Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Officials from the office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court – ICC have pitched camp in Northern Uganda to unpack the opening statement of former LRA Commander Dominic Ongwen to victims of the two decades’ conflict. Ongwen is facing 70 counts of …
Read More »Denmark gives ICC Sh870 million grant to boost viewership of Ongwen trial
Denmark gives ICC Sh870 million grant to boost viewership of Ongwen trial Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | The Danish government through its development cooperation agency, Danida, has given the ICC’s Outreach Office in Uganda a grant of €210,000 (Shs 870m) to help communities in northern Uganda where Dominic Ongwen …
Read More »BYARUHANGA: Uganda is not about to leave the ICC
The Attorney General William Byaruhanga on Tuesday told parliament that Uganda is still cooperating with the International Criminal Court (ICC) despite the country’s reservations with how the court has related with Africa since 2009. He said Uganda like many other African states wants reforms in the Rome statute so that the …
Read More »Ugandan MPs slum govt on “ICC Withdrawal”
Members of parliament across the political divide have dismissed with suspicion a statement by the Attorney General William Byaruhanga regarding Uganda’s position on the International Criminal Court (ICC). Attorney General William Byaruhanga has told parliament that Uganda has not notified the International Criminal Court (ICC) or any organization of intentions to withdraw …
Read More »ONGWEN: ICC launches a free SMS public information platform in Uganda
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has launched an interactive free SMS platform designed to create awareness and engage local communities in the ongoing Dominic Ongwen case in The Hague. The platform will enable subscribers to receive and respond in three languages, Acholi, Ateso and English to regular public information at no …
Read More »Operations against Kony’s LRA ‘coming to an end’
Washington, United States | AFP | The US military is wrapping up operations against the Lord’s Resistance Army in central Africa, even though its leader Joseph Kony is still at large, a top US general said Friday. “This thing is coming to an end,” said General Thomas Waldhauser, head of the …
Read More »First witness appears, Ongwen’s trial resumes
The trial of former Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) war lord Dominick Ongwen resumed on Jan.16 at the International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague with the first witness in the trail appearing. Tim Allen, an anthropology professor at the London School of Economics gave court a history of the war …
Read More »Trial resumes of Ugandan LRA warlord
The Hague, Netherlands | AFP | Former child soldier-turned-warlord Dominic Ongwen was back in the dock Monday as the first witness appeared in the trial of the Ugandan ex-commander of the Lord’s Resistance Army due to last several years. Abducted as a child and pressed into the ranks of the …
Read More »Major who handed over Ongwen still waiting for $5m reward
An officer who says he arrested Dominic Ongwen in January 2015, is still waiting for the $5 million that the US promised in 2013 as a reward for information that would lead to the capture of the LRA leader. According to a report in France’s LeMonde, Major Amat Mounir of …
Read More »ICC prosecutor’s full statement at start of Ongwen trial
Statement of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Fatou Bensouda, at the opening of Trial in the case against Dominic Ongwen. Honourable Judges, This trial is about violence and misery that blighted the lives of millions of people living in Northern Uganda. Ordinary civilians, who simply wanted to be …
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