Biden administration has moved slow to reverse its predecessor’s attack on international dispute settlement Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration, which has lectured China about respecting a so-called arbitral tribunal ruling on the South China Sea, is in itself a breacher of the international rule of law, …
Read More »Nine organizations request to advise ICC on reparation of LRA victims
Former commander of LRA’s Siniya brigade was convicted to 25 years in jail for committing 61 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Northern Uganda Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nine organizations have written to the International Criminal Court-ICC seeking permission to advise the court on the proper …
Read More »ICC extends deadline for Dominic Ongwen’s appeal on sentence
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The International Criminal Court Appeals Chamber has extended the deadline for Dominic Ongwen to file the notice of appeal and the appeal brief against the sentence of the Trial Chamber IX. ICC sentenced the former Sinia brigade commander under the Lord’s Resistance Army-LRA on May …
Read More »ICC urges Sudan to hand over those accused of committing war crimes in Darfur
Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Fatou Bensouda on Wednesday urged the Sudanese government to hand over those accused of committing war crimes in Darfur to the ICC. Bensouda made the demand at a press conference in Sudan’s capital Khartoum after concluding a visit to …
Read More »Dominic Ongwen’s victims wanted tougher sentence
But why were Ongwen’s victims mourning alone? Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | It should have been marked by wild chants of “justice at last” or even criticism, but the oddest bit about the May 06 International Criminal Court (ICC) sentencing of former Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) commander, Dominic Ongwen, …
Read More »THE INDEPENDENT: Ongwen victims wanted tougher sentence
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY Dominic Ongwen’s victims wanted tougher extension: But why were they mourning alone? THE LAST WORD The new religious crusade: How the Christian faith has influenced Western intrusions into other countries to promote democracy ANALYSIS …
Read More »Pajule town council residents welcome Ongwen’s 25 year jail sentence
Pader, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Pajule town council and Bongtiko sub-county in Pader district have reacted to the 25 year jail sentence handed to former Lord’s Resistance Army rebel commander Dominic Ongwen by the International Criminal Court-ICC Judges. The joint sentence was delivered by the ICC presiding judge …
Read More »KONY: ICC sentences Dominic Ongwen to 25 years in prison
The Hague, Netherlands | THE INDEPENDENT | The International Criminal Court (ICC) Trial Chamber IX has today sentenced former Kony Ugandan rebel commander Dominic Ongwen to a total period of imprisonment of 25 years as a joint sentence for the 61 crimes of which he was found guilty. A summary …
Read More »Ongwen asks ICC to spare him from ‘further’ imprisonment
Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dominic Ongwen, a former Commander in the rebel Lord’s Resistance Army has asked the International Criminal Court-ICC to spare him from further imprisonment since he has already spent a great part of his life from childhood in “prison”. Appearing at The Hague based court on …
Read More »UN chief welcomes revocation of U.S. sanctions against ICC officials
Under Donald Trump, the United States imposed sanctions on the ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda, after she launched a war crimes investigation targeting US military personnel in Afghanistan United Nations | Xinhua | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday welcomed the revocation by the United States of former President Donald Trump’s executive …
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