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Kenya refuses to release president's financial records to ICC absent court order

February 14, 2014 09:33:23 AM

Kenyan Attorney General Githu Muigai told the International Criminal Court (ICC) Thursday that Kenya would not turn over financial records of President Uhuru Kenyatta without a court order in compliance with Kenyan...

February 9, 2014 07:53:04 PM

The UN and the African Union (AU) have signed a joint agreement on the prevention of conflict-related sexual violence in Africa. The UN Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Zainab Bangura , signed...

February 5, 2014 10:58:54 AM

The Office of the Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday requested that the court indefinitely delay the proceedings in the trial of Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta , which was originally scheduled...

February 1, 2014 10:50:34 AM

The African Union (AU) called Saturday for African countries to "speak with one voice" against the trials of sitting heads of state in the International Criminal Court (ICC) . The statement comes in relation...

January 31, 2014 09:42:20 AM

The High Court of Kenya on Friday refused to stop the arrest of journalist Walter Barasa, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for allegedly disrupting the prosecution in the crimes against...

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ICC delays trial for Kenya president

January 24, 2014 07:18:12 AM

The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday agreed to delay the trial of Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta , which was originally schedule for February 5, after prosecutors requested more time for trial preparation. ICC...

January 16, 2014 07:39:15 AM

The Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday made an oral ruling that Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto may be conditionally excused from attending his trial on...

January 15, 2014 10:38:02 AM

The trial of four individuals accused of aiding the terrorists who perpetrated the September attack on the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya, commenced Wednesday. The Somali Islamist group al-Shabab has claimed responsibility for the...

November 27, 2013 01:39:36 PM

The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday reversed a previous decision that Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta be excused from parts of his crimes against humanity trial. In the initial ruling , the Trial Chamber...

November 18, 2013 02:09:33 PM

The UN Security Council on Friday rejected a resolution to defer the International Criminal Court (ICC) trials of Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and Deputy President William Ruto [ICC materials; JURIST...

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