ICC appeals judges approve first-ever 'in absentia' hearing against Uganda warlord Joseph Kony
Appeals judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday authorized the tribunal’s landmark in absentia hearing, paving the way for trial proceedings against the fugitive Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony to move forward despite his continued evasion of arrest. Judicial proceedings at the ICC are comprised of two phases at the first instance trial [...]
ICC judges allow trial against Uganda rebel Joseph Kony to move forward in his absence
Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (ICC) held on Monday that a hearing on charges against Joseph Kony, a fugitive Ugandan militant who founded the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), can take place in his absence in October 2024. The hearing allows prosecutors to present their case in court, where a defense lawyer will [...]
ICC orders Uganda commander to pay $56 million in reparations to war crime victims
The International Criminal Court (ICC) ordered Dominic Ongwen, a former commander of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), to pay $56 million in reparations Wednesday to several thousand victims of crimes against humanity. Ongwen was charged with committing crimes against humanity and war crimes in Northern Uganda between July 2002 and December 2005 as a commander [...]
Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday allowed prosecutors to move forward with their request to hold a confirmation of charges hearing in the absence of Joseph Kony, a fugitive Ugandan militant who founded the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). Prosecutors filed for a confirmation of charges hearing against Kony on 24 November [...]
ICC unanimously rejects appeal by Uganda rebel group commander
The International Criminal Court (ICC) Thursday unanimously rejected the appeal of Dominic Ongwen, former commander of Ugandan rebel group the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). In May 2021, the ICC sentenced Ongwen to 25 years in prison for war crimes and crimes against humanity. Ongwen’s defense team filed an appeal on 12 grounds, including claims that [...]
US Treasury Department places sanctions against leader of Central African Republic rebel group
The US Treasury Departments Office of Foreign Assets Control made a special designation Friday against Ali Darassa, the leader of a rebel group in the Central African Republic (CAR). As the leader of the Union for Peace in the Central African Republic (UPC), Darassa holds control over large areas of the country. The UPC and [...]
ICC convicts former rebel commander of 61 war crimes and crimes against humanity
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday convicted Dominic Ongwen, a former brigade commander of the African rebel group Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), of 61 war crimes and crimes against humanity committed from July 2002 to December 2005. Ongwen was accused of 70 counts of these crimes. In a 1,077-page judgment, Trial Chamber IX of the [...]
ICC confirms war crimes charges against former LRA commander
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday confirmed multiple charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity in the case of Commander Dominic Ongwen of the Sinia Brigade of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA)....
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday opened the confirmation of charges hearing against accused Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) commander Dominic Ongwen . This is the first major hearing for a leader of the LRA, and...
ICC prosecutor requests extension to confirm charges against LRA commander
International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda on Friday requested a three-month extension to gather evidence to confirm charges against Dominic Ongwen . The former Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) commander made...
