Kenya rights group accuses military of torture during rebel crackdown
April 28, 2008
[JURIST] Kenyan military forces tortured over 4,000 suspected rebels in a recent crackdown against the Sabaot Land Defence Force (SLDF), according to a report released Monday by human rights group Independent Medico-Legal Unit (IMLU) [advocacy website]. The group accused soldiers of crimes against.... [more] 
Uganda journalists arrested after publishing criticisms of military: lawyer
April 26, 2008
[JURIST] Ugandan police arrested three journalists Saturday as part of an investigation into suspected sedition, according to the journalists' lawyer. The journalists worked on two articles published in the Independent magazine [media website] that were critical of the Ugandan military. Formal.... [more]
LRA infighting kills Uganda rebel wanted by ICC: report
April 13, 2008
[JURIST] Internecine conflict among factions of the rebel Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) [MIPT backgrounder; JURIST news archive] in Uganda has killed a rebel commander wanted [arrest warrant] by International Criminal Court [official website] prosecutors, according to sources speaking to Reuters.... [more]
Uganda high court rules bail not a constitutional right
March 28, 2008
[JURIST] The Constitutional Court of Uganda [official website] ruled Thursday that bail is not a constitutional right, but also found that holding a person in police custody for more than 48 hours without charge is a violation of human rights. The finding overturns sections of several Ugandan.... [more]
Uganda president says LRA leaders to stand trial at home, not at ICC
March 11, 2008
[JURIST] Leaders of Uganda's rebel Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) [MIPT backgrounder; JURIST news archive] will stand trial in Uganda rather than at the International Criminal Court (ICC) [official website] at The Hague, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni told AP Tuesday. Museveni said that the.... [more]
ICC officials meet with Uganda LRA rebels over 'procedural issues'
March 10, 2008
[JURIST] Registry officials at the International Criminal Court (ICC) [official website] met Monday with a delegation of Uganda's rebel Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) [MIPT backgrounder; JURIST news archive] to discuss procedural matters regarding the prosecution of several LRA leaders. The ICC said.... [more]
ICC prosecutor refuses to meet with representatives of Uganda LRA rebels
March 4, 2008
[JURIST] International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo [official profile] said Tuesday that he "has not and will not" meet with any member of Uganda's Lord Resistance Army (LRA) [MIPT backgrounder; JURIST news archive]. The statement [PDF text] came in response to reports.... [more]
Uganda LRA rebel arrest warrants remain in effect: ICC prosecutor
March 3, 2008
[JURIST] Arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) [official website] for the leaders of Uganda's Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) [MIPT backgrounder; JURIST news archive] "remain in effect and have to be executed" despite requests from Uganda that they be withdrawn, according.... [more]
Uganda government reaches war crimes court agreement with LRA rebels
February 19, 2008
[JURIST] The government of Uganda has reached an agreement with the rebel Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) [MIPT backgrounder; JURIST news archive] to establish a war crimes court [JURIST report] to prosecute crimes against humanity committed during Uganda's civil war [BBC Q&A], the BBC reported.... [more]
UN SG urges ICC parties to facilitate arrest of Sudan, Uganda suspects
December 4, 2007
[JURIST] UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon [official website] on Monday encouraged all nations involved in the International Criminal Court (ICC) [official website] to help arrest Sudanese and Ugandan crimes against humanity suspects [statement]. The ICC has executed arrest warrants for seven men.... [more]
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