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UK reaches settlement with Kenya torture victims
June 6, 2013 by Peter Snyder
The UK government on Wednesday reached a settlement agreement with thousands of Kenyans tortured by British colonial forces during the 1950s. Negotiations began last October after the Queen's Bench Division on the High Court of England and Wales ruled that three elderly Kenyans could sue the.... [more]

ICC prosecutor requires proof that Kenya can handle Kenyatta case
May 31, 2013 by Theresa Donovan
Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Fatou Bensouda said Thursday that Kenya must prove its ability to handle the case of President Uhuru Kenyatta before the ICC will drop the case. Kenyatta and his deputy president William Ruto are charged with crimes against humanity for.... [more]

Kenya police abusing refugees: HRW
May 29, 2013 by Lauren Laing
Kenyan police engaged in a 10-week rampage in Nairobi beginning in late 2012, torturing and abusing more than 1,000 refugees, asylum seekers and Somali Kenyans, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Wednesday. HRW claims that the Kenyan police used grenades and other attacks to relocate refugees to.... [more]

African leaders to request Kenyan leaders be tried domestically
May 24, 2013 by G. Redd
African foreign ministers agreed Friday to request that Kenyan leaders accused of inciting violence following the 2007 elections stand trial in their home country rather than before the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague. This follows Tuesday's report by the Truth Justice and.... [more]

Kenya report connects president, VP to post-election violence
May 23, 2013 by Matthew Pomy
A report released Tuesday by the Kenyan Truth Justice and Reconciliation Commission (TJRC) names President Uhuru Kenyatta and Vice President William Ruto as having contributed to human rights abuses that took place after the 2007 election. The report alleges the two officials helped fund and plan.... [more]

Kenya UN ambassador seeks dismissal of ICC charges against president
May 12, 2013 by Samuel Franklin
Kenya's ambassador to the UN, Macharia Kamau, has sent a letter to the UN Security Council asking that the International Criminal Court (ICC) charges against Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and Vice President William Ruto be dismissed, accusing the ICC of lack of impartiality, threatening regional.... [more]

ICC postpones trial of Kenya vice president
May 7, 2013 by Jaclyn Belczyk
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday postponed the trial of Kenyan Vice President William Ruto and journalist Joshua Arap Sang. The trial was previously postponed and was scheduled to begin May 28. A new trial date will be set after the status conference on May 14. The prosecution is.... [more]

ICC judge withdraws from case against Kenya president
April 28, 2013 by Keith Herting
A judge overseeing the International Criminal Court (ICC) case of Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta requested on Saturday to be excused from hearing the case while leveling sharp criticism at prosecutors handling the case. Kenyatta and his deputy president William Ruto are facing ICC charges of.... [more]

Convicted terrorist resentenced to life for 1998 US embassy bombings
April 24, 2013 by Jaclyn Belczyk
A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Tuesday resentenced Wadih El-Hage to life in prison for his role in the 1998 bombing of two US embassies in Tanzania and Kenya. El-Hage was permitted to speak before the sentencing, where he complained that the jury was.... [more]

Kenya top court releases ruling upholding presidential election results
April 16, 2013 by Lauren Laing
Kenya's Supreme Court on Tuesday released a 113-page judgment upholding the results of the March presidential election. The court unanimously upheld the results last month but just released its reasoning, finding that the process was flawed but not illegal. The results of the March 4 election, in.... [more]



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