Federal judge sentenced ex-Guantanamo detainee to life imprisonment
January 25, 2012
On January 25, 2010, a judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York sentenced Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani, a former Guantanamo Bay detainee, to life in prison for his role in the 1998 bombings of US embassies in Tanzania and Kenya. Judge Lewis Kaplan had previously issued a rulin....... [more] 
ICC confirms charges against 4 suspects for Kenya post-election violence
January 23, 2012
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday confirmed charges against four of the six suspects allegedly involved in the violence following the December 2007 Kenyan elections. Two potential presidential candidates are among the four poised to stand trial before the ICC. Deputy Prime Minister a....... [more]
Kenya court issues arrest warrant for Sudan president al-Bashir
November 29, 2011
The Kenyan High Court ruled Monday that Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir must be arrested if he ever returns to Kenya. The ruling was in response to al-Bashir's second visit, where Kenya joined the ranks of the other African countries that have refused to enforce the International Criminal Court ....... [more]
First Guantanamo detainee in civilian prosecution acquitted on all but one charge
November 17, 2011
On November 17, 2010, a jury in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York convicted Ahmed Khalan Ghailani of one count of conspiracy to damage or destroy US property in connection with the 2008 US embassy bombings in Tanzania and Kenya. Ghailani was the first ex-Guantanamo detainee....... [more]
Kenya court acquitted 17 on piracy charges
November 5, 2011
On November 5, 2010, Kenya acquitted 17 Somali pirates on charges related to a 2009 attack on the Egyptian ship MV Amira. The magistrate presiding over the proceedings ruled that the prosecution had presented insufficient evidence to sustain the charges against the defendants. The defense attorney f....... [more]
Rights group urges ICC to expand Kenya investigation
October 27, 2011
The International Criminal Court should expand its investigation into the disappearances and killings of more than 1,000 people leading up to Kenya's 2007 election, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Thursday. The 48-page report, "'Hold Your Heart': Waiting for Justice in Kenya's Mt. Elgon Region," cla....... [more]
ICC urged Kenya to arrest al-Bashir
October 25, 2011
On October 25 2010, the International Criminal Court (ICC) requested that Kenyan authorities arrest Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir during his trip to Kenya. The ICC made the request after it issued an arrest warrant for al-Bashir in March 2009 on seven counts of war crimes and crimes against hum....... [more]
Kenya leaders: ICC prosecutors failed to investigate evidence
October 7, 2011
Defense counsel for three Kenyan leaders charged in the International Criminal Court (ICC) with inciting violence after the December 2007 Kenyan elections argued Wednesday that prosecutors had not fully investigated evidence that they planned to present at trial. Defense counsel argued that witnesse....... [more]
ICC begins hearings in Kenya post-election violence cases
September 1, 2011
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday began hearings at The Hague in the cases against six Kenyans accused of crimes against humanity stemming from 2007 post-election violence. The hearings will confirm the charges against three of the six men and will establish if prosecutors have eno....... [more]
ICC appeals chamber confirms admissibility of Kenya post-election violence cases
August 30, 2011
The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday rejected an appeal filed by the Kenyan government and confirmed a Pre-Trial Chamber ruling refusing to transfer two cases stemming from 2007 post-election violence to Kenyan courts. The Kenyan government appealed the previous d....... [more]
Kenya swears in first Supreme Court justices
August 29, 2011
Kenyan Registrar of the High Court Gladys Boss Shollei swore in the nation's first Supreme Court justices on Friday at a ceremony in the capital city Nairobi. The ceremony was attended by President Mwai Kibaki who emphasized the importance of the appointments to the country's ongoing institutional r....... [more]
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