Tag Archives: ICC

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The International Criminal Court (ICC) says it has little do to if the state parties to the Rome Statute do not use their power to have Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) warlord Joseph Kony arrested. The ICC Registrar, Osvaldo Zavala Giler, currently on a visit to …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The International Criminal Court (ICC) has ruled that it will commence the hearing of confirmation of charges against fugitive Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebel leader Joseph Kony in absentia. The Judges have set October 15 this year as the date for the commencement of confirmation …

New moves in hunt for LRA warlord COVER STORY | THE INDEPENDENT | At 63 years of age, Joseph Kony; the commander of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebels, remains the longest running fugitive from the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague. But his days on the run could end …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The International Criminal Court (ICC) has awarded a total of Euros 52.429 million approximately 222 billion Shillings in compensation to the thousands of victims of former Lord’s Resistant Army (LRA) Rebel Commander Dominic Ongwen. In a reparation decision made on Wednesday, the Judges at the …

    ENTEBBE, UGANDA | Xinhua |  Uganda defeated Nigeria by six wickets in a Group B match at the International Cricket Council (ICC) T20 Women’s World Cup African qualifiers on Thursday. In the match played at the Entebbe Cricket Oval, Nigeria batted first and scored 63/9 in 20 overs. …

Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs has placed President of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Piotr Hofmanski on the country’s wanted list, local media reported Monday. “Hofmanski Piotr Jozef, Polish. Wanted under an article of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation,” TASS reported, citing …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Government has picked interest in investigating the allegations against a former International Criminal Court (ICC) official over facilitating and financing the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebel leader Joseph Kony. This comes just two days after Brigid Inder, a former Special Gender Advisor to former …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The International Criminal Court (ICC) has been asked to investigate one of its former employees over allegations of facilitating and funding Joseph Kony, the fugitive leader of the rebel Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). Brigid Inder, who was a Special Gender Advisor to former ICC Prosecutor …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former Commander of the Sinia Brigade of the Lord’s Resistance Army – LRA, Dominic Ongwen is yet to make a formal submission to the Presidency of the International Criminal Court – ICC of a preferred country where he will be serving his 25-years’ jail sentence. …

How the case of a former child soldier at the ICC exposed weaknesses in international criminal law COMMENT | Clare Frances Moran | Guilt and innocence are rarely clear-cut, even in the most heinous of crimes. The recent appeal of Dominic Ongwen, former commander in the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), shines a light …