Tag Archives: Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court

Africa and the ICC: a dynamic relationship

By Tiina Intelmann The relationship between Africa and the International Criminal Court (ICC) is remarkable in its history, and dynamic. Africa and the ICC share the fundamental value of fighting impunity for the perpetrators of the most serious crimes of … read more »

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The rape of free elections: NPA may take on the horrific intimidation of Zimbabwe’s women voters

Authorities at the NPA have received a complaint alleging that at least 80 Zimbabwean women were systematically raped by suspected supporters of President Robert Mugabe in the run-up to the 2008 presidential run-off. But despite the optimism sounding from AIDS … read more »

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Kenyans seek eligibility of two presidential running mates

NAIROBI — Kenyan activists submitted a fresh appeal Monday petitioning for a court ruling on the eligibility of two presidential running mates charged with crimes against humanity over election violence five years ago. Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta, 51, and … read more »

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Key note address by Fatou Bensouda of ICC at Institute for Security Studies, Pretoria

Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Thank you for being here today and thank you in particular to the Institute for Security Studies for so very kindly organising this important seminar. It is a great pleasure for me to talk to … read more »

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Ethiopia: Gura Ferda and crimes against Humanity

by Tesfay Atsbeha and Kahsay Berhe The inhuman measures of expelling Ethiopians from their own country in the district of Gura Ferda, Ethiopia should outrage all Ethiopians. How can hardworking innocent farmers, women and children who were living legally be … read more »

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SMNE’s Letter to ICC Prosecutor

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 »

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Laurent Gbagbo to face ICC judges

The Hague – Former Ivorian strongman Laurent Gbagbo will appear before International Criminal Court judges for the first time on Monday over his role in the deadly aftermath of last year’s polls. Gbagbo, the first ex-president to be brought before … read more »

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Kenyan court wants Bashir arrested

Nairobi – A Kenyan court issued an arrest warrant on Monday for Sudan’s president Omar al-Bashir, wanted by the International Criminal Court on genocide charges. Although Kenya has ratified the ICC’s founding Rome statute, it failed to arrest the Sudanese … read more »

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Tunisia joins international war crimes court

Tunisia, whose demonstrations inspired the so-called ‘Arab Spring’ uprisings across the region, on Friday became the first North African state to join the International Criminal Court (ICC). Tunisia is the 116th country to sign the Rome Statute, which established the … read more »

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Uganda’s Museveni invites Sudanese president to his swearing-in ceremony

The Sudanese president Omer Hassan Al-Bashir today received an invitation from his Ugandan counterpart Yoweri Museveni to attend his inauguration ceremony on May 12th where he will be sworn in for a fourth term. The state minister for the Office … read more »

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Egypt promises Sudan’s Bashir immunity once it joins ICC

The Egyptian government assured Sudan that president Omer Hassan Al-Bashir will not be arrested on its territories once Cairo ratifies the Rome Statute which is the founding treaty of the International Criminal Court (ICC). JPEG – 51 kb Egyptian foreign … read more »

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