KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The defense lawyer for Joseph Kony, the elusive leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), has formally requested the International Criminal Court (ICC) to reconsider its decision to hold a confirmation of charges hearing against Kony in his absence. In a filling submitted on …
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GULU, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Appeals Chamber at the International Criminal Court (ICC) has upheld the order of reparations granted by the trial chamber to victims of the convicted former Lord’s Resistance Army rebel commander, Dominic Ongwen. Ongwen was ordered by the ICC Trial Chamber IX on February …
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KAMPALA | Xinhua | Uganda’s U-19 national cricket team coach Emmanuel Isaneez has unveiled the final squad that will tussle it out in the International Cricket Council (ICC) U-19 Men’s World Cup qualifier. The World Cup qualifier for Africa will take place March 28-April 6 in Lagos, Nigeria. Uganda Baby …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The confirmation of charges hearing in the case of the fugitive leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebel outfit will not take place in Uganda, the Pre-Trial Chamber at the International Criminal Court (ICC) has ruled. Last year, the ICC prosecutor requested the …
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Duterte’s lawyer, Salvador Medialdea, said at The Hague-based court that his client had been “abducted from his country.” THE HAGUE | Xinhua | Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte did not attend in person his initial appearance hearing at the International Criminal Court (ICC) here on Friday afternoon but appeared via …
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MANILA | Xinhua | A chartered plane transporting former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague in The Netherlands took off on Tuesday night. The aircraft RP-C5219 took off at 11:03 p.m. local time (1503 GMT), Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos confirmed in a …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The registration of victims in the case of Dominic Ongwen will start in January 2025. This is in fulfilment of the implementation of the repartition order issued by the International Criminal Court. On February 28, 2024, the Trial Chamber IX issued an order for …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Pre-Trial Chamber III of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has scheduled September 9, 2025, as the date for the commencement of the confirmation of charges hearing against fugitive Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) leader Joseph Kony. The hearing will be held in the absence of …
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Amnesty International says no one committing genocide should go unpunished ANALYSIS | THE INDEPENDENT & AGENCIES | Amnesty International want Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant to be charged with the crime of genocide against the Palestinian people in the occupied Gaza. This is in addition …
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The Hague | XINHUA | The International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Hague on Thursday issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and Hamas military commander Mohammed Deif. In a statement, the ICC’s pre-trial chamber accused Netanyahu and Gallant of committing …
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