criminal Court will hand Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga its first-ever sentence on Tuesday, after his conviction for using child soldiers in a brutal conflict in the central African country. Lubanga, 51, was convicted in March of war crimes, … read more »
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The Hague – Gambia’s Fatou Bensouda was sworn in on Friday as the International Criminal Court’s new chief prosecutor, saying she was ready to lead the fight against the world’s worst war criminals. “I, Fatou Bensouda, solemnly undertake that I … read more »
Posted in Gambia, News, Spotlight, West Africa
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Tagged Democratic Republic of Congo, Fatou Bensouda, Hague, International Criminal Court, Joseph Kony, Laurent Gbagbo, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Omar al-Bashir
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New York – The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court is calling on the UN Security Council to consider asking all countries and regional organizations to arrest Sudan’s president and three others for alleged war crimes in Darfur. Luis … read more »
Posted in East Africa, News, Spotlight, Sudan
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Tagged Darfur, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Moreno-Ocampo, New York, Omar al-Bashir, Sudan, United Nations Security Council
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New York – The International Criminal Court chief prosecutor on Monday sought new war crimes charges against Bosco “The Terminator” Ntaganda and another notorious Democratic Republic of Congo militia leader. Chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo said that Ntaganda and Sylvestre Mudacumura … read more »
Posted in Central Africa, DR Congo, News, Spotlight
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Tagged Bosco Ntaganda, Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda, Democratic Republic Congo, International Criminal Court, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Ntaganda, Rwanda, Sylvestre Mudacumura
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Kampala – The wildly successful viral video campaign to raise global awareness of a brutal Central Africa rebel leader is attracting criticism from Ugandans, some who said on Friday that the 30-minute video misrepresents the complicated history of Africa’s longest-running … read more »
Posted in Daily News Wrap, East Africa, News, Uganda
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Tagged Africa news, African, African news, Barack Obama, Central African Republic, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Nigeria, Indepth Soccer, Joseph Kony, Kony, Lord's Resistance Army, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Uganda, Youtube
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Solidarity Movement for a New Ethiopia (SMNE) letter to ICC Prosecutor, Mr. Luis Moreno-Ocampo, and the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC). M.P. Dillon Head of Information & Evidence Unit Office of the Prosecutor Post Office … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Ethiopia, Letters & Interviews, News
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Tagged Abay Tsehaye, Africa news, African, African news, Anuak, Ethiopia, Gambella, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Nigeria, Indepth Soccer, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Meles Zenawi, Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, Tigrayan People's Liberation Front
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Brussels – All targets that Nato hit during the bombing of Libya were legitimate military sites, the alliance said Monday, despite the findings of a UN expert panel that said 60 civilians were killed and 55 wounded in the airstrikes … read more »
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Tagged Africa news, African, African news, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Civilian, Geneva, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Nigeria, Indepth Soccer, Libya, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, NATO, Royal Commission, United Nations
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Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir condemned an International Criminal Court arrest warrant issued for his defence minister, who stood by his side during a speech on Saturday. The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant on Thursday for Defence Minister … read more »
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Tagged Africa news, African, African news, Bashir, Darfur, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Nigeria, Indepth Soccer, International Criminal Court, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Omar al-Bashir, South Sudan, Sudan, United States
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The Hague – The International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for Sudan’s defence minister, the third senior regime official sought by the court for alleged involvement in atrocities in Darfur. The court announced on Thursday it wants Abdelrahim … read more »
Posted in Daily News Wrap, Libya, News, North Africa
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Tagged arrest warrant, Darfur, Hague, International Criminal Court, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Omar al-Bashir, Sudan, War in Darfur
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The International Criminal Court with its selective justice has become a vehicle for enforcing neocolonial interests in Africa. ICC has proven that it is beholden to countries that are not even signatories to the Rome statute that set it up. … read more »
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Tagged Hague, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Kenya, Kenyan, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Sierra Leone, United States
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Nairobi – Kenya’s Finance Minister Uhuru Kenyatta resigned on Thursday after the International Criminal Court ruled this week he should stand trial for his alleged role in 2007-8 post-election violence. Head of public service Francis Muthaura, one of the most … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Hottest News, Kenya, News
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Tagged Francis Muthaura, Henry Kosgey, International Criminal Court, Kenya, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Mwai Kibaki, Uhuru Kenyatta, William Ruto
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The Hague – The International Criminal Court will on Monday decide whether six top Kenyans, including Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta should face trial for their roles in bloody post-poll unrest in which 1 100 died. Presiding Judge Ekaterina Trendafilova … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Hottest News, Kenya, News
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Tagged Hague, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Kenya, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Mohammed Hussein Ali, Mwai Kibaki, Uhuru Kenyatta, William Ruto
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Nairobi – Kenyans nervously await the decision by the International Criminal Court on whether the court will prosecute six influential Kenyans accused of helping to orchestrate violence following disputed elections in 2007. The upcoming decision dominated the front pages of … read more »
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Tagged Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Kenya, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Monday, Mwai Kibaki, Nairobi, President of the United States, prosecutor
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OVERVIEW Although the mayhem following the disputed December 2007 elections seemed an exception, violence has been a common feature of Kenya’s politics since the introduction of a multiparty system in 1991. Yet, the number of people killed and displaced following … read more »
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Tagged Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Kenya, Kenyan, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Mwai Kibaki, Philip Waki, Uhuru Kenyatta, William Ruto
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Nairobi – Kenya was nervously awaiting an International Criminal Court ruling due by Monday on whether to try six officials, including two leading presidential contenders, over deadly 2007-2008 poll unrest. The violence that followed the disputed December 2007 polls was … read more »
New York – Libyan authorities should grant Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of the former leader charged with war crimes, immediate access to a lawyer to help ensure he has due process, Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday. Last month Luis … read more »
Posted in Libya, News, North Africa
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Tagged Ban Ki-moon, Human Rights Watch, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Libya, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Muammar al-Gaddafi, Saif al-Islam, Saif al-Islam Muammar Al-Gaddafi
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The Hague – The International Criminal Court on Monday rejected a prosecution demand that it suspend an order to free Rwandan rebel leader Callixte Mbarushimana after dropping war crimes charges against him. The “pre-trial chamber… rejects the prosecution’s application”, the … read more »
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Tagged Callixte Mbarushimana, Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Friday, Hague, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Rwanda
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A Rwandan rebel leader sent to the International Criminal Court to face charges including murder, rape and torture in the Democratic Republic of Congo must be freed because of lack of evidence, judges ruled on Friday. Callixte Mbarushimana, described as … read more »
Posted in Central Africa, Crime & Corruption, DR Congo, News
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Tagged Callixte Mbarushimana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Hague, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, North Kivu, Paris, Rwanda
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The death of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, who was captured and killed by rebels in October, may have been a war crime, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court said on Thursday. “I think the way in which … read more »
A group of senior Sudanese officials indicted by the International Criminal Court, including the president, continue to commit genocide in western Sudan, the court’s prosecutor said on Thursday. The ICC has issued arrest warrants against President Omar Hassan al-Bashir for … read more »
Posted in News, North Africa, Sudan
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Tagged Abyei, Ahmed Haroun, Ali Kushayb, Darfur, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Omar al-Bashir, Sudan
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New York – The International Criminal Court on Thursday criticised Malawi and Chad for failing to arrest Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir during visits to those countries. Al-Bashir was charged in 2009 with war crimes, crimes against humanity, and crimes of … read more »
Posted in Central Africa, Chad, East Africa, Malawi, News
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Tagged African Union, Chad, Darfur, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, List of heads of state of Sudan, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Malawi, Omar al-Bashir
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Abidjan – Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara’s party was headed for a parliamentary majority on Thursday, media reports said, as former strongman Laurent Gbagbo awaits trial in The Hague. Public television reports said Ouattara’s Rally of Republicans (RDR) had so … read more »
Posted in Cote d'Ivoire, Election, News, West Africa
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Tagged Alassane Ouattara, Côte d'Ivoire, Fatou Bensouda, Hague, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Ivorian Popular Front, Laurent Gbagbo, Luis Moreno-Ocampo
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The Hague – The daughter of slain Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi has asked the International Criminal Court if it will probe the killing of her father and her brother, her lawyer said on Wednesday. Aisha Gaddafi’s lawyer Nick Kaufman said … read more »
Posted in Libya, News, North Africa
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Tagged Hague, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Kaufman, Libya, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Moatessem-Billal Kadhafi, Muammar al-Gaddafi, Saif al-Islam Muammar Al-Gaddafi
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Abidjan – Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara’s party was on the cusp of an outright parliamentary majority on Wednesday that may put its political alliances to the test. With results in for 228 of the 255 seats in the legislature, … read more »
Posted in Cote d'Ivoire, Election, News, Politics, West Africa
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Tagged Alassane Ouattara, Côte d'Ivoire, Guillaume Soro, Hague, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Laurent Gbagbo, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Ouattara
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Member states of the International Criminal Court elected Fatou Bensouda of Gambia as its next chief prosecutor on Monday, in part to counter perceptions in Africa that it unfairly targets the continent. Bensouda, 50, will succeed the high-profile Luis Moreno-Ocampo … read more »
Posted in Gambia, News, Spotlight, West Africa
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Tagged Andrew Cayley, Bensouda, Fatou Bensouda, Hague, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Omar al-Bashir
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