Situation in Kenya: Paul Gicheru surrenders for allegedly corruptly influencing ICC witnesses Today, 2 November 2020, Mr. Paul Gicheru surrendered to the authorities of The Netherlands pursuant to an arrest warrant issued by Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (“ICC” or “the Court”). Mr. Gicheru, a lawyer formerly based in Kenya, is suspected
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October 29, 2020
Statement by the ICC Prosecutor on the pre-election violence and…
Statement by the ICC Prosecutor on the pre-election violence and mounting intercommunity tensions: “The violence seen in Côte d’Ivoire during the first pre- and post-election crisis of 2010 must not be repeated.” My Office remains seized of the situation in Côte d’Ivoire. I am deeply concerned by public reports and information received by my Office
October 13, 2020
Statement of ICC Prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, on pre-election violence….
Statement of ICC Prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, on pre-election violence and growing ethnic tensions: “Guinea can and must demonstrate its will and ability both to combat impunity and to prevent renewed cycles of violence.” Guinea is a State Party to the Rome Statute. As Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (“ICC” or the “Court”), I am
October 09, 2020
The Law and Ethics Web Series
The Law and Ethics Web Series returns on Wednesday 21st October 2020 at 2pm GMT at the GIMPA Faculty of Law Moot Courtroom, with a High Level conversation with His Excellency Dr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS). Register online
October 02, 2020
Human rights lawyers sue Trump administration for ‘silencing’ them
Prominent US human rights lawyers are suing the Trump administration over an executive order they say has gagged them and halted their work pursuing justice on behalf of war crimes victims around the world. As a result of the order in June threatening “serious consequences” for anyone giving support to the work of the international
October 01, 2020
ICC President Chile Eboe-Osuji thanks the Group of Independent Experts
On 6 December 2019, the Assembly appointed nine Experts to carry out an Independent Expert Review of the International Criminal Court and the Rome Statute System. The Experts were mandated to make recommendations to the Assembly of States Parties and the Court on specific complex technical issues under the clusters Governance, Judiciary, and Investigations and
September 24, 2020
The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Fatou Bensouda, visits Ghana: “we must continue to work together to combat impunity”
On Wednesday, 24 May 2017, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (“ICC” or “the Court”), Mrs Fatou Bensouda concluded a two-day visit to Accra, Republic of Ghana. The visit highlights the Prosecutor’s ongoing commitment to intensify engagement and dialogue with African States and relevant stakeholders, including African civil society and academia. Prosecutor Bensouda began
September 04, 2020
International Criminal Court condemns US sanctions on officials
US sanctions target International Criminal Court prosecutor Fatou Bensouda and a top aide over Afghanistan probe. The International Criminal Court (ICC) has condemned “unprecedented” sanctions imposed by the United States on prosecutor Fatou Bensouda and one of her top aides in retaliation for a probe into alleged war crimes in Afghanistan. The Hague-based tribunal said